Samantha Moody, of Winthrop, left, Chef Heidi Parent and Carrie Savoy, of Winthrop, work on vegetable cutting skills on Friday during culinary arts class at Capital Area Technical Center in Augusta.

Chef Heidi Parent, right, talks to her students about cutting potatoes last week during culinary arts class at Capital Area Technical Center in Augusta.

Chef Heidi Parent, right, shows her students a long square piece of potato shaped like a french fry but in cooking terms called a baton while teaching them about cutting potatoes last week during culinary arts class at Capital Area Technical Center in Augusta.

Chef Heidi Parent, left, works with Cony student Courtney Werber on vegetable cutting skills on Friday during culinary arts class at Capital Area Technical Center in Augusta.

Chef Heidi Parent holds up a students diced potatoes while talking to them about vegetable cutting skills on Friday during culinary arts class at Capital Area Technical Center in Augusta.