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Career fair exclusively caters to culinary arts

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Future culinary associates and students gathered Thursday, Nov. 6 for the Culinary Arts Career Fair in LAC.

The event was to provide information to instructors and students alike who want to pursue the culinary field and learn more about what they can do about their future in the industry.

Jennifer Marquez, 19, was one of the students who attended and majoring in Baking and Pastry Arts.

“I’m hoping to find potential jobs and new career options.” Marquez said. “It’s interesting and I also get to see what I could do with more experience in the field.”

Among the participants were the LBCC Culinary Arts department chefs and their students, taking time to let them know about what they could do now about their experiences.

Chef Instructor Colleen Wong said she also hoped that the event gave exposure not only to their programs, but for the students as well on the means of professionalism.

“I hope exposure for our campus since (culinary arts) isn’t too known around here.” Wong said. “It’s also good for the students since they get exposures in different fields, exposures to on-spot interviews and all things accumulated from professionalism.”

Big name companies such as Hilton Hotels, Stone-fire Grill Inc., Panda Restaurant Group, Inc, Disney Parks and Resorts and Porto’s Bakery & Café were in attendance to provide the event with information about their companies.

Included to the fair were information about jobs available for the current year and expanded work territories such as assistant chef, food preps and even food marketing possibilities.

Jay Khoon, 63, is a culinary major and  said that people who get to experience this today are lucky since they would be able to find resources quickly.

“We didn’t have this growing up.” Khoon said. “Even though I am only doing this for personal satisfaction, it’s great to see new job markets and how it’s different from institutional cooking since you could use (the job resource) to help yourself.”

Other than Culinary Arts, the program includes Baking and Pastry Arts in its associate or certification opportunities for intensive professional and practical experience.

For more information about the department, students may speak to a counselor in building A or email general questions for the department head Haley Nguyen in h3nguyen@lbcc.edu

Bookstore hosts College Con

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The love for comics brings people together. It allows people to debate about various comics and gush about their love for the many different characters.
Barnes and Noble Bookstore sponsored its first LBCC College Con on Tuesday, Oct. 31, where students gathered and shared their love of comics and anime.
Oscar Raigoza, 24, a nursing major, attended the event after coming into the store to buy some supplies.
Raigoza said, “I haven’t heard about this and I love this stuff. It’s fun to meet other people who have similar interest in comics.”
The event was to celebrate the joys of graphic novels, manga and everything heroic. For the day, activities included coloring, a photo booth, games, trivia and giveaways.
Dana Heathcott, general manager of the student stores at both the LAC and PCC created the event as a way to bring students together.
Heathcott said, “We want to celebrate all things comic related and give students a chance to see the comic side of things.”
For their love for comics, students planned ahead for College Con.
Jose Nava, 22, an art major, said, “I just wanted to take a quick look and I ended up staying for a majority of the time and playing trivia and doing some coloring.”
Best friends Christina Alejo, 26, a culinary arts major, and Virginia Granados, 26, an administrative assistant major attended College Con as their mutual love for comics brought them closer.
Granados said, “We actually planned to come together because of our mutual love for magnas. They were always an interest of mine.”
Alejo added, “I wanted to come with Virginia. I also like coloring and magnas. That’s why we became friends.”
College Con was a success for the student store as students filtered throughout the day playing games and doing trivia as well as getting to know one another to share their mutual love of comics and mangas.

The final curtain… for now.

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The final curtain… for now.

Using the style and clothing of the 1980s to set a 17th century play may seem odd to some. But by transporting William Shakespeare’s classic comedy Twelfth Night from a bygone era to a relatively modern times, LBCC’s Performing Arts department accomplishes what some consider impossible: It made Shakespeare entertaining.

Below are pictures documenting preparations for one of the final performances in LBCC’s auditorium, before an extensive remodel shutters its doors until 2019.


Makeup artist Paige Laney converses with actor Benjamin Earl before transforming him into lead character Duke Orsino for William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.
Actor Cindy Poi clips on her wig as she prepares to take the stage as love interest Olivia in William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. This was her first performance under the direction of LBCC professor Anthony Carreiro.
Actors Kassie Howard and Karen Owens sort through their costumes while they prepare for the evening’s performance of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. director and LBCC professor Anthony Carreiro used the stylings of the 1980s New Wave and hair metal scenes to give a modern take on Shakespeare’s 17th century story about a love triangle involving a cross-dressing lead character.
Actors prepare for the evening’s production of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Director Anthony Carreiro’s rendition of the classic play was set in the 1980s, and required intricate wardrobe and makeup to transport the audience back to a time where feathered hair and androgynous outfits were the norm.
Actors Asandra Tyler, Benjamin Earl, Rory Kennedy and Kassie Howard discuss the upcoming performance of Willian Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night mere hours before curtain call. This is the first production in eight years where dual productions ran during the same time, as professor Gregory Mortensen’s production of William Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew ran on opposite days.
Kassie Howard, cast in the dual roles of Olivia and Cesario in William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, practices her delivery while stage manager Katherine White watches from the front row.
Located in one of the converted bunker rooms below the stage is the Performing Arts department’s costume shop. As of the time of this shoot, many of the students had no idea where this essential part of the department would be relocated to during the auditorium’s remodel.
Veteran of LBCC’s theater productions Danny Rangel seduces the camera while preparing to take the stage as Sir Toby in the production of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Inspiration for Rangel’s costume came from outfits worn by 70’s pop star Meat Loaf.
Performing Arts department’s Sound Engineering Technician Frederick Roessler surveys the backstage storage room in LAC’s Auditorium. Much of the items will be placed in storage while the auditorium undergoes an extensive renovation over the next two years.
Performing Arts professor Anthony Carriero addresses the cast and crew before curtain call. According to Carreiro, this large production was done to give the students one final experience before the auditorium is closed for renovations over the next two years.
Over thirty different wigs were used for director Anthony Carreiro’s production of William Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night. The array of multicolored hairpieces matched the vibrant costumes and colorful set to transport Shakespeare’s 17th century comedic masterpiece to the relatively modern 1980’s.

LBCC student- run bakery on campus

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LBCC student- run bakery on campus

Chef Pierre Jues talks about the Long Beach City College culinary arts program’s student run bakery in the new V building.

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