Career and technical education is serving up great opportunities for students in culinary arts programs across the country. According to the National Restaurant Association (NRA), it is estimated that a total of 13.5 million workers will be needed for the rapidly growing restaurant and food-service industry by the year 2014. This article provides insight from major forces in the culinary arts industry on the latest job opportunity/career education trends and first-hand accounts of success stories reflecting these trends. It is divided into the following sections: An Opportunity for Instructors; A Community of Chefs (Lorain County Joint Vocational School); Integrating Academics (Lehigh Career and Technical Institute); Keeping It Strong (Johnson & Wales University); Secondary Education Connections; Connections for Success; and A Passport to Success. A brief list of related resources for further exploration is also included.