Culinary & Hospitality

Are you interested in becoming a culinary arts specialist? Hennepin Tech's Culinary and Hospitality pathway offers culinary arts professionals the firsthand experience needed to thrive in their desired field!

Check out the available programs below.

female baking student preparing a cake in a commercial kitchen with another student baker in the background

Baking & Pastry

Learn the skills to open your own baking and pastry business while also expressing your culinary creativity.

Explore Baking & Pastry

Culinary Arts

Gain a solid foundation of cooking techniques, design menus, prepare, and cater large events.

Explore Culinary Arts

Program News

Students Welcomed for 53rd Year

Monday, August 25, 2025

Hennepin Tech employees gathered outdoors around large, orange "HTC" letters, cheering.

Hennepin Tech has opened its doors for the 53rd academic year, continuing its legacy as Minnesota’s largest stand-alone technical college and a leader in workforce development.

Chef Figueroa Named Educator of the Year

Friday, August 8, 2025

Tracy Figueroa pictured with her award and a representative from CAFE.

Chef Tracy Figueroa has been named Post-Secondary Educator of the Year by the Idaho Potato Commission and the Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Education (CAFÉ).

CNC Operator Graduates Celebrated

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

The first cohort of Uniquely Abled Academy students pictured in the Machine Tool Technology lab along side their instructors.

The first cohort of students from the Uniquely Abled Academy (UAA) CNC Operator program completed classes this week.

Culinary Arts Student Wins Bronze at ACF Event

Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Student Myra Hullum with Chef Dennis Durnev

Hennepin Tech’s own Student Chef, Myra Hullum, earned a bronze medal in the student category at the ACF Daniel Cleary Saint Paul Farmers Market Culinary Competition.