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Chef Resources. . .

Culinary Schools . . .

 

 

Find A Culinary school, Chef School, Cooking School or Restaurant Management School

Culinary Schools - Culinary schools teach you the skills of a master chef through actual practice. Le Cordon Bleu schools train you in the supervisory and management skills to become a master chef. They also include training for menu planning, portion sizing, food purchasing and cost control, food storage, and how to best use leftover food to minimize waste. Some courses include baking, basic cooking, nutrition, food service operations, catering operations, hospitality marketing, etc. Culinary schools also teach food safety, sanitation and public health rules.

According to the National Restaurant Association:

More than 11 million people work in the culinary industry in the US, or about 9% of the US workforce
  1. More than 54 billion meals were eaten in restaurants and cafeterias in 2002
  2. Restaurant industry sales were approximately $426 billion in 2002

 

Academy of Culinary Arts - A great career like this begins with a great education. Indiana University of Pennsylvania Academy of Culinary Arts is recognized nationwide for its quality. The Academy offers a student-to-instructor ratio of only 14 to 1, world-class chefs for instructors, and job placement rates that are among the best in the nation.

Atlanta Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts - Developed in response to student interest and industry demands, the Associate of Occupational Science Degree in Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts will provide you with the training and expertise you need to begin your career in the culinary industry.

Atlantic Culinary Academy - McIntosh College is the only regionally accredited college in the United States to offer a Le Cordon Bleu® culinary program. Through its Atlantic Culinary Academy®, McIntosh College allows students to earn an Associate Degree in Culinary Arts in as little as 18 months. In addition, graduates of the program also earn the coveted Le Cordon Bleu® certificate.

Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse - Located in Syracuse, New York, offering Accounting, Business, Computer, Criminal Justice, Human Resources, Information Technology, Medical & Healthcare, Office Professional, Restaurant & Hotel Management, and Travel & Tourism curricula.

California Culinary Academy - California Culinary Academy is a world-class training center with highly skilled faculty and staff committed to providing you with the positive, comprehensive, and challenging hands-on experience you need to prepare for a variety of rewarding careers in the culinary field. We are a student-centered institution, one where your education and your career goals are our reason for being here. Boundless opportunities await those who choose to make their careers in the creative, dynamic, and exciting culinary industry while attending our classes. California Culinary Academy is here to help you embark on your professional journey!

California School of Culinary Arts - http://www.csca.edu/ - CSCA has fast become a respected culinary and hospitality school. Our expertise, along with the ever-growing influence of our graduates, is helping to set the bar for the future and beyond. Founded in 1994, the CSCA faculty includes highly respected, experienced chefs who have the ability to turn out confident and successful graduates. We are part of a small percentage of culinary schools in America to partner with internationally renowned Le Cordon Bleu - the leading authority on culinary techniques, training, and development for over a century. CSCA offers the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu diplôme training through three different programs:  Associates of Occupational Studies Degree in Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts, Le Cordon Bleu Pâtisserie & Baking Diplôme Program, and Le Cordon Bleu Hospitality & Restaurant Management Diploma Program.

Connecticut Culinary Institute  - Located in Farmington, Connecticut, offering Culinary curricula.

Connecticut Culinary Institute - Suffield  - Located in Suffield, Connecticut, offering Culinary curricula.

Culinard, the Culinary Institute of Virginia College  - Located in Birmingham, Alabama, offering Culinary curricula.

Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago - We combine classical cooking techniques with leading-edge technology, resulting in a program that has been highly successful. If you're ready to get serious about a culinary career, there's only one place to go -- The Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago.

Cook Street Culinary School - Located in Denver, Colorado's historic LoDo district, Cook Street Culinary School is a contemporary culinary center dedicated to professional and recreational culinary and wine education. The Professional Food and Wine Career Program features, intensive, hands-on training committed to regional European culinary tradition and technique. Cook Street's Recreational Program offers wine and food enthusiasts at every level of skill and experience opportunities to expand their knowledge, ability and creativity through classes, special events and travel. These programs make Cook Street one of the premier culinary schools in the nation.  

Cornell School of Hotel Administration - Today's School of Hotel Administration is the most sophisticated service-oriented management school in the world. It is located at the heart of Cornell University's campus and far above Cayuga—the longest of the Finger Lakes—in Ithaca, New York. Three state parks and countless waterfalls can be found within a few miles of campus. The center of the wine-growing region of New York State is less than an hour away, as are the well-known Corning Glass Center and Museum and the Watkins Glen auto-racing circuit. For urban life, New York City is about a five-hour drive—or ride on the buses coming and going each day.

Culinary Academy of Long Island - Located in Syosset, New York, offering Culinary and Hotel & Restaurant Management curricula.

