Alumni Spotlight: Meet Justin
“I’m a walking testimony to let them know I’m where you can be.”
Culinary Job Training Graduation: One of the Best Days of the Year
Four times a year DC Central Kitchen honors the graduates of our Culinary Jobs Training program. You are invited to celebrate.
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Culinary Job Training Chili Cook-Off
The Chili Cook-off comes at the halfway point for our Culinary Job Training program. Working together in assigned teams, students must draw upon the cumulative knife skills they’ve learned over […]
Class 164, 165, & 166 Graduation: “I was told if you go to DC Central Kitchen, you won’t look back.”
In 35 years of serving our city, DC Central Kitchen’s Culinary Job Training program has marked some memorable graduations—but none have been larger than our most recent one, when 55 […]
Chili Royalty and Grandma’s Recipe is a Winner at Chili Cook-Off
The smell of toasting spices hanging in the air, mingling among the palpable tension of bustling chefs. Maybe this is what you picture when you hear “cook-off” — seasoned professionals […]
VIDEO: Celebrating our Latest Class of Culinary Job Training Graduates
2023 Winter Graduates from DC Central Kitchen on Vimeo. Today, we celebrated our latest class of culinary stars. Sponsored by the J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation and Marriott […]
Marriott’s Historic Support Levels Up in our New Home
The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation and Marriott International are two of our longest-running strategic partners. From donating safe and sustainable food for our meals to hiring our […]
Field Trip: CJT Visits Marriott International’s Global Headquarters
On February 16th, our latest class of Culinary Job Training students had the incredible opportunity to tour the new Marriott International Global headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland. During the tour, our […]
First DCCK Cook-Off in the Klein Center Enchants Our Judges
February 15th marked an important day in DC Central Kitchen history – our very first Cook-Off in our new home! After seven weeks of refining both their knife and life […]
Becoming The Change I Want: Reflections from a CJT Grad
Since 1989, DC Central Kitchen has empowered more than 2,000 individuals through their award-winning Culinary Job Training Program (CJT), including me! As a recent graduate of the 2022 Fall Cohort, I […]