Two of Washtenaw Community College鈥檚 culinary programs recently received accreditation from the .
鈥淚t鈥檚 a stamp of approval of a quality culinary arts education-based program on a national level,鈥� explained Culinary Arts & Hospitality department chair and faculty member Derek Anders Jr.
The college鈥檚 received a five-year extension of its accreditation, which has been in place since 2003. The , which launched in 2013, received its first accreditation this year.
Typically, Anders said, the initial accreditation is for three years, but 黑料网鈥檚 track record of reaccreditation likely played a role in the baking and pastry program receiving a five-year term instead.
You can sample the work of both programs yourself at Garrett's Restaurant and the Sweet Spot on the first floor of the Student Center.
Garrett's, a full-service teaching restaurant, offers lunch service on Tuesdays and lunch service from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. every Tuesday through November 26. Visit Garrett's website for the menu and to make reservations.
The Sweet Spot, a retail space that sells the scratch-made products made in baking and pastry courses, operates from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
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