Learning Technique’ and serving it up daily

With the rising cost of tuition and living expenses, students at Boise State University are faced with a tough decision every day: where to purchase something inexpensive for lunch.

Luckily, a solution to this decision is right at the fingertips of every BSU student.

Tuesday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. BSU’s own culinary school and restaurant, Technique’, is open for business and serving up gourmet meals with five-star service at a fraction of the price.

A meal at Technique’ costs between six and ten dollars, and all entrees are served with either a side salad or a cup of soup.

In addition, all BSU students receive a ten percent discount when they show their student ID.

Every four weeks the school hosts a different guest chef from the surrounding community, and chooses the menu for that particular four-week block.

Currently the guest instructor is Chef Alvin Charleston from the Arid Club.

In addition to Technique’, the school also offers a deli where a hungry patron with a less flexible schedule can stop in and grab something to go.

A variety of sandwiches are offered as well as a different daily hot entree, and all of the sandwiches are served on deliciously fresh homemade bread.

Breads are a delicate course at the school that not just any student can master.

Students dedicate one of their four-week blocks to honing their bread making skills.

Meals are prepared by students, completely from scratch under the watchful eye of instructors like Chef Kelli Devor, who has been with the culinary school for more than five years and serves as program head.

Studying on a block system allows students to focus on one area of the culinary spectrum at a time, and the curriculum includes everything from preparing food to serving it.

Cash, checks, and University IDC’s are the only forms of payment accepted, so leave the credit and debit cards behind.

All tips received during the service at the Culinary Arts go toward scholarships and benevolence.

Kasha Glynn
Special to The Arbiter

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