From Culinary Student at MTU to winner of Hell's Kitchen USA Season 22!

Posted on July 10, 2024 Ryan O’Sullivan from Cork City is the winner of Hell’s Kitchen USA Season 22. Having completed his studies on the Higher Certificate in Arts in Culinary Studies at MTU’’s Bishopstown Campus, he later went on to work in prestigious Cork hotels such as The Maryborough and the River Lee, before conquering America by winning Gordan Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen Season 22. Ryan has returned to the Department of Tourism & Hospitality to speak to students about his successes and to inspire the next generation of chefs.

Courses you can do in MTU to become the next winner of Hell's Kitchen USA:
MT555 - Culinary Arts - Click for full breakdown of the course.
The culinary arts make a significant contribution to the worldwide hospitality and tourism industries. The key aim is to develop a well-educated graduate with the ability to learn and adapt to meet new challenges in both their education and professional development. We have a strong emphasis on student centred learning, using methods which include formal lectures, tutorials, visiting lecturers, site visits, and both individual and team project work.

Chef de Partie - Apprenticeship - Click for full breakdown of the course.
The Chef de Partie Apprenticeship is an ‘earn and learn’ degree programme that combines on-the-job training with academic study. The Chef de Partie is trained to deliver advanced culinary skills in a professional kitchen, to supervise a particular area or station within the kitchen and to work on their own as well as training Commis Chefs. The programme is designed by industry and academic professionals so that students learn the skills, knowledge and behaviours necessary for a successful career that can take them anywhere in the world. The programme combines classroom training with hands-on practical skills development in the workplace, linking college based learning with the everyday work environment.

Sous Chef - Apprenticeship - Click for full breakdown of the course.
This programme is designed to provide apprentices with knowledge, skills and competencies at an advanced level, to ensure that all aspects of food preparation, production and service are carried out to the highest standard and in accordance with food hygiene regulations, company standards and policies. The programme enables the apprentice to be an effective team leader and production specialist at operational, managerial and technical levels.

The programme also focuses on the responsibility of guiding, directing and training team members. Apprentices will be concentrating on areas such as personal development, food innovation, and the capitalisation of market trends and the management of department finances and budgets; all the while endeavouring to exceed customer expectations. It combines classroom training with hands-on practical skills development within the workplace.

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