Spring 2025
Section 4588 of CUL256.10
Restaurant Operations -- : Jan 13 - Mar 11 2025
No classes on 1/20 & 2/17.
Section 4868 of CUL256.3
Introduction to Front House Operations -- : Mar 24 - May 19 2025
This is a field trip class. Students visit a restaurant, a bakery, a winery, a caterer and an inn to experience the behind-the-scenes food and beverage operations. No class 3/31.
Section 5018 of CUL256
Restaurant Dining Room Service -- : Mar 27 - May 16 2025
Section 6086 of CUL255.2
Careers in the Food and Beverage Industry -- : Jan 16 - Mar 13 2025
No class on 2/13.
Section 6319 of CUL98
Independent Study in Culinary Arts -- : Mar 24 - May 16 2025
Section 6364 of CUL98
Independent Study in Culinary Arts -- : Mar 24 - May 16 2025
Section 8564 of CUL98
Independent Study in Culinary Arts -- : Jan 13 - May 16 2025
All sections of CUL 98 are for continuing or advanced culinary arts students.
Section 8565 of CUL98
Independent Study in Culinary Arts -- : Jan 13 - May 16 2025
Section 8566 of CUL98
Independent Study in Culinary Arts -- : Jan 13 - May 16 2025
Fall 2024
Section 0265 of CUL256.8
Beverage Management -- : Aug 19 - Oct 14 2024
No class 9/2. No prerequisites. Community members and industry professionals welcomed!
Section 0554 of CUL256
Restaurant Dining Room Service -- : Oct 24 - Dec 20 2024
No class 11/28 and 11/29.
Section 0699 of CUL255.2
Careers in the Food and Beverage Industry -- : Oct 21 - Dec 16 2024
No class on 11/11.
Section 1147 of CUL256.12
Restaurant Wine Service -- : Aug 21 - Oct 09 2024
Section 2431 of CUL98
Independent Study in Culinary Arts -- : Aug 19 - Dec 13 2024
Section 2517 of CUL98
Independent Study in Culinary Arts -- : Oct 21 - Dec 13 2024
Section 4052 of CUL98
Independent Study in Culinary Arts -- : Aug 19 - Dec 13 2024
I am happy to meet with current and prospective students any time!
Email me at bfischer@santarosa.edu or text 707-577-8358
Hospitality Beverage Specialist, Society of Wine Educators, 2016
Sonoma County Certified Tourism Ambassador, 2014
Associate of Arts degree, Santa Rosa Junior College 2011
Next Level Entrepreneur Course, Redwood Empire Small Business Development Center June 2008
Music Education Major, Piano and Voice, University of North Carolina Greensboro and Indiana University Bloomington 1974-1978
My entire career has been in food, wine and hospitality! I give students the opportunity to experience “the other side of the line,” teaching a variety of courses in the Front House Operations and Restaurant Management certificate programs.
My career includes restaurant management and consulting, wine education, career coaching, and managing non-profit food and wine trade associations. I've owned two small businesses, a hospitality recruiting business and a wine education/entertainment business. In addition to teaching, I manage the SRJC Culinary Career Center, connecting our students and graduates with employers in the food, wine and tourism industries. Networking is key in our industry, and I do a lot of it! I've been teaching in SRJC's Culinary Arts Department since 2000 and it's a dream job!
Chair, Culinary Arts Program, 2022-Present
Instructor, Culinary Arts Program, 2000-Present
Program Coordinator, Front House Operations Certificate and Restaurant Management Certificate and Associate of Arts degree
Founder, SRJC Culinary Career Center, 2006
Restaurant Specialist, Small Business Development Center, 2006-2016
Executive Director, Restaurant Association of the Redwood Empire, 1995-2000
Executive Director, Sonoma County Farm Trails, 1992-1996
Everything food, beverage and hospitality!
Awards
- FCS Collaborative Grant, Mt. San Antonio College, May 2011
- Volunteer of the Year, Council on Aging, 2010
- Sonoma County Volunteer of the Year, Volunteer Center of Sonoma County, 2010
- Outstanding Contribution by Adjunct Faculty, SRJC 2009
- VTEA Grant for Job Match Program, SRJC 2006
- Public Health Champion, Sonoma County Department of Environmental Health, 2000
- First Soprano, San Francisco Symphony Chorus 1983-1987
- National Youth Leader Award, Muscular Dystrophy Association, 1976