Fresh Start Culinary Arts Program is now serving breakfast to the public on Friday and Saturday mornings from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Breakfast is served at Riverside Community Church in the Pioneer Room.
The historic church at 317 State St., Hood River, is home to the new non-profit that is offering a 12-week, 40-hour-a-week intensive training program to prepare students for entry-level jobs in food service, including restaurants, hospital and school kitchens.
“It’s fresh, it’s local, and you can even get beignets!” said program chef trainer Matt Patterson.
The full breakfast menu includes eggs any style, fresh buttermilk biscuits, bacon, sausage, buttery spiced potatoes, grilled asparagus, sausage gravy, toast from Blue Skies bakery bread, and granola from Wings, another local non-profit. There’s a stack of multigrain cardamom pancakes, and a daily special, from omelets to Eggs Benedict. Prices for breakfasts range from $7 to $10. There’s a kid’s menu too.
Call to reserve a big table at 541-399-6929.
Fresh Start Culinary Arts is also currently interviewing students for its second term, which begins on May 31. Interested students can find an application on line at freshstartculinaryarts.org, or by stopping by the program at 317 State St.
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