Royston Roasting Company鈥檚 new Coffee House has teamed with Island Gourmet Trails owner and chef/teacher Gaetane Palardy to offer the B.C. certification Food Safe course.

Palardy is a certified trainer in Food Safe Level 1 and the caf茅 is providing the perfect venue for participants to learn inside a food service environment.

鈥淪ummer is coming and most Comox Valley restaurants, cafes and food concessions are looking for employees who must have their BC Food Safe certification to work in the industry,鈥� says Royston Coffee House owner Dyan Spink.

Who should take Food Safe?

鈥淣ot just restaurant and food service workers, but high school students looking for work, community volunteers and even your backyard barbeque chef who prepares food for family and friends can benefit from knowing how to prevent food-borne illnesses,鈥� Palardy said.

The first Level 1 course will be held Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Royston Roasting Company Coffee House, 3904 Island Highway S. Cost is $99, which includes a BC Certificate, Food Safe Manual, lunch and beverages. Pre-registration is required in person, or at 250-338-7511 or roystonroasting@gmail.com.

From 9 a.m.鈥�3 p.m. June 10, Spink will offer her barista course which will teach all aspects of espresso, cappuccino, specialty coffees, teas, iced drinks preparation and all-around caf茅 operation and equipment maintenance. Participants will receive a barista certificate and a work experience shift in the caf茅.

鈥淭wo of our former barista students got jobs and travelled and worked in cafes all over Australia and New Zealand. We have also received calls from local cafes in the past to send the trained baristas to them for employment opportunities,鈥� Spink said.

The course is $90. Location and registration as above.