Category: Cooking

Academia Celebrates Culinary Triumph: Wen Peng Chang Crowned AusTafe Best Culinary Student of 2024 and Victorian State Champion!

We are delighted to announce that Wen Peng Chang, a talented student from Academia, has been named the AusTafe Best Culinary Student of 2024 and crowned the Victorian Champion! We are very proud of his achievements, which are a testament to the excellence we strive for here at Academia. At Academia, we aim for excellence, not just for our institution...

Patisserie vs. commercial cookery courses in Melbourne

We Australians love our cafes and restaurants – nowhere is this more obvious than in Melbourne! Just one question: what do you need to study to start a career in the highly-competitive hospitality and food service sector? A commercial cookery course is one of the most common pathways – however, that isn’t the only option open to you. Our patisserie...

How COVID has changed hygiene training in hospitality courses

Proper hygiene has been drilled into us since we were kids. Wash your hands! Cover your mouth when you sneeze! Brush your teeth! What you might not know is that these aren’t just important in your day-to-day life, but in the hospitality industry as well! Hospitality courses like our commercial cookery courses in Melbourne aren’t all about learning how to...

What theoretical learning is involved with commercial cookery?

When you think of a commercial cookery course, you things like: Handling kitchen equipment Honing basic chopping and dicing skills Learning different cooking techniques What a lot of prospective students might not realise is that commercial cookery isn’t all about cooking! In addition to practical cooking skills, it’s important that commercial cookery students enter the workplace with theoretical knowledge to...

Want to study commercial cookery? We tackle some common myths

What next for your career? It’s a big decision – one that you’ll no doubt want to put a lot of thought into. If a career in the kitchen sounds right for you, then you should seriously start thinking about enrolling in a commercial cookery course in Brisbane. Of course, as with many decisions, there’s a lot of information going...

Which commercial cookery course in Melbourne do you need?

Dreaming of working in your dream restaurant or your own hospitality business? If so, you’ll need more than just a love for cooking! While a passion for food and a basic knowledge of food preparation is certainly important for your career, if you want to become a certified chef and really make headway in the industry, you’ll need to complete...