10 CAFE CUISINE (10FCC1)

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Do you enjoy preparing and trying restaurant quality foods? Read on!

This Foods unit is an excellent choice if you wish to pursue further studies in VCE Food Studies Units 1 to 4 and/or VET Hospitality. It has a strong focus on popular foods currently served in cafes, for breakfast, lunch, morning and afternoon teas. The unit comprises three lessons per week, where two have a theory based focus and the third lesson is the practical component. You will cook and taste the key foods in a variety of Year 10 standard dishes. Examples of dishes made may include Double Chocolate Muffins, Chicken Schnitzel Rolls and Vietnamese Chicken Salads. The unit also has a strong focus on developing and extending your food hygiene, safety skills and knowledge, with a focus on what is required in the Hospitality industry. You will hone your skills in food presentation and styling and learn how to cost various recipes. You will be required to undertake at least three major pieces of written and/or practical work based on the Design Brief process.

This unit will focus on...

• Terminology and safe use of tools and equipment
• Handling foods safely and hygienically
• Excellent food styling and food presentation skills
• The Design process
• Recipe costing process

Learning and Assessment Activities

• Cooking! 
• Revision of food safety and hgyiene
• Food styling tasks
• Various design process tasks
• Cafe/restaurant review writing task
• End of semester exam

These units lead to

• VCE Food Studies Units 1 to 4
• VET Hospitality
• University studies in Food Science and Technology, Nutrition, and teaching secondary Food Studies.    

Special considerations

Although not essential, it is expected you will have completed Food Studies in Year 7 and are able to practise your food preparation skills at home.     

Costs involved

$95 per semester - students may be asked to provide own ingredients on some occasions.

Cost for prac sessions for the Semester are set at the start of each year.

Possible excursion: Approximately $20

Materials required

• 48 page exercise book or 50 page loose leaf refills
• Display folder with additional plastic pockets
• Netbook
• Food safe container for practical sessions  

For further information see...

For further information about this subject, see Mrs Allen, Mrs Gorton, Mrs McHutchison, Mrs Stevens or Mr Thorpe.

Study design link

Victorian Curriculum Design and Technologies study:

http://victoriancurriculum.vcaa.vic.edu.au/technologies/design-and-technologies/introduction/rationale-and-aims