Culinary Exchange

Weekly News

PGI Culinary Exchange News for July 4 – 8, 2016

July 4, 2016

Restaurant Cooking Lab is serving breakfast from 7:30am – 10:15am, Monday through Thursday, and lunch from 10:30am – 12:15pm, Monday through Thursday. This lab’s final day of service for the summer will be July 21, 2016.

Global Cuisine Lab is changing over to Menu #2 this week, Monday through Thursday, from 11:30am – 1:30pm. The last day of service for the summer for this lab will be July 20, 2106.

Buffet and Charcuterie Lab’s final two days of service will be Friday, July 8, and Friday, July 15, 2016. This Friday’s menu is posted here.

Testing is taking place in Garde Manger Lab this week, so selections available to the Culinary Exchange will be limited.

Available from the Baking Labs:

(Availability will vary depending on production in each of the labs.)

  • Assorted Cookies
  • Assorted Cakes
  • Schmoo Torte
  • Chocolate Mousse
  • Carrot Cake
  • White Cupcakes
  • Lemon Curd Tarts

Hours for the Culinary Exchange are 7:30am to 3:00pm, Monday through Friday. There is no afternoon, dinner or weekend service May through August.

PGI Culinary Exchange Week of June 27 – June 30

June 28, 2016

Restaurant Cooking Lab is once again serving breakfast from 7:30am – 10:15am, Monday through Thursday, and lunch from 10:30am – 12:15pm, Monday through Thursday.

Global Cuisine Lab is offers their Menu #1 this week, Monday through Thursday, from 11:30am – 1:30pm.

Buffet and Charcuterie Lab will be hosting their next buffet lunch on Friday, July 8. Menu will be posted next week.

Available from Garde Manger Lab this week:

Tuesday

  • Various Canapes in takeout containers

Thursday

  • Chef salad in takeout containers

Available from the Baking Labs:

(Availability will vary depending on production in each of the labs.

  • Apple Turnovers
  • Assorted Cookies
  • Fruit Trifle
  • Bavarians
  • Strawberry Lemon Cheesecake
  • Panna Cotta

The Culinary Exchange will be closed on Friday, July 1.

Hours for the Culinary Exchange are 7:30am to 3:00pm, Monday through Friday. There is no afternoon, dinner or weekend service May through August.

PGI Culinary Exchange June 20 – 24

June 20, 2016

Restaurant Cooking Lab is once again serving breakfast from 7:30am – 10:15am, Monday through Friday, and lunch from 10:30am – 12:15pm, Monday through Thursday.

Global Cuisine Lab is offers their Menu #1 this week, Monday through Thursday, from 11:30am – 1:30pm.

Buffet and Charcuterie Lab will be hosting their next buffet lunch on Friday, June 24. Menu is posted here.

Available from Garde Manger Lab this week:

Monday

  • Vegetable sushi in takeout containers

Tuesday

  • Various sushi rolls in takeout containers

Thursday and Friday

  • Various hot hors d’ouevres

Available from the Baking Labs:

(Availability will vary depending on production in each of the labs.

  • Cinnamon buns
  • Danish pastry Bearclaws
  • Fruit Danish
  • Apple Galettes
  • Apple Pies
  • Banana Cream / Coconut Cream Pies
  • CreamPuffs/Eclairs
  • Pecan Tarts
  • Peach Tarts
  • Assorted Cupcakes
  • Shmoo Torte
  • Angel Food Cake
  • Carrot Cake
  • Chocolate Cake
  • Lemon Raspberry Buttercream Cake

Hours for the Culinary Exchange are 7:30am to 3:00pm, Monday through Friday. There is no afternoon, dinner or weekend service May through August.

PGI Culinary Exchange June 13 – 17, 2016

June 13, 2016

Global Cuisine Lab is starting with a new group of students, so lunch service will not be available until Wednesday, June 15.

Restaurant Cooking Lab is also starting with a new group of students. Wednesday, June 15 will be the first day of service, with breakfast from 7:30am – 10:15am and lunch from 10:30am – 12:15pm.

Buffet and Charcuterie Lab will be hosting their next buffet lunch on Friday, June 24.

Available from Garde Manger Lab this week:

Monday

  • Zesty quinoa salad
  • Tablouleh salad
  • Roasted Potato Salad

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

  • Assorted open-faced sandwiches

Friday

  • Bruschetta

Available from the Baking Labs:

(Availability will vary depending on production in each of the labs.)

  • Chocolate Brownies
  • Gluten-Free Brownies
  • Nanaimo Bars
  • Date Squares
  • Turnovers
  • Palmiers
  • Cream Horns
  • Fruit Pies
  • Cream Pies
  • Lemon Meringue Pie
  • Chocolate Chiffon Pie
  • Lemon Curd Tarts

Please note that summer hours for the Culinary Exchange are 7:30am to 3:00pm, Monday through Friday. There is no afternoon, dinner or weekend service May through August.

 

 

 

PGI Culinary Exchange June 6 – 10

June 6, 2016

Global Cuisine Lab is in its third week of Menu #2, Monday through Thursday. Next week’s menu will be back to Menu #1.

Restaurant Cooking Lab continues with its new hours, serving breakfast from 7:30am – 10:15am and lunch from 10:30am – 12:15pm, Monday through Friday.

Buffet and Charcuterie Lab will be hosting their next buffet lunch on Friday, June 24.

