Special Events

Public Events:

  • Interested short term cooking classes or youth camps? Contact Central Oregon Community College’s Community Education program, or browse their catalog.

Featured Past Events: Students participate in many more internal events, but here is a list of recent (and mostly) public ones!

  • Guest speaker: Distinguished chef and author Paul Paz on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at Cascade Culinary Institute.
  • Foundation Program: Bobcat Society Donors thank you dinner, Tuesday, May 14.
  • COCC Meal of the Year was Saturday, April 13.
  • The Butchery Showcase, Culinary Foundations II presentation, and a Food and Wine Pairing assessments and presentations this March 2024 were a success!  These events were not advertised due to low numbers of guests needed. Check out recent CCI Facebook posts!
  • The CCI Culinary Club put on an amazing Valentine’s Dinner fundraiser on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. Reservation information was emailed to the Elevation guest email list on Monday, January 22, 2024 at noon. See flyer (now completed). 
  • November 2023 Thanksgiving Pie Fundraiser was a huge success! See 11/1/23 announcement.
  • Anthony’s at the Old Mill generously donated an entire dinner to CCI for the Feast at the Old Mill! This community fundraiser dinner was October 17, 2023 and raised funds for Cascade Culinary Institute scholarships.
  • The 22nd Annual Empty Bowls event took place on Sunday, October 29 2023 at COCC. Culinary students worked together to make a huge volume of soup for this NeighborImpact annual fundraiser that raises awareness of hunger. See the KTVZ news story!
  • Guest Speaker: Distinguished chef and author Bryant Terry held several activities on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at Cascade Culinary Institute. 

Elevation and Cascade Culinary Institute in the News