Cooking and bartending also use AI.

At a recent workshop at Saigontourist School, many students studying cooking and bartending got hands-on experience with AI. With just a few commands, they could create food images, promotional videos, or a complete poster in minutes.

Expert Nguyen Phu Thanh guides students in making chocolate at the workshop - Photo: THU BUI

AI is no longer just a tech accessory.

Ms. Vo Thi My Van, Principal of Saigontourist Tourism and Hotel Vocational School, believes this change is inevitable: “Service vocational students cannot stand outside the AI ​​revolution. Being skilled is not enough; you also need to know how to tell the story of your product.”

Therefore, in addition to baking and beverage making skills, the school has added courses on using AI in graphic design, video editing, and personal branding.

According to the school's observations, current recruitment requirements have gone far beyond simply knowing how to mix drinks or cook.

Food and beverage (F&B) businesses want new employees who can create experimental menus, describe flavors using AI-powered visual suggestions, script TikTok videos, and even try to predict ingredient quantities for each shift.

These skills, previously reserved for the communications and design departments, are now becoming an expanding requirement for F&B workers.

Chau Sakiyan (1982), a first-year student, admitted to facing many difficulties in adapting to new technologies: "The hardest part is writing the commands. Just one wrong wording and the AI ​​will produce very different results."

The school acknowledges this as a common difficulty. Many students are still accustomed to typing random information for the AI ​​to understand, leading to images with incorrect color tones, textures, and even food proportions. Learning AI is not just about using tools, but about developing descriptive thinking. This is a crucial skill when entering the real-world work environment.

Many cooking and bartending apps for students remain untapped.

Students were guided on how to process raw photos taken at the event. Each group had to photograph the raw materials, the performance space, and the finished product themselves, then use AI to adjust the colors to match the restaurant style, change the background, add lighting effects, and try to create a suitable poster layout.

Students learn how to use AI to create visuals for their products - Photo: THU BUI

Some even created mock-ups of new dining table designs or beverage styles to see if the imagery aligned with the brand's direction.

This is a significant upgrade compared to typical AI training sessions, as students are required to utilize their professional eye for lighting, composition, and color instead of simply fixing things with AI if they're not satisfied.

Thai Minh Thuan, a first-year tourism guiding student, said: "Previously, I only used AI for assignments or to create images for fun. This time, I finally understood the proper process for creating a usable product."

Ms. Vo Thi My Van affirmed: "Culinary products must be created by humans. AI cannot change the taste." The school emphasized that AI only helps students accelerate their creativity and communication skills.

Some students predicted that customers might be skeptical of AI imagery in the beginning. However, this is believed to be only temporary. The clear benefits of AI are cost savings and ease of testing multiple versions.

In the future, the school plans to continue integrating AI into its training programs with a practical focus. The emphasis will be on helping students write commands suitable for the context of the service industry, as well as learning how to create short videos while maintaining the appearance of real people when importing them into AI.

The school also guides students in building their personal brand using digital tools and practicing content production for the restaurant and hotel's media channels.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/nau-an-pha-che-cung-dung-ai-20251123113134768.htm