Culinary Arts and Hospitality Administration
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Culinary Arts and Hospitality Administration
The Culinary Arts and Hospitality Administration Division helps students acquire the culinary skills, management skills, and hospitality finesse for a career in the hospitality and food service industry.
Announcements
Lucy's Restaurant is open!
To make your reservation, call 786-1122 and leave a message.
The application deadline for fall admissions is July 15th.
Priority registration week for degree-seeking students is April 5th-12th. Open registration for non-degree seeking students opens April 19th.
- Lucy's
- Courses for Culinary Enthusiasts
- Culinary Boot Camp for Youth
- Celebrity Chef Invitational
- The Bakery Cart
Enjoy an elegant meal at UAA's student-run restaurant, Lucy's. Our Culinary Arts students develop sophisticated menus and provide an excellent fine dining experience on campus.
Lucy's Restaurant at UAA is now open for reservations and curbside pickup! Have a
unique dining experience at Lucy's, located at Lucy Cuddy Hall on the main UAA Campus.
Lucy's is a restaurant with meals produced and served by students of the UAA Culinary
Arts and Hospitality Administration program. Days of operation are Tuesday-Friday,
11:30 am-2 pm (reservations are available between 11:30 am-12:30 pm, online takeout
orders are accepted between 11:30 am-12:45 pm). This schedule will continue until
April 23rd, 2021. Hours subject to change based on city mandates and COVID protocol.
Reservations are available by calling (907) 786-1122. Online ordering is available
at: uaaculinaryarts.mobilebytes.
Want to know what happens day-to-day in Culinary Arts? Follow us on Facebook and Instagram!
We offer a variety of 1-credit hands-on courses that are open to the community and all UAA students, staff, and faculty. Our courses are fun, engaging, and hands-on. All equipment and product are provided for students enrolled in these courses.
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Food Truck Basics
3/1 - 4/18
This is a asynchronous online course.
This course provides an introduction to food truck start-ups and management. This course covers truck selection, equipment and maintenance, health codes, permitting, licensing and legal considerations, menu development, marketing, site selection, vendor associations, and concept development.
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The Art of Meal Prepping
4/10 - 4/24
Course runs Monday's 9 am- 3 pm
Learn current cooking techniques, portions sizes, and modifications for classic favorites. Develop your cooking skills for nutrient-dense meals for a balanced lifestyle. This section is offered concurrently with another section of a similar course.
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Summer Offering:
Food Truck Basics
6/24 - 7/31
Summer Semester
This is a asynchronous online course.
This course provides an introduction to food truck start-ups and management. This course covers truck selection, equipment and maintenance, health codes, permitting, licensing and legal considerations, menu development, marketing, site selection, vendor associations, and concept development.
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Fall Offering:
Basic & Classic Cakes
10/8-10/16
Fall Semester
Course runs Fridays 5:30 pm-3 pm, Saturdays 10 am-4 pm
This class will focus on how to bake the perfect cake and how to frost it beautifully with traditional buttercream icing! Learn how to make a variety of buttercreams to encase your cake in and create eye-appealing piped garnishes to include flowers, ribbons and so much more.
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Fall Offering:
South East Asian Cuisine
11/6-11/20
Fall Semester
Course runs Saturdays 10 am-4 pm
Explore the regional cuisines of Vietnam, Thailand and other SE Asian countries in this 3 class series. Learn ingredient identification and techniques to master this wonderful cuisine.
Culinary Boot Camp for Youth
We regret to inform you that Culinary Boot Camp for Summer 2021 is cancelled. We hope to see you next summer!
Celebrity Chef Invitational v2.0!
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Celebrity Chef Invitational v2.0 website! This year we would like to thank you for all of your support over the past 27 years of CCI and look forward to your continued support into the future.
As our lives are impacted by COVID-19 on many different levels, we feel this is an opportune time to show you the results of your donations…past, present and future! Visit the website for monthly highlights in the form of short videos, photos and stories of the Culinary Arts program, students and alumni, and our supporters.
Visit our CCI Crowdfunding page to see what's happening in our program and how you can help support our current culinary and hospitality students. If you would like to be added to our mailing list, please email Chef Kellie Puff at kjpuff@alaska.edu.
The Bakery Cart is closed until the Fall 2021 semester.
Thank you for all of your support and students look forward to serving you next semester!
