Student Activities and News

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Events

Cascade Culinary Institute students, the Culinary Club, and faculty have been busy with these events! See our Facebook and Instagram pages for current activities!

Upcoming 2024 Student Activities

  • The CCI Culinary Club is currently planning for a Valentine’s Dinner fundraiser. Prospective guests should save the date for Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. Information will be emailed to the Elevation guest email list in the third week of January.
  • Current CCI students are invited to lunch with the Coast Guard on March 6 2024.
  • Faculty are busy planning class collaboration March events including a Wine and Charcuterie Pairing and a Butchery Showcase and Market. Information to come in mid-February 2024!
  • The CCI Culinary Club is planning a trip in early April to the Pebble Beach Food and Wine show. Students will drive by van to the Monterey, California area where they will get to work with celebrity chefs!
  • The COCC Foundation’s Meal of the Year is April 13. CCI students will be creating and serving plated desserts and participating in the meal service.
  • High School students will be invited to collaborate with CCI students for a CCI-High School Competition in May.
  • The CCI office is currently planning guest speakers for Winter and Spring terms.
  • The CCI Career Fair will be in May 2024; details will be released by early March.
  • A CCI student Mushroom Hunting local trip is scheduled for late May!

Past Activities:

  • November 2023 Thanksgiving Pie Fundraiser was a huge success! See 11/1/23 announcement.
  • Elevation Restaurant Veterans Program Lunch, November 16, 2023.
  • US Coast Guard Cooking Demonstration, November 15, 2023. See the Central Oregon Daily News story!
  • Thank you Bent Coffee for the Latte Art workshops in November 2023.
  • Anthony’s at the Old Mill generously donated an entire dinner to CCI for the Feast at the Old Mill! This community fundraiser dinner was October 17, 2023 and raised funds for Cascade Culinary Institute scholarships.
  • The 22nd Annual Empty Bowls event took place on Sunday, October 29 2023 at COCC. Culinary students worked together to make a huge volume of soup for this NeighborImpact annual fundraiser that raises awareness of hunger. See the KTVZ news story!
  • CCI Danish Exchange Program (2023-24): CCI welcomed friends and partners from Silkeborg, Denmark in May. Over the course of two special weeks of activities, Cascade Culinary Institute and College 360 students learned from each other. For three weeks in Summer 2023, a group of five CCI students visited their school and completed internships! Partnership/exchange years may vary.

Cascade Culinary Institute in the News Emily Kirk talking about the Bakery Kiosk with a Chef

Asparagus
Roasted chicken
Salted caramel
Zucchini tart
Rib eye steak
Potato salad
Baked ham
Chicken soup
Chicken and vegetable stock
Apple pie
Scrambled eggs
Hazelnut brittle
Mixed berry shortcake
Thanksgiving mashed potatoes
Vanilla sponge cake with simple syrup
Grilled salmon
Risotto with Renis Canal
Ground beef and burgers
Salad and vinaigrette