At St. Paul’s RiverCentre, nearly 100 high schoolers in chef coats and caps peeled sweet potatoes, seared sirloin and shaved chocolate with flying fingers and intense focus. As the clock ticked down, ...

A Newport Harbor culinary student watched a pan of scallops intently as the seafood sizzled over the heat of a butane burner. Nearby, other students from the high school whisked saffron cream sauce ...

ProStart is a two-year CTE program offered in high schools and technical centers across all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico. Students gain hands-on experience and industry certifications, ...

The ProStart program, administered by the National Restaurant Association and the Louisiana Restaurant Association, provides a culinary education to high school juniors and seniors. Forty-five ...

The talented students that are a part of the Gaylord High School ProStart program recently returned from state competitions where the young chefs demonstrated their culinary skills for judging. They ...

ELK RIVER, Minn. — In a busy professional kitchen where pots clang and stovetops sizzle, Elk River High School students are preparing restaurant-quality food. "I like to think of it as home ec on ...

Washington, DC, Feb. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Eight high schools from across the country will receive special funding to upgrade and expand their ProStart programs thanks to $425,000 in grants ...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rachael Ray Foundation and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) are once again teaming up to support high school culinary ...