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Once you decide you hope to become a professional chef, you’ll want to begin narrowing down the choices of culinary art schools.

Here are some well known culinary art schools in the U.S. that may match your needs:

The Famous Le Cordon Bleu Schools

One of the top cooking schools in the world, Le Cordon Bleu of North American offers a host of different classes in the culinary arts arena including Bakery & Pastery, Restaurant Management. Le Cordon Bleu specializes in presenting classical French cuisine using modern kitchen equipment and specialized techniques under the practiced eyes of their certified chefs.

The Le Cordon Bleu culinary art schools are located in Pasadena, San Francisco, Chicago, Atlanta and many other area locations. Future chefs can request a free informational package from this fine culinary art institute and even gain approval to take classes in more than one campus location.

The Culinary Art Institutes

International Culinary Arts School|The Intl. Culinary Arts School at the Art Institutes is another well known cooking school to consider putting at the top of your list. With campus locations all across the U.S. such as NY, Atlanta and Pittsburg, you may find it very convenient to launch your culinary art degree here.

Executive chef classes include the Art of Cooking, Baking & Pastry, Wine & Spirits and Culinary Arts. If you have a love for fine food, but an eye for business, Restaurant Management & Catering Management are also available. The chef programs offered vary by culinary location, so it’s a good idea to contact the culinary art schools campus you you are considering to attend in advance so you know what is available to you. Information packages are mailed upon request.

L’Ecole Culinary Arts

If you live in the Midwest and want to find out more about culinary art schools in St. Louis, you might investigate L’Ecole Culinaire. The courses you’ll be exposed to here will prepare you for making everything from classic Italian fare such as hand-made pasta, Tuscan pizzas, and fresh vegetable dishes, to Southern dishes and traditional French foods.

The L’Ecole Culinaire is more unique culinary art schools because they feature a ten-week curricular structure based on a ten-week educational phase rather than on more familiar college semesters or quarters. Students take only one major course during each phase, making it easy for them to concentrate their cooking skill sets and get the most from their chef school experience.

L’Ecole Culinaire currently presents a Diploma in Culinary Essentials and an Associate of Occupational Studies Degree.

The World Famous Culinary Institute of America

The Culinary Institute of America is one of the most premier culinary art schools specializing in a thirty week Culinary Cooking Arts Certificate Program as well as the complete culinary, baking and pastry arts degree programs.

In addition to their main school in Hyde Park, New York, the CIA has a couple more culinary art schools to for your aspiring executive chef needs. The CIA at Greystone - located in St. Helena, CA and the CIA San Antonio, TX.