| Culinary schools teach the fine art of | | | | so on. They teach fundamental and traditional |
| cooking. Cooking is no longer considered to | | | | cooking, and encourage innovation and |
| be just simple cooking. It involves a lot of | | | | novelty. They generally have small |
| expertise and innovation. With the food | | | | teacher-student ratios. One way to judge the |
| industry growing at spectacular rates, there | | | | quality of a culinary school is to take at |
| is a lot of demand for good cooks. This is | | | | look at its alumni and where they are placed. |
| the reason most people are taking up the | | | | These people can also provide their own |
| culinary arts as a serious career option. | | | | critique of the various schools. Another way |
| There are now hundreds of culinary schools | | | | to judge is to see the accreditations that |
| that teach not just basic cooking but also | | | | school has. |
| specialties like pastry preparation, wine | | | | |
| classes, knife skills, desserts, baking, | | | | There are many rankings and ratings provided |
| holiday foods, healthy foods, regional | | | | to culinary schools by Princeton Review or US |
| cooking, style cooking, sauces, chocolates, | | | | News or World Report. Some of the best |
| safety and sanitation, cost management, food | | | | culinary schools across the world are: The |
| handling and identification, food and | | | | Culinary Institute of America, Texas Culinary |
| nutrition, special cuisines, and more. | | | | Academy, Sullivan University, New England |
| | | | Culinary Institute, Liaison College, The Art |
| Culinary schools offer a lot of courses: | | | | Institutes, Johnson and Wales University, Le |
| executive chef, sous-chef, saucier, garde | | | | Cordon Bleu, the French Culinary Institute, |
| manager, pastry chef, sommelier and more. The | | | | Western Culinary Institute, and several |
| courses are based on the level of expertise: | | | | others. |
| level 1 for basic introduction, level 2 for | | | | |
| more experienced cooks and level 3 for | | | | Information about top culinary schools and |
| professional cooking. | | | | their programs can be obtained by visiting |
| | | | the school or requesting a brochure. The |
| The best culinary schools not only offer | | | | internet will help you locate a top culinary |
| certifications that are respected worldwide, | | | | school in your area; there are several |
| but also the finest facilities and | | | | websites that provide information. The |
| instructors, food service operations, job | | | | schools also have their own websites that |
| placement assistance, good credentials, | | | | advertise their latest courses and offers. |
| teaching by experts, hands-on teaching, and | | | | |