July is national Culinary School Month and while many of you might be seriously considering attending professional cooking school, a lot of you might simply want to take a few recreational courses offered by Chef Instructors, on weekdays, evenings and weekends. Learning to cook using time-tested professional techniques can increase your level of competence in the kitchen.
Top Ten Schools in no particular order:
The Culinary School of America
The French Culinary Institute NYC
Ottawa Culinary Arts Institute
L’Academie de Cuisine
Johnson & Wales University
New England Culinary Institute
California Culinary Academy
Tante Marie’s Cooking School
Kendall College
George Brown Chef School
The number one ranking culinary school is CIA located on the Hudson River, Hyde Park, New York.
You can also get a culinary degree in the U.S. Armed Forces as evidenced here in this amazing chocolate sculpture.
Culinary school takes a person who will be dedicated to arriving ahead of time, being prepared to do whatever is asked of them and showing of deference to their Chefs. It is in a way a bit like boot camp and you will work and learn faster than in any other class you have taken previously. Hard work pays off … eventually … for in this food career you always start employment at the bottom of the pay scale. You must be prepared to work long hours, apply yourself and work your way up. There are grants offered to assist you to help make your culinary dreams a reality.
You’ll learn to make delicious sweets as I did at L’Academie de Cuisine.
Here is the editor’s list of compared culinary schools and more financial information.
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