The Culinary Management Institute includes dynamic culinary demonstrates, seminars on the business of culinary arts, and the famous Culinary Challenge team competition that combines culinary and business skills. Students may register individually OR as a 3-person team. Individual registrants will be teamed up with students who will complement your skills.

Whether you are interested in owning your own restaurant, catering for thousands, or creating culinary masterpieces, Delta Epsilon Chi's Culinary Management Institute is your opportunity to test your skills and learn from the best!

The Culinary Management Institute, offered exclusively at the Delta Epsilon Chi International Career Development Conference, is a dynamic, interactive, learning activity for students interested in culinary arts and food service management.

Delta Epsilon Chi recognizes that the culinary industry has evolved from a trade to a profession. Successful career advancement in the food service industry requires not only the knowledge and the skills of food preparation, but also the development of leadership and business management competence.

Join us for hands-on learning activities and seminars designed to showcase the unique challenges and opportuities existing within the business of culinary arts.

Take the Culinary Challenge!

A unique competition testing both your culinary ability and your business acumen. Participants will develop and produce a signature culinary item that meets the business criteria presented in each year's challenge.

In addition to creating samples of the product for a taste test, challenge participants will also present ideas on areas like:

Culinary Challenge winners are those who are masters of both the palette and the business of culinary arts!