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Culinary art is the art
Art

Art is the process or product of deliberately arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions. It encompasses a diverse range of human activities, creations, and modes of expression, including music and literature....
 of cooking
Cooking

Cooking is the process of preparing food by applying heat, selecting, measuring and combining of ingredients in an ordered procedure for producing safe and edible food....
. The word "culinary" is defined as something related to, or connected with, cooking or kitchen
Kitchen

A kitchen, is a room or part of a room used for food preparation including cooking, and sometimes also for eating and entertaining guests, if the kitchen is large enough and designed to be used that way....
s. A culinarian is a person working in the culinary arts. A culinarian working in restaurant
Restaurant

A restaurant prepares and serves food and drink to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and Delivery ....
s is commonly known as a cook
Cook (profession)

A cook is a person that prepares food for consumption. In Germany, Austria and Switzerland this professions requires government approval . The profession requires profound knowledge concerning nutrition....
 or a chef
Chef

A chef is a person who cooking professionally. In a professional kitchen setting, the term is used only for the one person in charge of everyone else in the kitchen, the executive chef....
. Culinary artists are responsible for skillfully preparing meal
Meal

A meal is an instance of eating, specifically one that takes place at a specific time and includes specific, prepared food.Meals occur primarily at homes, restaurants, and cafeterias, but may occur anywhere....
s that are as pleasing to the palate
Palate

The palate is the roof of the mouth in humans and vertebrate animals. It separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity. The palate is divided into two parts, the anterior bony hard palate, and the posterior fleshy soft palate or velum....
 as to the eye. Increasingly they are required to have a knowledge of the science of food
Food science

Food science is a discipline concerned with all technical aspects of food, beginning with harvesting or slaughter , and ending with its cooking and consumption....
 and an understanding of diet
Diet

Diet, in relation to food, might mean:* Diet , the sum of the food consumed by an organism or group.* Dieting, the deliberate selection of food to control body weight or nutrient intake....
 and nutrition
Nutrition

Nutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with good nutrition....
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Culinary art is the art
Art

Art is the process or product of deliberately arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions. It encompasses a diverse range of human activities, creations, and modes of expression, including music and literature....
 of cooking
Cooking

Cooking is the process of preparing food by applying heat, selecting, measuring and combining of ingredients in an ordered procedure for producing safe and edible food....
. The word "culinary" is defined as something related to, or connected with, cooking or kitchen
Kitchen

A kitchen, is a room or part of a room used for food preparation including cooking, and sometimes also for eating and entertaining guests, if the kitchen is large enough and designed to be used that way....
s. A culinarian is a person working in the culinary arts. A culinarian working in restaurant
Restaurant

A restaurant prepares and serves food and drink to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and Delivery ....
s is commonly known as a cook
Cook (profession)

A cook is a person that prepares food for consumption. In Germany, Austria and Switzerland this professions requires government approval . The profession requires profound knowledge concerning nutrition....
 or a chef
Chef

A chef is a person who cooking professionally. In a professional kitchen setting, the term is used only for the one person in charge of everyone else in the kitchen, the executive chef....
. Culinary artists are responsible for skillfully preparing meal
Meal

A meal is an instance of eating, specifically one that takes place at a specific time and includes specific, prepared food.Meals occur primarily at homes, restaurants, and cafeterias, but may occur anywhere....
s that are as pleasing to the palate
Palate

The palate is the roof of the mouth in humans and vertebrate animals. It separates the oral cavity from the nasal cavity. The palate is divided into two parts, the anterior bony hard palate, and the posterior fleshy soft palate or velum....
 as to the eye. Increasingly they are required to have a knowledge of the science of food
Food science

Food science is a discipline concerned with all technical aspects of food, beginning with harvesting or slaughter , and ending with its cooking and consumption....
 and an understanding of diet
Diet

Diet, in relation to food, might mean:* Diet , the sum of the food consumed by an organism or group.* Dieting, the deliberate selection of food to control body weight or nutrient intake....
 and nutrition
Nutrition

Nutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with good nutrition....
. They work primarily in restaurants, fast food
Fast food

File:2008-0614-In-N-Out-burgsfries.jpgFast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly. While any meal with low preparation time can be considered to be fast food, typically the term refers to food sold in a restaurant or store with low quality preparation and served to the customer in a packaged form for Tak...
 chain store franchises
Franchising

Franchising refers to the methods of practicing and using another person's philosophy of business. The franchisor grants the independent operator the right to distribute its products, techniques, and trademarks for a percentage of gross monthly sales and a royalty fee....
, delicatessen
Delicatessen

Delicatessen is a term meaning "delicacies" or "fine foods". The word entered English via German language,with the old German spelling , plural of Delicatesse "delicacy", ultimately from Latin delicatus....
s, hospital
Hospital

A hospital is an institution for health care providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment, and often but not always providing for longer-term patient stays....
s and other institutions. Kitchen conditions vary depending on the type of business, restaurant, nursing home etc.

