Kayla Beaver (Eldred, PA) likes the fast pace of the kitchen and found her home at ±¬×ß³Ô¹Ï in the culinary arts program.
The size of the school and the hands-on opportunities led Kayla to ±¬×ß³Ô¹Ï. “I like Alfred, it's a small community like my high school. Everybody gets along very well. At some schools you are in the lab once or twice a week but here you are in the lab every single day.â€
She was drawn to culinary because she liked the business and stress of the kitchen “I enjoy always having something to do and there is never really much downtime. I wanted to get more of the educational background.â€
Being in the kitchen daily is a highlight for Kayla, “You are not sitting in the classroom just staring at a screen, you are actually working behind the line, making the orders, and serving in the production kitchen.â€
She appreciates that her professors are right by her side while she is learning. “I am the type of person who likes to have something explained to me and then I will do it. I like to ask my chef (questions) to make sure I am doing it correctly. They are very good at explaining and showing me how to do it right.â€
Kayla enjoys working in the Refinery as a line cook, “It is an organized stress. I enjoy the stress and how at the end you feel good and everybody is telling you that your food is good and that you did a good job.â€
Kayla has enjoyed gathering the ingredients for success and is excited to finish the recipe.