Culinary Academy of New York  - Located in New York, New York, offering Culinary, Medical & Healthcare and Hotel & Restaurant Management curricula

Culinary Institute of America - The Culinary Institute of America is the only residential college in the world devoted entirely to culinary education. CIA’s Hyde Park, NY campus offers bachelor’s degree programs in culinary arts management and baking and pastry arts management, associate degree programs in culinary arts and baking and pastry arts. The college’s more than 35,000 graduates are the first choice of leading industry employers around the world.

Florida Culinary Institute - A Division of Lincoln College of Technology  - Combine your love of food with hands-on training from the best instructors in the business. Our distinguished faculty of chefs help you realize your dream of becoming a culinary craftsman.

French Culinary Institute Home Page - All The FCI's programs, including the six-month daytime or nine-month evening Classic Culinary Arts and Classic Pastry Arts programs are structured and directed by the institute's highly-respected Master Chef Deans: Alain Sailhac of New York's famed Le Cygne and Le Cirque; Jacques Pépin, author, teacher and television personality; André Soltner, former chef-owner of New York's Lutèce; and Jacques Torres, former executive pastry chef at Le Cirque and star of the PBS television series, Dessert Circus. The FCI's Visiting Deans include legends such as Alice Waters of Chez Panisse in Berkeley, California; Marcella Hazan, crowned by her peers as "The Queen of Italian Cuisine"; and The French Culinary Institute alumni, such as entrepreneur and media personality Bobby Flay.

Institute of Technology - Clovis  - Roseville and Clovis,California "Institute of Technology is committed to providing the very best culinary arts educational program in the Central Valley. We expect to be the school of choice for this type of training from Bakersfield to Sacramento. We already have inquiries from over 40 prospective students and we haven't even opened the doors yet. Our staff is optimistic and excited about this unique new training opportunity and we sense that same excitement in the community around us,” explains, Rick Wood, College Director.

Institute of Technology - Modesto - Institute of Technology is committed to your success. We offer exciting, career-focused programs in business, computerized accounting, medical assisting, medical billing, computer networking, HVAC, culinary and much more. We feature flexible class schedules and hands-on training from instructors who have experience in the field. And the best part? You can change your life in just 8+ months!

Institute of Technology - Roseville - Located in Roseville, California, offering Culinary curricula.

International College of Hospitality Management - Located in Suffeild, Connecticut, accepting leads from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont, offering Culinary and Hotel & Restaurant Management curricula.

J.C.C.C. Chef Apprenticeship Program - As the public's interest in food continues to grow, so does the demand for trained chefs. The chef apprenticeship program at JCCC is sponsored by the American Culinary Federation, the Greater Kansas City Chefs Association and the U.S. Department of Labor. The three-year program consists of 6,000 hours of training under an American Culinary Federation chef member as well as formal course work. It is the first program in the United States to receive American Culinary Federation Educational Institute accreditation. The JCCC chef apprenticeship program features a heavy emphasis on food preparation. Courses include basic, intermediate and advanced food preparation; baking; and garde-manger (cold-food preparation). Students also receive a solid background in management, with courses in supervisory management, hospitality accounting, menu planning, purchasing, beverage control and advanced hospitality management. Students graduate from the program with an Associate in Applied Science Degree. Other majors within the hospitality management program include Hotel/Motel Management and the Food and Beverage Management

JNA Food Service Training (Philadelphia, PA) - The staff and administration are dedicated to turning out well trained graduates. The faculty, using modern educational techniques, teach the students in a realistic job setting. The quality of training is such that graduates may become employable in the shortest possible time. The hallmarks of our training are easily identified. They are effective instructional methods, hands-on training, and material of educational relevance delivered in a friendly and caring atmosphere.

Johnson and Wales - the best to be the best We'll provide you with a world-class education, taught by culinary world masters using the finest in equipment and ingredients. You provide the desire, drive and hard work necessary to shape your own destiny!

Keiser University - Sarasota   - Located in Sarasota, Florida, offering Accounting & Finance, Business, Computer, Criminal Justice, Culinary, Medical & Healthcare, Massage Therapy, Nursing, Education & Childcare, Management, and Legal & Paralegal curricula.

Keiser University - Tallahassee   - Located in Tallahassee, Florida, offering Accounting & Finance, Culinary, Management, Computer, Business, Graphic Design, Criminal Justice, Medical & Healthcare, Nursing, Legal & Paralegal and Office Professional curricula.

LCB Vegas - One of the newer culinary schools in the country, the Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Las Vegas was founded in January, 2003 with the goal of bringing a renowned culinary curriculum to a city with a thriving hospitality industry-- Las Vegas, Nevada.

L'Ecole Culinaire  - Located in St. Louis, Missouri offering Culinary and Restaurant curricula.

Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Program at Brown College is located in Mendota Heights, a suburb of Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota. The Brown College has provided quality education to students for over 50 years, and is the first school in the U.S. to partner with the acclaimed Le Cordon Bleu program. The program offers a progressive, comprehensive culinary education taught in a modern facility.

