Featured Culinary Schools

Here in America, as you might imagine, you will find virtually any ethnic cuisine you can think of. However, there are some areas that favor one dining experience over another.

On the East Coast you will find a penchant for French and Atlantic Canadian Cuisine, punctuated with imaginatively fresh ingredients and playful recipes stuffed with seafood, cream sauces, bisque and frangipane. Sound like fun? It is. Culinary institutions like the Pennsylvania Culinary Institute can prepare you for outstanding careers in the culinary arts of this region.

Jump over to the West Coast and chow down on the cuisine du jour- maybe Asian Fusion. But, don't think it's an elitist endeavor. The other west-coastal trend is casual and approachable cuisine, matching the laid back attitude. You will also discover diverse and inventive menus here, in response to the delicious produce and foodstuffs available at every turn in the agricultural west. Your imagination is your only boundary at adventurous culinary arts centers like the California Culinary Academy and the Western Culinary Institute.

And, of course, one must not forget Southern Cooking. The home of down home Comfort Food and Cajun Cuisine, culinary arts schools in the south have quite a reputation to live up to. Take schools like Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Atlanta or the Orlando Culinary Academy. Situated in the heart of the French-American South these academies flourish among perfectionist chefs who teach the art of creating dishes that really do rival perfection.

Learn from the top culinary institutions - listed in the left column - in their respective areas of expertise for the regional cuisine of your choosing.

Also, if you have been considering earning your degree online, or want to find out more about distance learning, you've come to the right place. At any of the schools offered here, you'll gain an education that can take you further in your career, or help you start a new one!