The Culinary Institute is a diverse facility that services the community and prepares our students with the training necessary for a rewarding career in the culinary field. The community can enjoy meals prepared by our culinary students at the Arbor Restaurant or pastries at our Bakeshop. Students learn, first-hand, how to provide quality food and a welcoming experience for guests.
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AWARD WINNING FACULTY |
EXCELLENCE IN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION |
AWARD WINNING INSTITUTE |
PROUD TO HAVE SERVED 1,500+ PATRONS |
Sussex County Community College offers exciting options for both the community and our students.
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Our culinary faculty not only train our students, they also help coordinate the Arbor Restaurant and Bakeshop, in addition to hosting Culinary Workshops for the community.
Chef Kester, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, is the supervisor for Sussex's Culinary & Hospitality program. He was tasked with the design and launch of the new SCCC Culinary Institute. Kester has worked in some of the best restaurants in New Jersey in a career that spans 20 years. His accolades include being named one of the top five chefs in the state by Inside Jersey, and he has been a part of several teams that earned coveted 4-star ratings from The Star Ledger. Martin Kester, Culinary Arts & Hospitality Supervisor |
During Chef Kous' 35-plus years of experience in the foodservice industry, he has enjoyed cooking in restaurants, resorts/hotels, owning a catering business, and working in the healthcare industry as an executive chef and foodservice department manager. His “recipe for success” is to always remember and appreciate the help he has received during his culinary career and to “feed” the same to the future generations in the industry. Daniel Kous, Instructor of Culinary Arts |
John Sauchelli has been a pastry chef for more than half his life, and has a passion for creating decadence using natural ingredients. A multi-award-winning hot sauce maker and co-owner of Jersey Barnfire Hot Sauce, John has worked in many fine dining restaurants in New Jersey, New York, and abroad. A fervent gardener, John is seasonally inspired, and the Garden State serves as a muse for his fresh, local, ingredient-driven desserts. John Sauchelli, Instructor of Baking & Pastry |
The Culinary Institute is located in SCCC's McGuire Technical Education Center at 47 Main Street, Newton, NJ.