Central Carolina Community College Culinary Arts

10/13/2026

CCCC Culinary Arts in Pittsboro is serving lunch on both Tuesday and Wednesday, October 20 and 21st from noon to 1pm only. Tuesday we are featuring some German favorites while Wednesday is a bit more Indian-inspired. These lunches are prepared by the current culinary students on the Pittsboro campus and are on a first come, first served basis. Our menus are always subject to change due to the fact that this is a teaching kitchen and mistakes happen. We take cash, cards, and digital wallets like Apple Pay or Google Wallet.

10/12/2026

More photos from our Culinary Showcase - aka A Mad Hatter Tea Party!

10/08/2026

The Central Carolina Community College Culinary Arts Department had their First Annual Fall Culinary Showcase on the Pittsboro Main Campus on Wednesday, October 7th. The event had a Mad Hatter Tea Party theme with decorations, costumes and music setting the stage for a fun experience all around. It was a raging success, and about 120 folks showed up to support the students and taste all of the yummy offerings. Each student was responsible for preparing at least one dish and serving it, along with explanations of their methods, ingredients and inspirations, to all the folks who were lined up to sample them. The comments were favorable and people seemed to have a great time. The Culinary Arts Department has traditionally had this Culinary Showcase event in the Spring Semester in Sanford, but they thought Pittsboro deserved a treat because there are so many faithful lunch participants when the Café is serving. They were delighted to have executed this successful Showcase locally! One group of ladies even showed up in festive attire to celebrate a birthday!

The CCCC Natural Chef Café is student run and serves only a couple of days per week in the Fall Semester and once weekly with occasional pop-ups in the Spring. Unfortunately, they aren’t a traditional Café – they don’t serve coffee, and are closed most of the time, but when they are open they love to see folks from the tight-knit community here offering validation for the hard work it takes to create these culinary chefs-d'oeuvre. The Community support is what keeps the place running, and they hope to encourage more folks to come to lunches and occasional special events like their Chef’s Table Dinners. Please follow them by subscribing to the Chatham Chatlist, or by checking out their social media accounts, Facebook or Instagram.

More information about CCCC Culinary Arts programs for an Associate’s Degree in Culinary Arts, a Baking and Pastry Certificate, or Culinary Fundamentals Certificate, can be found on the website: https://www.cccc.edu/all-programs/culinary-arts. They also offer classes via Continuing Education that vary widely – information for these is usually found under the Professional Services umbrella on the Con Ed page on the website, but feel free to reach out to them for more information at 919-545-8024.

10/08/2026

Thank you alll so much for your support of the CCCC Culinary Arts!
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10/01/2026

Our Thai-Style Chef's Table Dinner was a beautiful success! All of us in attendance enjoyed the meal very much. Keep an eye out for the next Chef's Table Dinner!

10/01/2026

CCCC Culinary Arts is about to have THE EVENT OF THE SEMESTER! We want absolutely everyone who can come to attend our party this Wednesday, October 7th. Take off work! Grab a Friend! We will be switching seats often but we'll happily make room at the table for you!

There will be no lunch service on Tuesday, October 6th, in preparation for Wednesday, October 7th. Please join us for the Fall 2026 Culinary Arts Showcase: a Mad Hatter Tea Party

DON'T BE LATE FOR THIS VERY IMPORTANT DATE!

Drop in Wednesday from 11am to 1pm on the Chatham Main Campus Culinary Patio (behind Lucier Hall, next to the Chatham Community Library)

For $20 admission per person, you get to try everything! No reservations needed - use cash, card or digital wallet at the door.

DOWN THE RABBIT HOLE!!

09/24/2026

Sanford Folks - please note the cafe is open on Wednesdays and Thursdays with a Thursday special of Homemade Meatloaf with mashed potatoes, brown gravy, and a beverage – $10.00 for the Combo.

09/24/2026

This week in Chatham County at the Natural Chef Cafe on the Chatham Main Campus - Asian-ish menus!

Tuesday 9/29
Noon - 1pm
(subject to change)

Chopped Romaine & Purple Cabbage Salad w/ Sugar Snap Peas, Red Bells, Cucumber, Toasted Cashews, Sesame-Ginger Dressing
(vv, gf, df)
$7

Vietnamese Kaffir Lime Chicken
Steamed Bok Choy, Nước Chấm, Roasted Farm Squash
(nf, df, gf)
$14

Dessert du jour
(tbd)
_____

Wednesday 9/30
Noon - 1pm
(subject to change)

Fried Veggie Spring Rolls w/ Sweet & Sour Sauce, Shiitake, Rice Noodle, Cabbage, Fennel, Carrot —
(nf, df, vv)
$3 ea

CCCC Farm Butternut Squash Red Curry
(vv, gf, nf, df)
$8

Dessert du jour
(tbd)
_____

Wednesday evening will be our Thai Style Chef’s Table Dinner al fresco on the Covered Patio in Chatham – the weather should be ideal for the folks who reserved their seats. If you missed out, please consider coming to a future Chef’s Table – we have two more (tentatively) scheduled for the semester on October 21st and November 4th, both are on Wednesdays at 5:30 pm, themes still to be determined.

09/21/2026

Seats still available!

This is going to be the BOMB. Get those reservations in by 9/24/26 to get your spot at the table!

09/17/2026

Lat night was our Italian American Communal Chef's Table Dinner! It was AMAZING and we all stuffed ourselves silly.

Get your reservations in to Chef Kelly by 9/24 for our next one on September 30th featuring a Thai menu at [email protected]. You can see that menu posted here on our page.