Careers in culinary arts


Related Careers

There are a wide variety at opportunities in the culinary arts profession. Below is a non-exhaustive list at some opportunities available to those interested in working as culinary professional
Professional

A professional is a person who has completed a doctoral or law program or equivalent .A professional is someone who has a professional degree - a number one on the Hollingshead scale....
s.

  • Chef
    Chef

    A chef is a person who cooking professionally. In a professional kitchen setting, the term is used only for the one person in charge of everyone else in the kitchen, the executive chef....
    s and cooks
    Cook (profession)

    A cook is a person that prepares food for consumption. In Germany, Austria and Switzerland this professions requires government approval . The profession requires profound knowledge concerning nutrition....
     - Work directly with the preparation at food for service in various establishments including full-service restaurants, catering facilities, institutional dining, corporate dining, and various other venues. It has been recorded that 54% at all Culinary art professionals are female.
  • Dining Room Service
  • Food and Beverage
    Food and Beverage

    F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth of Nations countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods....
     Managers     - Manage all food and beverage outlets in hotel
    Hotel

    ----A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including Bathroom#Types of bathroomss and air conditioning or clima...
    s and other large establishments
  • Food and Beverage Controllers - Purchase and source ingredient
    Ingredient

    An ingredient is a substance that forms part of a mixture . For example, in cooking, recipes specify which ingredients are used to prepare a specific dish....
    s in large hotel
    Hotel

    ----A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including Bathroom#Types of bathroomss and air conditioning or clima...
    s as well as manage the stores and stock control.
  • Consultant
    Consultant

    A consultant is a professional who provides advice in a particular area of expertise such as management, accountancy, the environmental consulting, entertainment, technology, law , human resources, marketing, medicine, finance, economics, Public administration, communication, engineering, Audio engineering, graphic design, or waste managemen...
    s     and Design Specialists - Works with restaurant owners in development of menus, layout and design of dining room and establishing kitchen protocols.
  • Salespeople - Introduce chef
    Chef

    A chef is a person who cooking professionally. In a professional kitchen setting, the term is used only for the one person in charge of everyone else in the kitchen, the executive chef....
    s and business owners to new products and are able to demonstrate the proper use at equipment. They may sell any range at products needed in the industry from various food products to equipment.
  • Teacher
    Teacher

    In education, a teacher is a person who teaches. A teacher who teaches an individual student may also be described as a personal tutor.The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out by way of Occupation or Profession at a school or other place of formal education....
    s - Train future culinary professionals with their experience in the classroom.
  • Food Writers and Food Critic
    Food critic

    The terms food critic, food writer, and restaurant critic can all be used to describe a writer who analyzes food or restaurants and then publishes the results of their findings....
    s - Establish a public contact with the public on food trends, chefs and restaurants. Many write for newspaper
    Newspaper

    A newspaper is a publication containing news, information and advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint. General-interest newspapers often feature articles on Politics, crime, business, art/entertainment, society and sports....
    s, magazine
    Magazine

    for quarterly in Heraldry see Quartering Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of Article , generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscription, or all three....
    s and some publish books. Notables in this field include Julia Child
    Julia Child

    Julia Child was an American chef, author and television personality, who introduced French cuisine and cooking techniques to the American mainstream, through her many cookbooks and television programs....
    , Craig Claiborne
    Craig Claiborne

    Craig Claiborne was an United States restaurant critic, food writer and former food editor of the New York Times. He was the author of numerous cookbooks and an autobiography....
     and James Beard
    James Beard

    James Andrew Beard was an United States chef and food writer. James Beard is recognized by many as the father of American gastronomy. Throughout his life, he pursued and advocated the highest standards, and served as a mentorship to emerging talents in the field of the culinary arts....
    .
  • Food Stylists and Photographer
    Photographer

    A photographer is a person who takes a photograph using a camera. A professional photographer uses photography to make a living whilst an amateur photographer does not earn a living and typically takes photographs for pleasure and to record an event, place or person for future enjoyment....
    s - Work with magazines, books, catalogs and promotional and advertising to make them visually appealing.
  • Research and Development
    Research and development

    The phrase research and development , according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, refers to "creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of knowledge to devise new applications [sic]" ...
     Kitchens - Develop new products for commercial manufacturers, they can also be test kitchens for publications or others can be kitchens for restaurant chains or grocery chains.
  • Entrepreneurship
    Entrepreneurship

    Entrepreneurship is the practice of starting new organizations or revitalizing mature organizations, particularly new businesses generally in response to identified opportunities....
    . Many culinarians develop their own business with examples including restaurants, bakeries, specialty food manufacture (chocolate
    Chocolate

    Chocolate comprises a number of raw and processed foods that are produced from the seed of the tropical cacao tree.Chocolate has become one of the most popular flavors in the world....
    s, cheese
    Cheese

    Cheese is a food consisting of proteins and fat from milk, usually the milk of cattle, Water Buffalo, goats, or sheep's milk. It is produced by Coagulation of the milk protein casein....
     etc).


