GASTRONOMY AND CUISINE ART
Аннотация
Cuisine, a significant source of income for the tourism industry and a key attraction for tourist destinations, playsa crucial role in representing national cultures. Today, culinary professionals have become indispensable to the tourismsector. This study examines the attitudes of gastronomy and culinary arts students toward the cuisine department, wherethey will be employed after graduation. A survey technique was used to collect data, which was then analyzed statistically.The results indicate that gastronomy and culinary arts students hold positive attitudes toward the cuisine department.Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was conducted to assess the structural validity of the findings, confirming that theproposed model is appropriate. Additionally, a positive and significant correlation was found between the overall scale andits subdimensions. The research further revealed that environmental factors are the most influential dimension in shapingattitudes toward the cuisine department.