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To name a few:

Texas Culinary Academy
Austin, TX

Culinary Institute of America
Hyde Park Campus, Hyde Park, NY

French Culinary Institute

New York, NY

Jna Institute of Culinary Arts
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Scottsdale Culinary Institute
Scottsdale, AZ

I’m 16 and I’m looking into some colleges/schools to become a Pastry Chef. What would be the best school to go to in terms of getting the best education possible. I want to become a celebrity pastry chef. Its my passion and I love it!!! But, I need to start off by going to the best school/college! Help!!!

Cordon Bleu in Las Vegas Used to have to go to Paris for Le Cordon Bleu so you’re lucky. Saying your trained at Cordon Bleu is like saying you are Harvard educated in the business world. Here http://www.chefs.edu/Las-Vegas. Or you can talk a restaurant like the chinese laundry into hiring you as a dishwasher and work your way up at your own pace. ( sometimes faster than school, sometimes not)

It could be around the world, also can you tell me some background information on being a chef?



Cordon Bleu, Culinary Arts Institute, some hospitality majors, a bunch of European schools

Every time I ask a question I get the same question everytime. I want to go to school but not sure if it is worth it to become a chef because people say it’s not worth going to school just work in resturants.

Its really important to get the exact training that you are going to use in your career. You cant just wait on tables and call it good for becoming a chef, you need to really learn the fundamentals of all sides of it. Here are TONS of schools that offer courses for people just like you. Wanting to learn how to become a chef. You can also search by zip code to only view the schools that are near where you live. I think this is one of the most fascinating careers. Why not take a course and be ahead of your competition!

Good luck!

Can somebody plz plz plz tell me about the TOP or atleast good Cooking Schools to become a PROFESSIONAL CHEF?
I have no idea of the requirements & procedure to get in so plz explain (I have no formal experience jus the usual cooking experiments at home).
Schools outside India are very much preferred.
I have read in an article that age matters & that only 16-25yrs of age is generally considered for most schools. Is it true? Im like 25. Do i still have a chance?PLZ answer

Thanks for all those who’ve pointed me to good schools

top cooking schools in the world are in France, Spain, and New york Le Cordon Bleu in France is the best, but Spain is now the top country for food now so cooking school their is a great idea. In the US the CIA in New York is tops. I went to a great school one of the top ones, but have had to omit it from my resume because after I had my baby and wanted to step down as executive chef. I had a hard time finding line level work people get vary intimidated by me. It’s a trade off good luck

Should I get a degree before I go to culinary school? If so, what?

i suggest you post this in the foods and drink section, i think there are professionals there who might be able to help you

I was wondering if anyone knew what school Chef Gordon Ramsay attended for his culinary education.

North Oxfordshire Technical College, UK

i am a senior in southern california right now and i need to "shadow" someone to finish my senior project. i would like to find a chef and tell them about my project and see if they can show me the ropes for the day so i can graduate. culinary school websites in the area like the international culinary institutes require you to register and stuff before you get any phone numbers or anything. anyone have a number i can call or where i can find numbers to chefs or schools for referrals?

Most of the chefs I know are rather proud of their culinary skills, and wouldn’t mind show/sharing them to a student.I would suggest finding a local owned cafe and ask the cashier/hostess if the chef/sous is available.Mid morning or afternoon is best time for this.Let him/her know what’s up and offer to sign a insurance waiver for liability, case you get hurt.Local owned would be the key,corporations, sadly, would site the liability as an issue.Congratulations on your graduation this year.

I would love to be a pastry chef when I grow up (16 now) but i’m not sure if I can do it or what I need to do. I think it’s called culinary school but i’m not sure if that’s the right word or how you spell it so I didn’t put it in the title of this so if you are a pastry chef could you tell me what you did to get there?

It really depends on where you live and how much you want to spend on school If you don’t mind going to New York you can go to the CIA it has been considered the best for quite some time. Johnson & Wales University in Providence is good. On the west coast a hot spot is San Francisco lot to choose from Seattle has vary good one. I myself went to 2 schools one more renowned then the other . You can find a good one in almost any state. My advice to you would be to check them out to find if the pastry program is any good. Some may be small and only teach a little some may be so massive you cannot learn a thing because the instructor can’t help you. CIA has a lot students not my favorite setting for hands on learning, but it is the CIA. If you have an art Institute near by check them out it is not the best by far but you will get a good basic foundation. Technical or community collage is also a great way to go the cost is low but the education and real AA or AS degree is transferable to university as a Junior with the A.A degree
Good luck
you don’t need to know much when you start but you will have to study like crazy but Its nice to have a class that is called chocolate 1 ,2 ,or 3. Oh the fun of tempering chocolate

I am a high school senior in Washington, DC and I am considering becoming a chef. I would like to go to school in Australia (either Sydney or Melbourne), but I dont know anything about any culinary schools in Australia. Which are the most prestigious, which are new and trendy, how much do they all cost, etc? Any information would be helpful. Thanks!

Le Cordon Bleu !!!
Thats where I go! they have campuses all over the entire world, and tuition is going to be different in another country but here in america tuition is 42k a year if you are doing associates degree and 80k if you are a bachelors student.
le cordon bleu is world wide and an amazing school that is linked through the mother school in paris, france.