Joe Orate - Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA

Professor: Joe Orate

Department: Culinary Arts

College: Grossmont College, El Cajon, CA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: CA169
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Chef Joe, best of best in Culinary Techniques. He will teach you if you want to learn, he will not baby sit you, you either have it or you don't, he is a Reputable Professional Chef. Culinary Program at Grossmont College the best. Chef Joe built that Program at Grossmont. So, go learn, suck it up and get use to it, if you like a challenges.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: CULA101
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Chef Orate has been ready to retire for quite some time. While I hear he was once a great professor, this is no longer the case. He is disrespectful and takes advantage of his students. He is so out of touch with the industry and gives students a false impression of what the field is really like leaving us unprepared upon completion of the program.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: CA169
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Chef Joe is a great teacher. Just be prepared for someone who wants to know who is in it to win it or who is just there to mess around in the kitchen. Make sure you listen the first time because he rarely repeats himself. Especially when he teaches knife skills (useful tip for fruit carving also)!!! Do not be scared off he is a great guy!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: CA169
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Chef Joe is probably one of the most coolest down to earth guys i have met yet. If you don't want to learn and take his class seriously then don't bother taking it.He is there to help you grow and if you show you don't care, he won't care. I highly reccomend taking any of his classes if you are serious about getting into the culinary field.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: CULINARY169
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Chef Joe is by far one of the coolest guys I've ever met! at first he seems really intimidating, but once the semester carries on he is really cool guy. His tests are exactly from the homework and lectures. People would complain that he is a hard teacherbut you got to remember that in the field you will encounter many kinds of peopleJoe is a boss

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: CA180
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Chef Orate has several problems as an educator: he is subject to anger management issues and frequent outbursts of rage, he lacks organizational skills, he has poor communication skills, he exhibits behaviors typically associated with workplace harassment; and he often displays passive/aggressive behaviors. I found another local program to attend.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ALLALL
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Chef Joe's great. you just have to be good to him & he'll be good to you, Pay attention, keep your temper & know what your doing before you do it. Just dont be an arrogant retard & you"ll do fine.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ALLCA
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Being in the culinary industry is not as easy as AI commercials make it out to be and Chef Joe keeps it real. He will work with you if your really interested in the field and that prepared me well for the rigors of working in the kitchen. If it wasnt for him the Culinary Arts program at Grossmont wouldnt be as respected in the field as it is.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CA169
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

If you are on time, pay attention, apply yourself,want to learn classical french cooking methods from a pro, and promise not to be a whoa-is-me cry baby, you will do fine and learn alot. He knows his stuff. But... if you expect to be treated like a prince or princess... then forget it.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CA196
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is super intimidating at first but after a few weeks in his class you will see he is funny. You work in groups the whole semester so make sure you get a good one!! if he likes your group its smooth sailing. Pretty easy class as long as you pay attention. He does not put up with bs and i love that about him!

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: CA169
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Words that can be used to describe Chef Joe, Arrogant, Dismissive, Uncaring. In other words he is a Professional Chef. My advice is suck it up and get use to it because the industry you are wanting to get into is full of people just like him. His personality alone is his best teaching tool.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: CA169
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Chef Joe is a pretty intense personality. You will find that you either like him or hate him! What you see is what you get, Its His kitchen, his rules. As long as you are there to learn, dressed appropriately, and willing to hear constructive criticism, you are good to go. Dont expect this to be a breeze..cuz the industry is definitely NOT!!

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: CA169
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He certainly seems like he is ready for retirement. Not a hard class, though any question he deems dumb will not be answered. I feel like I could be learning a ton more. We had a sub last week and I learned more in that 5 hours than I have in the whole 10 weeks with Chef Orate. Hopefully he retires so someone who wants to teach can.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: CA6918
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Chef Joe is a horrible instructor. Not helpful, very sarcastic and chauvinistic. Doesn't use fresh ingredients and doesn't teach cooking techniques accurately. His assistant Steve is equally awful. The atmosphere in the classroom is tense and oppressive!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: CA171
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Chef Joe is ready to retire. He is stubborn and it's his way or the highway. He likes to play favorites. He's the only instructor for these classes so suck it up and be a big girl.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: CA169
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Chef Joe is a terrible teacher, though he may have been a decent chef at one point in time. He contradicts himself then doesn't answer questions. He is rude and arrogant during class frequently. I wouldn't take him again if there were other choices, but there aren't.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CA174
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Chef Joe was a very caring and attentive teacher. He had a great sense of humor, and really WANTED to help the students who were willing to learn. I'd recommend him to everyone!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: CA171
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Great Chef! You either love him or hate him. Not to much in the middle. Follow directions, think for yourself, and you'll be fine. It seems the younger students have more of a hard time dealing with him. Maybe because they still have growing up to do or they are unware of how the work place operates.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CA160
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He was not approachable at all. Very disorganized and lost many of my important papers. very arrogant and his description was unclear. Save yourself and don't take him!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: CA169
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Chec Joe is wonderful. In my opinion students learn the most when they step back, close their mouth, and watch & learn. Chef Joe does not teach recipes, he teaches technique and teaches students to experiment with ingredients. Chef Joe is also a 2 time Gold Metalist at the Culinary Olympics, so he does know what he is talking about.