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2025 course Dates

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food manager/foodservice

  • Saturday, May 10, 2025 · 8:30 AM CT

  • Saturday, june 7, 2025 · 8:30 AM CT

  • Saturday, august 9, 2025 · 8:30 AM CT

  • Saturday, october 11, 2025 · 8:30 AM CT


City of Chicago
summer festival training

  • Sunday, March 23, 2025 · 10:00 AM CT

  • monday, april 7, 2025 · 7:00 PM CT

  • Sunday, april 13, 2025 · 9:00 AM CT

  • monday, may 5, 2025 · 7:00 pM CT

  • Saturday, May 31, 2025 · 10:00 AM CT

  • Saturday, june 14, 2025 · 10:00 AM CT


Summer festival - Course Offerings

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Summer festival - Course Offerings *

NEW! Summer Festival Certification - April 7, 2025
$45.00
One time

The Summer Festival Sanitation Certification Class is for employees of any business preparing, serving or sampling food at temporary outdoor events in the City of Chicago. This informative and comprehensive 2.5-hour class required for all summer festival foodservice vendors and covers all topics related to outdoor food handling and proper festival sanitation techniques.


✓ Prerequisites: None
NEW! Summer Festival Certification - April 13, 2025
$45.00
One time

The Summer Festival Sanitation Certification Class is for employees of any business preparing, serving or sampling food at temporary outdoor events in the City of Chicago. This informative and comprehensive 2.5-hour class required for all summer festival foodservice vendors and covers all topics related to outdoor food handling and proper festival sanitation techniques.


✓ Prerequisites: None
NEW! Summer Festival Certification - May 5, 2025
$45.00
One time

The Summer Festival Sanitation Certification Class is for employees of any business preparing, serving or sampling food at temporary outdoor events in the City of Chicago. This informative and comprehensive 2.5-hour class required for all summer festival foodservice vendors and covers all topics related to outdoor food handling and proper festival sanitation techniques.


✓ Prerequisites: None
NEW! Summer Festival Certification - May 31, 2025
$45.00
One time

The Summer Festival Sanitation Certification Class is for employees of any business preparing, serving or sampling food at temporary outdoor events in the City of Chicago. This informative and comprehensive 2.5-hour class required for all summer festival foodservice vendors and covers all topics related to outdoor food handling and proper festival sanitation techniques.


✓ Prerequisites: None
NEW! Summer Festival Certification - June 14, 2025
$45.00
One time

The Summer Festival Sanitation Certification Class is for employees of any business preparing, serving or sampling food at temporary outdoor events in the City of Chicago. This informative and comprehensive 2.5-hour class required for all summer festival foodservice vendors and covers all topics related to outdoor food handling and proper festival sanitation techniques.


✓ Prerequisites: None

Food Protection Manager - Course Offerings

ServSafe® Food Protection Manager - May 10, 2025
$235.00
One time

This class is intended for food service managers including restaurant owners, executive chefs, caterers, and retail foodservice employees. Class participants learn up-to-date regulatory information about foodborne illness, how to prevent it, how to train employees in food sanitation, and food protection in facilities that prepare food. Facilitated and proctored by our trainers with 10+ years of food safety expertise, the ServSafe® Food Protection Manager is a single source.


✓ Prerequisites: None
ServSafe® Food Protection Manager - August 9, 2025
$235.00
One time

This class is intended for food service managers including restaurant owners, executive chefs, caterers, and retail foodservice employees. Class participants learn up-to-date regulatory information about foodborne illness, how to prevent it, how to train employees in food sanitation, and food protection in facilities that prepare food. Facilitated and proctored by our trainers with 10+ years of food safety expertise, the ServSafe® Food Protection Manager is a single source.


✓ Prerequisites: None
ServSafe® Food Protection Manager - June 7, 2025
$235.00
One time

This class is intended for food service managers including restaurant owners, executive chefs, caterers, and retail foodservice employees. Class participants learn up-to-date regulatory information about foodborne illness, how to prevent it, how to train employees in food sanitation, and food protection in facilities that prepare food. Facilitated and proctored by our trainers with 10+ years of food safety expertise, the ServSafe® Food Protection Manager is a single source.


✓ Prerequisites: None
ServSafe® Food Protection Manager - October 11, 2025
$235.00
One time

This class is intended for food service managers including restaurant owners, executive chefs, caterers, and retail foodservice employees. Class participants learn up-to-date regulatory information about foodborne illness, how to prevent it, how to train employees in food sanitation, and food protection in facilities that prepare food. Facilitated and proctored by our trainers with 10+ years of food safety expertise, the ServSafe® Food Protection Manager is a single source.


✓ Prerequisites: None

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Tamieka Hardy, MS, PCQI
Research Chef and Food Scientist

  • Master of Applied Science in Food Safety and Technology

  • Bachelors of Science in dual majors: Culinology and Food Science/Nutrition

  • Associates of Applied Science in Culinary Arts from Kendall College.


Possesses the following certifications: PCQI Trainer, ServSafe Instructor and Proctor, Certified Internal Auditor, SQF Practitioner, Certified HACCP Practitioner.

Held positions in Quality Assurance, catering, and apprentice artistry.

Specialties: Trained culinary artist, menu development, technical writing, product development, and internal auditing.

“Our team incorporates the latest in industry trends and food science data to service clients with “culinary science with a touch of sol.”