Available from Garde Manger Lab this week:

Monday

  • Zesty quinoa salad
  • Tablouleh salad
  • Roasted Potato Salad

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

  • Assorted open-faced sandwiches

Friday

  • Bruschetta

Available from the Baking Labs:

(Availability will vary depending on production in each of the labs.)

  • Biscuits
  • Blueberry Crumble Muffins
  • Sour Cream Crumb Cake
  • Orange Nut Bread
  • Assorted Cookies

Please note that summer hours for the Culinary Exchange are 7:30am to 3:00pm, Monday through Friday. There is no afternoon, dinner or weekend service May through August.

 

 

PGI Culinary Exchange May 31 – June 3

May 30, 2016

Global Cuisine Lab is in its second week of Menu #2. This menu will run for the next three weeks.

Restaurant Cooking Lab continues with its new hours, serving breakfast from 7:30am – 10:15am and lunch from 10:30am – 12:15pm.

Buffet and Charcuterie Lab will be hosting another buffet lunch this Friday, June 3. The menu is posted here, and the cost will remain $12.95 per person.

Available from Garde Manger Lab this week:

Tuesday

  • Potato Salad
  • Cole Slaw
  • Greek Pasta Salad

Wednesday through Friday

  • Spinach Salad
  • Caesar Salad
  • Greek Salad

Available from the Baking Labs:

(Availability will vary depending on production in each of the labs.)

  • Chocolate Mouse Cake
  • Cheesecake (gelatin set)
  • Bagels
  • Pretzels
  • Cinnamon Buns
  • Danish

Please note that summer hours for the Culinary Exchange are 7:30am to 3:00pm, Monday through Friday. There is no afternoon, dinner or weekend service May through August.

PGI Culinary Exchange – May 24 – 27, 2016

May 24, 2016

Global Cuisine Lab features a new menu this week. This menu will run for the next three weeks.

Restaurant Cooking Lab continues with its new hours, serving breakfast from 7:30am – 10:15am and lunch from 10:30am – 12:15pm.

Buffet and Charcuterie Lab will be hosting another buffet lunch this Friday, May 27. The menu is posted here, and the cost will remain $12.95 per person.

The Garde Manger Lab is once again in session. As this is their first week, there will be limited items, including fresh fruit and yogurt, as well as some vegetable and dip packages, both of which will be available in the Grab’n’Go section of the Culinary Exchange.

All items being baked in the Baking Labs will be going toward Friday’s buffet. A few items will be available for individual sale in the Culinary Exchange on Friday.

Please note that summer hours for the Culinary Exchange are 7:30am to 3:00pm, Monday through Friday. There is no afternoon, dinner or weekend service May through August.

PGI Culinary Exchange, May 6 – 20, 2016

May 16, 2016

Global Cuisine Lab continues its third week with their menu. Next week will be all new selections which will be available for three weeks.

Restaurant Cooking Lab continues with its new hours, serving lunch from 10:30am – 12:15pm.

Buffet and Charcuterie Lab will be hosting their first buffet lunch this Friday, May 20. The menu is posted here, and the cost will remain $12.95 per person.

All items being baked in the Patisserie I Lab will be going toward Friday’s buffet. Few items, if any, will be available for individual sale in the Culinary Exchange.

Please note that summer hours for the Culinary Exchange are 7:30am to 3:00pm, Monday through Friday. There is no afternoon, dinner or weekend service May through August.

 

PGI Culinary Exchange May 9 – 13

May 9, 2016

Please note, the Culinary Exchange will be closed on Friday, May 13 for a college-wide Staff Development Day.

The Restaurant Cooking Lab and the Global Cuisine Lab are both now in their second week, with the same menus as last week.

The Charcuterie and Buffets Lab is also in session, preparing for their first buffet lunch on Friday, May 20. The menu will be available under the Buffets tab later this week.

The Patisserie Lab will be offering the following items this week:
(Exact dates of availability depend on the students’ progression through the curriculum.)

  • Cheese biscuits
  • Raising biscuits
  • Herb biscuits
  • Blueberry muffins
  • Sour cream cake
  • Apple galette
  • Coffee cake muffins
  • Danish
  • Banana and walnut bread (tentatively)
  • Lemon curd tartelettes (tentatively)
  • Banana Cream Pie with Toasted Coconut (tentatively)

Labs are back in session!

May 4, 2016

Good morning!

We’re happy to announce the labs are once again in session, and are commencing service today!

The Restaurant Cooking Lab is serving their full breakfast menu from 7:30 to 10:30 Monday through Friday.

The Restaurant Cooking Lab is serving their full lunch menu from 10:30am to 12:15pm Monday through Friday. Please note: this is a change from the previous schedule, making lunch available from this station 45 minutes longer than before.

The Global Cuisine Lab is changing its format slightly for this term. Rather than a weekly rotation of ethnic themes, two menus will be featured, each for three weeks, and each with with a variety of ethnic flavours. Service from this lab is available from 10:30am to 1:30pm, Monday through Thursday. See here for Menu #1, being served May 4 – 19.

The Buffet Lab is also now in session. For this term, the menus will not be ethnically themed, but will continue to feature charcuterie items prepared entirely by our students in-house. The first Buffet day will be Friday, May 20. The first menu will be posted the week of May 12.

The Baking Labs are also now in session. As this is the first week of class, the items available in the Culinary Exchange will be limited, and are basic bread-related items. More detailed listings will be available in upcoming weeks.

As always, thank you for your continuing support of our students and their efforts. Without you to provide them with opportunities for experiencing serving the public, their learning would be much more limited.

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