Two local chefs will serve as chef instructor and administrator for a new Gorge-wide 12-week culinary training program, the Fresh Start Culinary Arts.
Chefs Matt Patterson and Rainbow Trosper will join the new program Feb. 16. Patterson, currently the chef and kitchen manager at Rack & Cloth in Mosier, will be the program’s chef instructor. Trosper, currently handling catering and deli prep and desserts at Boda’s Kitchen in Hood River, will be the program administrator.
Fresh Start Culinary Arts Program is a not-for-profit launched by Riverside Community Church, geared for unemployed and underemployed Gorge youth and adults that sets them on the path to a family-wage job in commercial food endeavors such as restaurants, hospitals and schools. Fresh Start is currently recruiting students for its first 12-week program, slated to begin in April. Most students will qualify for free tuition, but the program will also accept a limited number of paying students. The 12-week curriculum was developed by the successful L.A. Kitchens program in Los Angeles. Fresh Start is also seeking catering and other food service contracts. The program, located at Riverside Community Church, will have access to the Pioneer Room and sanctuary of Riverside Church for on-site events.
“Chefs Patterson and Trosper are accomplished, professional chefs with extremely good teaching and people management skills,” says Fresh Start Board Chair Kathy Watson.
For information regarding student enrollment or catering, contact Watson at 541-386-8870 or kathy @watsonx2.com.
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