Description
For someone with a love for great food and a passion for cooking, a culinary career can offer a variety of opportunities. Eating and preparing good food is not only necessary; it is one of the truly great pleasures in life. People come together over food as a way of getting to know each other, to conduct business, to celebrate, have fun or just to break up their routine.
Culinary professionals are involved in the preparation, presentation and service of all types of food and must be able to apply their basic skills to any cuisine – from traditional to contemporary, elegant to casual, and every ethnic variety or fusion from around the world.
As a culinary, pastry and baking, or hospitality professional the locations and places you could work are diverse when you consider the vast and flavorful array of dining establishments, hotels and resorts across the country and around the world. Possibilities exist in fine dining establishments, trendy restaurants, chic cafes, bakeries, hotels, cruise ships, corporate dining rooms and much more.
Is your goal to work toward owning your own business in a bustling city? Do you desire opportunities to work at a luxurious resort, an elite spa or a lively ski town? In the culinary world, you can follow your passion and pursue the life you choose to live.
Professionals in the culinary industry can choose from a variety of career paths in culinary arts, pastry and baking, or hospitality and restaurant management. Le Cordon Bleu campuses maintain an extensive list of employers to support our graduates and help them find career opportunities. Job titles and responsibilities may vary depending on level of experience, the type of establishment, the style of food, and the location.
Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts cannot guarantee employment or salary.
Announcing Le Cordon Bleu's New Certificate Programs -- Getting You More for Less Le Cordon Bleu’s new 12-month certificate program is designed to take you from our school’s kitchens to the professional kitchen in less time than what you might think– at a new lower cost that's more affordable than what you might find at another culinary school. Your time spent in the kitchen will be devoted to practicing and perfecting your skills alongside experienced chef instructors – learning the same basic techniques, fundamentals, and proficiencies as students at Le Cordon Bleu Paris and Le Cordon Bleu London where it all began over 75 years ago. And if you’re hungry for a broader set of skills, the certificate program provides foundational skills and serves as your pathway to an Associate or Bachelor’s degree at Le Cordon Bleu.
Learn the way to a culinary career in:
- Culinary Arts
- Patisserie & Baking
Le Cordon Bleu® and the Le Cordon Bleu logo are registered trademarks of Career Education Corporation in North America for educational services. Le Cordon Bleu cannot guarantee employment or salary. Credits earned are unlikely to transfer. Le Cordon Bleu cannot guarantee that the Associate of Occupational Studies in Culinary Operations or the Bachelor of Arts in Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Management online programs will always be available. Le Cordon Bleu Paris and Le Cordon Bleu London are not owned or operated by Career Education Corporation which owns and operates the Le Cordon Bleu schools in the United States.
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School Website: Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Austin
