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Dining services open at CAHMI for Spring 2023

Dining services resume on Tuesday, Feb. 7 for Spring 2023 at the Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Institute (CAHMI) at UA-PTC Little Rock-South.

La Patisserie

La Patisserie, UA-PTC's convenient takeout-only dining facility, will be open Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 9 a.m. and Wednesday, Feb. 15. at 10 a.m. later this semester, it will be open twice a week every Tuesday and Wednesday through Wednesday, April 19.

La Patisserie is run by CAHMI's Baking II students and the 3D program. Products available are prepared by different classes in the baking and 3D program that includes the following:

• Pastries, Croissants and Kolaches
• Breakfast and Lunch Sandwiches and Soups
• Espresso and Tea Drinks
• Cookies, Macarons, Truffles and more!

All prices for products offered are set at a suggested donation amount. Because this is a suggested donation, guest may leave as much or as little as preferred. La Patisserie is located in the stairwell adjacent to the Celebrity Chef Theater at CAHMI. For more information and to view a complete menu, visit www.uaptc.edu/lapatisserie.

Le Culinaire

Le Culinaire is open once a week on Wednesdays to students, faculty, staff, and the public offering lunch and dinner services beginning Wednesday, Feb. 8 and through Wednesday, April 12. The lunches are prepared by students in the Food Production III class, an introduction to restaurant and buffet service. The dinners are prepared by students in the Food Production IV class, which is one of the final classes that students take before completing an Associates of Applied Science in Culinary Art.

The cost of dinner is a suggested donation of $25 per person and the cost of lunch is a suggested donation of $15 per person, cash or check (made payable to UA-PTC CAHMI). Because this is a suggested donation, guest may donate as much or as little as preferred.

Table reservations are currently full. However, online orders for takeout can be placed up to 1-30 days in advance. To make an online takeout order, visit www.uaptc.edu/leculinaire or place your order through the UA-PTC mobile app under dining services. Some menu items are finished at the time of pick-up, please allow up to 20 minutes when arriving. Le Culinaire is located inside the CAHMI at UA-PTC Little Rock-South. For questions concerning services or online ordering, please contact Jan Lewandowski  at [email protected] or call (501) 812-2744.

All money received from La Patisserie and Le Culinaire are put into a student fund that assists students in CAHMI programs with costs and fees associated when competing in culinary cooking competitions and culinary knowledge competitions throughout the nation. La Patisserie and Le Culinaire are open to students, faculty, staff, and the public.