This June, the Schoolcraft College Culinary Arts Department will offer the Chef to Chef program, a new initiative to bring culinary professionals into the Schoolcraft instructional kitchens to share the expertise of our chef instructors with industry practitioners.

It could be the first step in a more extensive executive education program. “We are looking at this as a means to develop more professional courses for the industry and corporate training,” said Bruce Konowalow, director of culinary arts.

“We have done a bit of this, and now are looking at a more concerted effort and different format.”

The program will present four concurrent three-day seminars, each for 16 participants, during June, 5, 6 and 7. It is being administered by the Continuing Education and Professional Development Department.

Artisan Breads, taught by Certified Master Chef Jeffrey Gabriel, will guide participants in developing natural starters from the yeast found on various fruits and vegetables. They will mix and handle prefermented dough in small batches, and create sourdough and international breads.

Charcuterie and the Modern Kitchen will allow Certified Executive Chef Brian Polcyn to bring the techniques and foods in his best-selling book Charcuterie: The Craft of Salting, Smoking, and Curing to life. Chef Polcyn will demonstrate the traditional methods and techniques for producing high quality sausages, smoked meat, fish, pates and terrines.

Certified Master Chef Dan Hugelier will demonstrate his philosophy of the importance of fundamentals and doing simple things perfectly in the Contemporary Classical Cooking. Stressing the fundamentals, Chef Hugelier will create modern interpretations of classic dishes through hands-on experience and demonstrate advanced plating techniques.

Plated Dessert Composition features Certified Master Pastry Joseph Decker exploring classic and modern desserts, whether they be warm, cold, frozen or to be served immediately. He will focus on the theory of composition of modern desserts, and how classical flavor combinations such as chocolate and raspberry can be presented in a lighter, contemporary fashion.

Classes will convene between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., except for the final day. Fees or the seminars range between $850 and $950. For more information, call 734-462-4448.

Schoolcraft College is a public two-year college, offering classes at the Livonia campus on Haggerty Road between Six and Seven Mile roads, at the Radcliff Center in Garden City and online.