COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


Course Name
Art, Design and Gastronomy
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
CLM 203
Fall
2
2
3
3
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Required
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery face to face
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Application: Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives This course aims to teach students the relation between culinary arts and art and design, and provides them to design food by using their creativity in kitchen.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Discuss the close relationship between culinary and art.
  • Apply advanced cutting techniques.
  • Define decoration tools and use these equipments.
  • Discuss culinary trends from past to present.
  • Explain the basic rules and subtleties of plate presentation.
  • Compare decoration and sauce drawing techniques and use these techniques in plate design.
  • Explain the concept of molecular gastronomy and the techniques applied within the scope of molecular gastronomy.
Course Description In this course, plate presentation techniques used in professional kitchens, sauce drawing methods, rules and subtleties of making food visually attractive will be shown. Presentation models and shapes of products based on different cooking techniques will be discussed. The effects of the techniques applied within the scope of molecular gastronomy on the presentation and plating of the products will be studied.
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Course Category

Core Courses
X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction to the Course
2 Culinary trends from past to present / Advanced cutting techniques - 1 Wayne Gisslen, “Professional Cooking”, 8th edn., Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2015, 1-13.
3 Advanced cutting techniques – 2 / Introduction to plate presentation The Culinary Institute of America, “The Professional Chef”, Part 1: The Culinary Professional, 9th edn., New York: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2011, 44-68.
4 Basic principles of plate presentation: Color, Shape, Texture, Heat and Taste Balancing Portion Size and Amount Arrangement of Food on the Plate Selecting the Right Plate Andrew Dornenburg ve Karen Page, “Culinary Artistry”, Chap. 1: The Chef as an Artist, 1st edn., USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1996, 2-32.
5 Use of plating tools: Steps Required for Perfect Plating Visual Thinking Taste and Flavor Profile Andrew Dornenburg ve Karen Page, “Culinary Artistry”, Chap. 4: Composing a Dish, 1st edn., USA: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 1996, 62-88.
6 Mother sauces and how to use basic sauces in plating The Culinary Institute of America, “The Professional Chef”, Part 1: The Culinary Professional, 9th edn., New York: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2011, 233-330.
7 Usage of decorative garnishes and reduced sauces: Fresh Herbs, Flowers, Micro-Sprouts Choux Dough, Tuile Making, Decoration Dough Usage Reduction Sauces, Glaze Sauces Use of Sauce on Salty and Dough Products Dessert Sauces The Culinary Institute of America, “The Professional Chef”, Part 3: Tools and Ingredients in the Professional Kitchen, 9th edn., New York: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2011, 147-171.
8 The art of plate presentation: Classic Plating Models Free Style Models Landscape Model Sauce Drawing: Drawing Lines, Circles, and Triangles Sarah R. Labensky, Alan M. Hause ve Priscilla A. Martel, “On Cooking: A Textbook of Culinary Fundamentals”, Chap. 36: Plate Presentation, 5th edn., USA: Pearson Education International, 2015, 1095-1110.
9 Dessert plate presentations and deconstructed plate presentations / Midterm - 1 Sarah R. Labensky, Alan M. Hause ve Priscilla A. Martel, “On Cooking: A Textbook of Culinary Fundamentals”, Chap. 36: Plate Presentation, 5th edn., USA: Pearson Education International, 2015, 1103-1106.
10 Breakfast and Bowl presentations Sarah R. Labensky, Alan M. Hause ve Priscilla A. Martel, “On Cooking: A Textbook of Culinary Fundamentals”, Chap. 36: Plate Presentation, 5th edn., USA: Pearson Education International, 2015, 1095-1104.
11 SOUS VIDE COOKING TECHNIQUE Nathan Myhrvold, Chris Young ve Maxime Bilet, “Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking”, 1st edn., Köln: Taschen Verlag, 2011, 192-267.
12 Molecular gastronomy / Physical and chemical reactions: Fats and Oils, Crystallization, Heat Reaction, Acid and Base, Oxidation, Reductions Hervé This, “Kitchen Mysteries: Revealing the Science of Cooking”, 1st edn., USA: Columbia University Press, 2007, 1-10.
13 Foams, emulsions ang gells Herve This, “Kitchen Mysteries”, Chap. 5: Gels, Jellies, Aspics, 1st edn., USA: Columbia University Press Inc., 2007, 34-44. .
14 Plate presentation and design Studies / Midterm -2 Sarah R. Labensky, Alan M. Haus ve Priscilla A. Martel, “On Cooking: A Textbook of Culinary Fundamentals”, Chap. 10: Principles of Cooking, 5th edn., USA: Pearson Education International, 2015, 173-178.
15 Review of the semester
16 Final exam
Course Notes/Textbooks

Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, IEU. Art, Design & Gastronomy. School of Applied Management Sciences, 2017.

Suggested Readings/Materials

Andrew Dornenburg ve Karen Page, “Culinary Artistry”, Chap. 1: The Chef as an Artist, 1st edn., USA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc, 1996, 2-18

ISBN: 978-0-471-28785-8

Ferran Adria, “A day at El Bulli”, 1st edn., New York: Phaidon Press Limited, 2008, 240-464. ISBN: 978-8-478-71239-7

Hervé This, “Kitchen Mysteries: Revealing the Science of Cooking”, USA: Columbia University Press, 2007, 1-10. ISBN: 978-0-231-14170-3

Wayne Gisslen, “Professional Cooking”, 8th edn., Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2015. ISBN: 978-1-118-63672-5

Nathan Myhrvold, Chris Young ve Maxime Bilet, “Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking”, 1st edn., Köln: Taschen Verlag, 2011, 192-267. ISBN: 978-0-982-76100-7

Sarah R. Labensky, Alan M. Hause ve Priscilla A. Martel, “On Cooking: A Textbook of Culinary Fundamentals”, 5th edn., USA: Pearson Education International, 2015.  ISBN: 978-0-134-44190-0

The Culinary Institute of America, “The Professional Chef”, Part 3: Tools and Ingredients in the Professional Kitchen, 9th edn., New York: John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2011, 147-171. ISBN: 978-0-470-42135-2

“The Art of Plate Presentation”, Chefs Resources, www.chefs-resources.com/kitchen-management-tools/fond-tidbits-for-chefs/the-art-of-platepresentation/.

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
1
30
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
20
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
2
20
Final Exam
1
30
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
4
70
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
30
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
32
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
Study Hours Out of Class
0
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
10
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
2
5
Final Exams
1
6
    Total
90

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

Successfully applies theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in Gastronomy and Culinary Arts

X
2

Carries best practices in terms of work and food security, safety and hygiene in food production

3

Appreciates, evaluates and makes decisions regarding to visual, textual and nutritional data with respect to food production and presentation

X
4

Recognizes and evaluates the impact of gastronomy on culture and society

5

Assumes responsibility for solving complex problems that may occur in the field of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, both individually and as a team member

6

Evaluates the knowledge and skills acquired in the field of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts with a critical approach and effectively communicate their ideas and suggestions for solutions in written and oral form.

7

Possesses necessary knowledge and skills in relevant fields such as gastronomy, design, law and management and effectively apply them to the practice of Culinary Arts

8

Uses the technological tools related to Gastronomy and Culinary Arts effectively

X
9

Updates and improve the knowledge, skills and competencies related to Gastronomy and Culinary Arts with lifelong learning awareness and sustainability with an ethical approach

10

Collects data in the areas of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language. (European Language Portfolio Global Scale”, Level B1)

11

Speaks a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently

12

Relates the knowledge gained through the history of humanity to the field of expertise

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest