The Freshman Class
Every year nearly 30,000 Americans enter culinary school with dreams of success in the food world. This documentary series goes inside the cutthroat, stressful and expensive pressure-cooker of culinary school.
- 2013-2014
- 2 seasons
- Reality
Every year nearly 30,000 Americans enter culinary school with dreams of success in the food world. This documentary series goes inside the cutthroat, stressful and expensive pressure-cooker of culinary school.
Season 2 Episode Guide
9 Episodes 2014
Episode 1
The Freshman Class: Santa Cruz
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 21 mins
Four students study to become top chefs while attending Cabrillo College's Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management program.
Episode 2
Kim's Turn
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 21 mins
Kim is tapped to be head chef in a student-run restaurant; Gabe's home life threaten his work at school.
Episode 3
Matt's Illness
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 21 mins
Matheus worries an illness could destroy his dreams of culinary success; Jim makes a big decision; an unexpected catering assignment unnerves Amalia.
Episode 4
Gabe's Test
Tue, Sep 15, 2026 20 mins
Gabe is unprepared for his mid-term tests; Kim searches for an internship.
Episode 5
Amalia's Dish
Sun, Apr 13, 2014 21 mins
Gabriel and his friends reminisce about their troubled past, and an unlikely professor takes Gabriel under his wing to help him to turn things around. And Amalia tries to prove herself by competing against her fellow classmates.
Episode 6
Kim's Change
Sun, Apr 27, 2014 21 mins
Freshman culinary students try to impress a tough professor.
Episode 7
Matt's Binge
Sun, Apr 20, 2014 21 mins
Matt's use of alcohol worries his friends; Amalia is forced to choose between school and family; Gabriel puts in extra hours to help save his grade.
Episode 8
Gabe's Final
Sun, May 4, 2014 21 mins
Symptoms of Matt's disease begin to resurface; Amalia considers postponing her culinary dreams to pursue being a full-time mom.
Episode 9
Episode #2.9
Sun, May 11, 2014