Explore Arlington Serves Up Holiday Treats With Arlington ISD

Published on December 20, 2022

By Office of Communication

On the next great adventure of Explore Arlington, Mayor Jim Ross puts on his chef’s hat, serving up holiday treats with culinary arts students at Arlington ISD’s Dan Dipert Career + Technical Center.

The Center provides numerous career pathways for students, including Hospitality and Tourism. Culinary Arts is one of the programs of study offered under the Hospitality and Tourism Career Cluster. It focuses on the management, marketing, and operations of restaurants and other food/beverage services, lodging, attractions, recreation events, and travel-related services. Students acquire knowledge and skills focusing on communication, time management, and customer service that meet industry standards. Students explore the history of the hospitality and tourism industry and examine characteristics needed for success.

During holiday seasons, culinary arts students create themed desserts and meals for fundraisers or provide to members of the community for free. 

"The Culinary Arts program out here is second to none,” Ross said. "They have a cake club that goes all year. They make some of the best food out here!”

Explore Arlington take viewers on a journey across multiple small businesses, tourism destinations, outdoor activities and many other venues and topics highlighting all the fun things happening in The American Dream City.

The City's Office of Communication schedules and produces franchise programs for MyArlingtonTV. Viewers can find MyArlingtonTV programs on the following cable systems: Spectrum Channel 16 and AT&T U-Verse channel 99.  All episodes are also available on the City's YouTube channel, Facebook page and Twitter account.