Lincoln Technical Institute - Columbia   - Located in Columbia, Maryland offering Automotive & Diesel, Culinary, Electronics & Computer Repair and Heating & Refrigeration curricula.

Lincoln Technical Institute - Cromwell   - Located in Cromwell, Connecticut, offering Culinary curricula.

Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton   - Located in Shelton, Connecticut, offering Culinary, Electrician & Energy Trades, Massage Therapy, Medical & Healthcare and Nursing curricula

Miami Culinary - Unlike most other culinary schools and Florida cooking schools for culinary arts, our Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts Associate of Science Degree at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts - Miami is structured so that students are exposed to a diversified education in culinary arts with a unique combination of general education classes to broaden their awareness, knowledge, attitudes, and values to be successful.

Mountain State University - Ready to hit the kitchen? Mountain State University offers culinary programs to prepare students for a career as a chef or restaurant manager. Benefit from a complete learning experience that combines exceptional classroom training with a series of internships for real-world skill development.

New England Culinary Institute - New England Culinary Institute offers various programs. The most popular program is our two-year A.O.S. Degree in Culinary Arts. We also offer a one-and-a-half year A.O.S. Degree in Food and Beverage Management, an upper-level one-and-a-half year Bachelor’s Degree and a ten-month Certificate Program.

Pennsylvania Culinary Academy - Since our establishment in 1986, Pennsylvania Culinary Institute has grown to become one of the largest culinary and hospitality institutes in the United States. The institute has gained a reputation as a placement-oriented program and is one of the prime locations visited and utilized by national food service and hospitality organizations for their professional staffing needs. At Pennsylvania Culinary Institute, the most modern equipment and proven teaching methods are two important elements of our primary goal: To provide the finest culinary education available to those seeking a career in Pastry Arts or Culinary Arts.

Royal Thai School of Culinary Art - Private cooking school specializing in professional Thai Cooking. Ten 5-session courses in Royal & Regional Thai cuisine that lead to a Grand Diploma in Thai Cooking. Courses can be taken individually or as a 5- or 10-wk intensive that includes Thai Banquet course. A 3-wk, 6-course intensive is also available. Other courses include vegetarian & contemporary Thai cooking.

Scottsdale Culinary Institute - Our programs are comprehensive, challenging, and emphasize hands-on training. They reward our graduates with the Le Cordon Bleu credential, known and respected throughout the world.

Seattle Community College of Hospitality and Culinary Arts - Training tomorrow's executive chefs - with an emphasis on international cuisine. This six-quarter, ACF-accredited program includes the unique "Chef-of-the-Day" course... The Culinary Arts program is a six quarter (certificate) or seven quarter (AAS degree) course of study. The curriculum builds on classical techniques by integrating the modern cooking styles and methods of a variety of international cuisines, as well as seasonal northwest cooking. Students will learn to prepare appetizers, soups, sauces, salads, entrees, vegetables and starches, breads, pastries and desserts. They will also learn to identify and fabricate meat, poultry and fish. In addition to cooking and pastry techniques, the program covers sanitation, nutrition, management, purchasing, costing, menu development, and food and wine pairing. As a final project, each student runs one of the two restaurants as "Chef of the Day", where they implement their own menu and run the restaurant for the day. For this project, students plan the menu, develop and cost all recipes, order their products, assign work stations, book reservations, and reconcile the day's sales. Students are graded in their ability to plan and run the operation effectively and work within food cost guidelines.

Stafford University - The Chef's Table at Stratford University offers fine dining to the public. The Culinary Department offers many one-day cooking classes for budding chefs. Take a look at the Winter Newsletter (pdf) and Culinary Current Events to learn more about Stratford activities. Check out What's New on the Stratford web site.

Texas Culinary Academy - http://www.tca.edu/ - Texas Culinary Academy is unique among Texas cooking schools by offering Le Cordon Bleu degree and certificate programs. TCA programs are structured to ensure that students are exposed to a diversified education in culinary arts with the perfect blend of general education classes to broaden their awareness, knowledge, attitudes, and values.

The Sullivan University System National Center for Hospitality Studies - With a career in the culinary arts, you'll be able to bring a smile to someone's face on a daily basis. To make it in this fast-paced and rewarding environment, get the right education from schools in the Sullivan University System.

Western Culinary Institute - Welcome to the Western Culinary Institute, located in Portland, Oregon. If you're not familiar with our city, you're in for a real treat. Two-thirds of our students come from out of state, and for good reason: Surrounded by rivers, mountains, and lush green hills, Portland is stunningly beautiful, and known for being one of the most livable cities in the United States. Though it's a mid-sized city, it has a big-city feel. Portlanders enjoy an exciting array of arts and entertainment, including a thriving restaurant scene. In short, Portland is a great place in which to live, go to school, and work.

York Technical Institute: "L'École de Cuisine" Culinary Division - All of our culinary programs are designed and updated by industry professionals, so you know you're getting the education you need to get ahead

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