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The American River Current

The student voice of American River College since 1955

The American River Current

The student voice of American River College since 1955

The American River Current

Jesus Miranda (right) and Troy Bernard (left) prepare to make sourdough in Hospitality Management class 326 on April 4, 2024. (Photo by Jose Leon)

Take this class: Hospitality Management 326

Jose Leon, Staff Writer May 16, 2024

As the rich smell of malty sweetness fills your lungs, the sense of floating dreamily is cut by the quick and organized movements of student bakers gliding across the room. The hustle and bustle of the...

After going through the culinary program and working at the Oak Cafe, Justin Covarrubias, a 2017 graduate of American River College, is set to open up his own Filipino inspired food truck. (Photo courtesy of Justin Covarrubias)

ARC graduate Justin Covarrubias to open food truck

Kaitlyn Riley, Staff Writer April 21, 2023

Justin Covarrubias, a 2017 graduate of American River College, grew up eating meals made by his grandmothers, but it wasn’t until they passed away that he started cooking. “I missed their cooking...

The Oak Cafe is open for the spring semester and offers various pastries in the Culinary Arts Center. (Photo by Katie Vance)

Oak Cafe Bakery now open at ARC’s main campus

Katie Vance, Staff Writer April 12, 2023

The Oak Cafe Bakery has opened at American River College’s main campus for the spring 2023 semester.  The bakery is student-run and its hours are Tuesday-Thursday from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.  This...

The Oak Cafe at American River College is back in business for the spring semester of 2022 with continued COVID-19 safety protocols. (Photo by Alyssa Branum)

The Oak Cafe returns for the spring semester

Rayan Ali, Staff Writer March 17, 2022

American River College’s student-run restaurant and bakery, the Oak Cafe, has opened its doors once again for guests in search of a sweet treat during the spring semester. The Oak Cafe had been inoperative...

Students wait in line at the Oak Cafe bakery on opening day on September 19, 2019. American River College hopes to bring back a series of "impossible to convert classes," including the hospitality laboratory courses in which students operate the cafe, for the fall 2021 semester. (File Photo)

Oak Café hopes for re-opening in the fall

Julie Blunt, Staff Writer March 21, 2021

The American River College student-run restaurant and bakery, Oak Café, has not been able to operate due to COVID-19 regulations since last March, according to Brian Knirk, ARC adjunct professor of hospitality...

The Oak Cafe is opening its doors this spring semester Wed. Feb. 12 . File Photo.

The Oak Cafe opens its doors for the 2020 spring semester

Josh Ghiorso February 24, 2020

Already tired of the cafeteria food this spring semester? Then head over to the Oak Cafe,  where American River College’s student-run bakery and restaurant re-opened Wed. Feb 12.  “The Oak Café...

Main Entree wild Mushroom pizza served at the Oak Cafe on Dec 4, 2019. (Photo by Colin Bartley)

Oak Cafe serves great food but okay service

Marquala Brown December 12, 2019

American River College’s Oak Cafe restaurant, located in the culinary building near the theater parking lot, offers guests a great dining experience without spending a lot of money.  According to...

Aramark’s contract as Los Rios Community College District's food service provider ends in 2020. Many people across campuses want to prevent the district from entering into a new contract with the company, who also provides meals to offer 500 prisons across the U.S., as well as allegedly with ICE detention centers. (Photo by Emily Mello)

ARC community urges district to cut ties with controversial food service vendor

Jennah Booth and Oden Taylor November 20, 2019

By Oden Taylor & Jennah Booth In a move that could reshape each Los Rios Community College District campus’s food services offerings, students, clubs and faculty alike have banded together in...

Oak Cafe opens for business

Oak Cafe opens for business

Jack Harris September 23, 2019

American River College’s Oak Cafe Restaurant and Bakery opened for the fall semester Sept. 18. Judy Parks, professor of culinary arts, and teacher advisor of the Oak Cafe Restaurant and Bakery, said...

The kitchen and back of the house of the Oak Cafe restaurant on opening day on Sept. 19, 2018. The Oak Cafe restaurant is located inside the culinary arts building at American River College and consists of dozens of students enrolled in the Dining Room and Management class and culinary arts classes who will have real-world experience running a restaurant (Photo by Itzin Alpizar)

Gourmet etiquette and happy wallets; Oak Cafe reopens

Itzin Alpizar October 4, 2018

With roasted salmon in rose butter and oven roasted peaches with honey lavender ice cream and almond crumbles, the American River College Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management program opened the doors...

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