As the semester starts again, horchata, lemonade, espressos and sandwiches are only a few things students or faculty can enjoy at the bakery and bistro at Long Beach City College.
The bakery and bistro is open from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday through Wednesday at the V Building at LAC.
The bakery is almost entirely student run and produces everything in-house made by advanced level culinary students.
The culinary arts department provides hands on experience for its students which allows them to become more accustomed to a professional culinary environment.
“We are trying to work on some morning buns, which is a little different than other semesters or cruffins. They’re a laminated dough and we’ll fill them with lemon curd and top them with a little meringue. So, that’s kind of like a sweet treat with coffee, so that’s a new one,” Taylor Narz said, lead of the viennoiserie team.
Chef instructor Chris Young is beginning her first year as head of department for the bakery, which was previously under the management of Chef Pierre Jues.
“We’ve tried to do some specialty items for different holidays. So, maybe during the fall you’ll see a pumpkin cupcake or muffin or something like that,” Young said.
Young teaches advance bakery operations and practicum, which are the final courses required before a culinary student can graduate.
Each culinary classroom kitchen is equipped with top of the line cooking equipment for students to familiarize themselves with industry grade equipment.
“Depends on the time of the day. If it’s in the morning, of course little bread bites and some coffee,”culinary student Eduardo Cruz said.
And towards the middle of the day, some sweets maybe or some deserts and I guess just tailor to the time of day.”
Reservations can be made through the bistros phone at (562) 938-4757 and email at bistro@lbcc.edu.