The Guide to Cooking Schools (Guide to Cooking Schools: Cooking Schools, Courses, Vacations, Apprenticeships & Wine Instruction )
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (942 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0945834292 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"A good place to start looking" according to A Customer. This book is a good refernce for anyone considering a culinary education, but most of the information can be found elsewhere and the information provided made it dificult to evaluate the actual quality of the school. Still, it is a good starting place and it's nice to have all this information in one place. Also, some good listings in the appendix of cost breakdown.. A Customer said Easy-to-use, comprehensive resource. Great reference for anyone considering a career as a chef or who wants to take a cooking vacation. Detailed, yet concise, descriptions of hundreds of programs, mostly in the U.S. & Europe. Well organized and indexed. Not much info about programs in South America, though.. It's all here-and on the web. A Customer This book is a useful reference tool, and not much more. Besides, nearly all the information in it is available on the web. So why pay? The book provides the standard stats on cooking schools - cost, class size, start dates - etc. But a table listing all of these data would be great.
The 464-page 2002 (14th annual) edition contains detailed descriptions of 458 career and professional programs and 632 recreational programs worldwide, 39 culinary apprenticeships, 106 wine appreciation courses, and 32 food and wine organizations. Programs for both career and home cooks. The only comprehensive, international resource of its kind, published annually and recommended by leading food and wine publications and organizations. "The Bible" according to The New York Times, The Guide is recommended by The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Business Week, Fortune, and every leading food publication, including Gourmet, Bon Appetit, Fine Cooking, Cooking Light, & Cook's Illustrated.. Contains detailed descriptions of more than 1,000 schools, colleges, culinary apprenticeships, cooking vacations, wine courses, and food and wi
This guide to culinary programs will be useful to readers considering a career in cooking as well as to those just looking for a fun vacation alternative. The book is divided between career/professional programs and recreational cooking schools. Top chefs often earn six-figure incomes, many achieve celebrity status (think Julia Child, Wolfgang Puck, or James Beard), and have the good fortune to work in a field that rewards creativity, innovation, and hard work. The Guide to Cooking Schools 1998 can help aspiring chefs choose exactly the right program to suit their needs and goals. The actual listings, though brief, are packed with information on tuition, length of programs, student-to-teacher ratios, percentages of students who find employment, and more. . At the beginning of The Guide to Cooking Schools 1998 you'll find a brief checklist of points to consider when choosing a particular