In a twist on tradition, budding chefs in Lake County will train in the entirely reimagined and remodeled Brae Loch restaurant. Prairie at Brae Loch is both a new restaurant at a popular public golf course and a state-of-the-art learning lab for students in the Hospitality and Culinary Management (HCM) program at the College of Lake County. Both strands of the facility’s DNA come together to create something new and exciting for the Grayslake area: casual lunch service, managed by students in the kitchen and dining area, under the supervision of experienced faculty upscale casual dinner service, managed by experienced professionals, staffed in part by advanced HCM students an outstanding capstone learning experience for advanced HCM students ultramodern kitchens for all levels of culinary and baking classes revitalization of a local community venue Students learn all aspects of running this off-campus restaurant, including: working with national and local vendors to stock and equip the kitchen finding locally grown sources, including the Horticulture Program at the College of Lake County managing front-of-house seating and flow adapting to customer patterns and requests.
