Uniform Package

Given after add/drop period ends.
Students must attend all CUL107 sessions wearing a full and proper uniform (see below) and appropriately equipped with books and tools, as is professional. The chef instructor reserves the right to refuse admittance to lab for students who are not attired in a full and proper uniform, and/or properly groomed.

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     All students will adhere to the following uniform standards.

• HCC-issued chef's jacket (students' personal or work-issued jackets are not acceptable)

• Plain white t-shirt under jacket (no colors or logos)

• HCC-issued-cook's pants                

• HCC-issued hat

• HCC-issued shoes

• HCC-issued knife kit with all contained items

• COVID-safe face mask to be worn at all times

• Long hair must be worn up beneath the chef's hat, and a hair net worn if hair touches collar

• No jewelry except for wedding band and stud earrings, facial jewelry is limited to one stud; the instructor reserves the right to require students to remove facial piercings

• Fingernails must be clean, short and unpolished; colored or fake nails are not permitted

• All wounds must be covered with a bandage and latex glove or finger cot

• Standard levels of personal hygiene should be maintained: think of the customer and co-workers (students). No body odor, no bad breath, etc.…

All uniform components must be clean; jackets should be wrinkle and stain-free.

Students are required to be in uniform for all laboratory classes, including the lecture portion of classes that consist of a combined lecture/lab period (such as CUL 100 and 101). Part-time students or those auditing a course will be held to the same standards as fully matriculated culinary students.

Additional hats are for sale in the vending machine on the second floor.