AMERICUS — South Georgia Technical College’s (SGTC) culinary arts students recently set up a pop-up restaurant in the college’s Hicks Hall “Landings” Restaurant and served southern cuisine to SGTC faculty and staff as part of their hands-on curriculum. This is the last pop-up restaurant in the series.

The menu consisted of southern pasta salad, potato salad, fried or baked chicken, barbecue sandwich, ribs, baked beans, collards, corn confetti, sour cream pound cake, BTS cake, cornbread, yeast rolls, tea and lemonade. Each plate cost $8 and came with an entree, a side, a drink, and dessert or the option to pick and choose certain items.

The series is designed to help the culinary arts students get the hands-on experience of working at and owning a restaurant while still learning from their instructors.

Each of the students played a critical role in the operation of the restaurant — with some serving food, cleaning tables, preparing food, serving drinks, doing the dishes, managing the restaurant, and even marketing the event.

To learn more about the South Georgia Technical College culinary arts program contact:  Chef “Ricky” Ludwig Watzlowick at 229-931-2558 or lwatzlowich@southgatech.edu in Americus or Chef Hunter Littler at 229-271-4086 or hLittle@southgatech.edu in Cordele.

SGTC is currently accepting applications for Fall Semester.  Classes start Aug. 13. A special registration and Preview Day on both campuses is planned for July 17. For more information, contact the admi