LLCC’s Chef Denise Perry (left) was a judge, along with Governor Bruce Rauner and Mayor Jim Langfelder, for the Downtown Bacon Throwdown July 11.

The LLCC Culinary Institute and SIU Center for Workforce Development recently partnered and hosted 30 Family and Consumer Science teachers from Central Illinois. The teachers spent the day in LLCC labs learning new cooking techniques that they will be able to take back to their classrooms. A short video about the training was provided by Linda Walker, SIU Family and Consumer Sciences Facilitator. The video is also featured on their website.

Several stories in the current edition of SO magazine, “Recipes for Success,” “Get Cooking,” and “Feast for the Eyes” feature the Culinary Institute and Culinary Arts programs, with comments from Nancy Sweet, operations manager, Jay Kitterman, consultant and Chef Denise Perry along with several credit and non-credit culinary students.