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Keegan
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What are some good culinary schools?
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Tim McLaughlin
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Hi Keegan, It won’t let me actually answer so I’ll comment instead.
CIA and Johnson & Whales are known to be great schools. My honest opinion though is this. Save your money.
Find a good restaurant near you and ask to start at the bottom and learn. Or, contact your local ACF (American Culinary Federation) chapter and ask about their apprenticeship program. That way you can learn the same things and earn money doing it instead of paying $60,000.
I’ve been a chef for 15 years and I wish I had gone this route instead.
CIA and Johnson & Whales are known to be great schools. My honest opinion though is this. Save your money.
Find a good restaurant near you and ask to start at the bottom and learn. Or, contact your local ACF (American Culinary Federation) chapter and ask about their apprenticeship program. That way you can learn the same things and earn money doing it instead of paying $60,000.
I’ve been a chef for 15 years and I wish I had gone this route instead.
Thank you for your time this is amazingly helpful.
Keegan
Seth D. Weg CPC, WSET, CBS, MCFE, CFM
Assistant Property Executive Chef
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Derwood, Maryland
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Seth D. Weg’s Answer
The three top culinary schools in the US are:
1) Culinary Institute of America
Tie for second:
2) International Culinary Center
3) Johnson & Wales University
There used to be Le Cordon Bleu in this country but they got sued out of existence.
I hope this helps!
1) Culinary Institute of America
Tie for second:
2) International Culinary Center
3) Johnson & Wales University
There used to be Le Cordon Bleu in this country but they got sued out of existence.
I hope this helps!
Laury Padjip
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Boston, Massachusetts
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Laury’s Answer
Hi Keegan,
This is a school I've heard good things about. It is a bit far from Iowa but it can be a good out-of-state option.
https://www.ciachef.edu/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=organic
This is a school I've heard good things about. It is a bit far from Iowa but it can be a good out-of-state option.
https://www.ciachef.edu/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=organic
Hi Keegan,
It won’t let me actually answer so I’ll comment instead.
CIA and Johnson & Whales are known to be great schools.
My honest opinion though is this.
Save your money.
Find a good restaurant near you and ask to start at the bottom and learn.
Or, contact your local ACF (American Culinary Federation) chapter and ask about their apprenticeship program. That way you can learn the same things and earn money doing it instead of paying $60,000.
My email is timmc41
Please feel free to contact me if you’d like to talk more.
I’ve been a chef for 15 years and I wish I had gone this route instead.
Tim McLaughlin