Academy Dining Room
A casual, friendly setting provides the backdrop for a wonderful dining experience for you at the hands of our student trainees. Under the direction of Certified Executive Chef, Marcus Whisenant, the Drummond Culinary Students prepare and serve the meals. Serving "real customers" is the best way to prepare our students for successful careers in Monterey County's Hospitality Industry.
The Academy Dining Room is open for dinner every Friday night with seatings available anytime between 6 and 7 pm. We will not rush you – your table is yours for the evening.
Reservations are required, and can be made by calling 831.444.3521.
Sorry, reservations cannot be made online at this time.
Drummond Culinary Academy:
The Rancho Cielo Drummond Culinary Academy is one of several programs of Rancho Cielo tailored to help transform the lives of our youth through learning new skills, on the job training, and professional mentorship. Our goal is to train at-risk youth in the Salinas and Monterey County area in a work environment that is conducive to learning, where they feel challenged, respected, and accountable. Our ultimate desire is to prepare culinary academy students to become qualified to work on commercial restaurants.
We accomplish our mission by training our students using Rancho Cielo Drummond Academy unique hands on curriculum and in an environment that provides real life situations by the operation of the culinary academy dining room area and special events.
