The VET Hospitality class had the opportunity to have a ‘pasta masterclass’ with our very own Ms Nadia Fragnito, author and blogger of The Vegan Italian Kitchen.
Ms Fragnito demonstrated the skills to make tria (rustic ribbon pasta) from scratch, sugo di pomodoro (slow-cooked tomato sauce) and ciceri e tria (chickpea and tria pasta). These recipes are all from southern Italy where Ms Fragnito has travelled extensively. Students spent the afternoon hand rolling pasta and creating different dishes, then they had time to sit down and enjoy the pasta feast.
“Learning to make these pasta shapes has been a fun experience and not as hard as I thought it would be,” Year 12 Silver student Linkin Tirchett said.
The VET Certificate II in Hospitality course taught at MLMC provides the students a year-long course gaining front of house and kitchen operations skills. Students have the opportunity to receive their food handling certificate, gain barista skills, as well as responsible service of alcohol qualification and gain key knowledge and skills for catering for in-house events such as the College’s wine launch, parent seminars and the upcoming 125 year celebrations.
The hospitality industry is an innovative one, with myriad career opportunities from entry-level roles right through to being chief executives.
