The La Fonda de Benalmádena School of Hospitality restaurant opens its doors

The La Fonda Hospitality School in Benalmádena has reopened the doors to its classroom-restaurant, which allows students to practice the theoretical knowledge acquired during the course. Located on Santo Domingo de Guzmán street, s/n, in Benalmádena Pueblo, the school's restaurant now offers service from Tuesday to Thursday, until next May. This setup enables students at the center to gain real-life experience in customer service and attention through set menus priced at 27 euros per person (including starters, first course, second course, and dessert, with bread also made there), designed by the school's chefs, under the Andalusian Employment Service. The cuisine is traditional and Mediterranean at its core but includes modern and avant-garde touches, featuring the best local products paired with regional wines. The restaurant is open from Tuesday to Thursday, from 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM, with December 18 being the last day before Christmas and reopening on Thursday, January 8. Although there is no parking available on site, it is worth visiting, and table reservations must be made through the website of the Junta de Andalucía. Note, payment by card is mandatory at the venue, cash is not accepted. La Fonda Hospitality School offers two one-year programs, in cooking and dining room management, each with 25 students, and boasts "high levels of qualification and employability, nearly reaching one hundred percent job placement," as explained by Employment delegate Carmen Sánchez during a visit to the facilities. This year, as a new feature, a total of ten students are pursuing their studies at the school through its first Erasmus+ experience. "These students will undertake professional internships for two months in hospitality companies in Limerick (Ireland), to improve their technical skills and language proficiency," explained the Employment delegate. The training courses at La Fonda are adapted to the new trends in gastronomy and hospitality, meeting the real hiring needs of the sector. In this regard, it was explained that the Junta de Andalucía has strengthened the training model with the collaboration of the productive sector, thus favoring agile programming tailored to business demand. The hospitality sector is of great importance in the province of Málaga, which has 8,361 registered companies and nearly 99,000 affiliations to Social Security, "positioning it among the leading provinces in hospitality employment at the national level." Hence the importance of these public training schools, which open the doors to the labor market for hundreds of young people each year through the La Cónsula Hospitality School in Málaga, CIOMijas, and La Fonda in Benalmádena.