Occupational outlook

The occupation outlook for chef
Chef

A chef is a person who cooking professionally. In a professional kitchen setting, the term is used only for the one person in charge of everyone else in the kitchen, the executive chef....
s, restaurant managers, dieticians, and nutritionist
Nutritionist

The term nutritionist is subject to several interpretations. However, it should never be confused with the term dietitian.In many jurisdictions a nutritionist is a person who devotes professional activity to food and preventive nutrition....
s is fairly good, with "as fast as the average" growth. Increasingly a college education with formal qualifications is required for success in this field.

Culinary colleges around the world

North America
North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
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  • International Culinary School at The Art Institutes
    The Art Institutes

    The Art Institutes is a collection of Private school, for-profit university for career preparation in the visual art, creative, and applied arts, including design, Mass media, fashion, and culinary programs....
     (41 locations in North America
    North America

    North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
    )
  • United States of America:
    • Cypress Community College Hotel, Restaurant Management, & Culinary Arts Program in Anaheim
    • California
      California

      California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
       School of Culinary Arts Pasadena
      Pasadena

      Pasadena may refer to:Cities in the United States:*Pasadena, California*South Pasadena, California*South Pasadena, Florida*Pasadena, Maryland...
    • Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago
      Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago

      The Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago , an affiliate of Le Cordon Bleu, was founded in 1983. The school is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is located in Chicago, Illinois....
    • Classic Cooking Academy, Scottsdale
      Scottsdale

      Scottsdale is the name of several places:* Scottsdale, Arizona, United States* Scottsdale, Tasmania, Australia* Scottsdale Reserve, New South Wales, Australia...
      , Arizona
      Arizona

      The State of Arizona is a U.S. state located in the Southwestern United States of the United States. The capital and largest city is Phoenix, Arizona....
    • Culinary Institute of America
      Culinary Institute of America

      The Culinary Institute of America is a culinary school located in Hyde Park, New York USA, founded in 1946. The CIA also has branch campuses in St....
       in New York City
      New York City

      The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
    • Institute for the Culinary Arts at Metropolitan Community College,Omaha, Nebraska
      Omaha, Nebraska

      Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County, Nebraska. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River....
    • Johnson and Wales University (RI,FL,NC,CO)
    • Kendall College
      Kendall College

      Kendall College is a private institution of higher education in Chicago, Illinois which offers undergraduate degrees and ongoing professional education programs in business, the culinary arts, education and hospitality management....
       in Chicago, Illinois
    • Lincoln College of Technology
    • Manchester Community College
      Manchester Community College

      Manchester Community College is a community college in Manchester, Connecticut, Hartford County, Connecticut, Connecticut, USA. Founded in 1963, it is the third-oldest of the twelve community colleges governed by the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut Community-Technical Colleges and has graduated more than 23,000 students since the first...
       in Connecticut
      Connecticut

      Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....
    • New England Culinary Institute
      New England Culinary Institute

      The New England Culinary Institute is a career oriented, culinary college located in Montpelier, Vermont founded on June 15, 1980 by Fran Voigt and John Dranow....
       in Vermont
      Vermont

      Vermont is a U.S. state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area....
    • Orlando Culinary Academy
      Orlando Culinary Academy

      The Orlando Culinary Academy is a culinary and hospitality training school and an affiliate of Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America. The Academy was established in January 2002 and is located in Orlando, Florida, Florida....
    • Pennsylvania Culinary Institute
      Pennsylvania Culinary Institute

      Pennsylvania Culinary Institute located in Pittsburgh, PA was founded in 1986. The institute offers a variety of specialized culinary degrees....
    • Scottsdale Culinary Institute
      Scottsdale Culinary Institute

      Scottsdale Culinary Institute is a career-focused school in Arizona specializing in culinary and hospitality education. Elizabeth Sherman Leite started Scottsdale Culinary Institute in 1986....
    • Texas Culinary Academy
      Texas Culinary Academy

      Texas Culinary Academy is a private school located in The Domain , a 235-acre, multi-use park in Austin, Texas. The cooking school is affiliated with Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America....
    • The Culinary Institute of Charleston, South Carolina
    • The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College
      The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College

      The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College was founded in 1974 as America's first private college to offer career training in fine dining and the luxury hospitality industry....
      , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
      Pennsylvania

      The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....
      ,
    • Coosa Valley Technical College
      Coosa Valley Technical College

      Coosa Valley Technical College , begun in 1962, is a member of Georgia system of technical colleges that operate under the Technical College System of Georgia and an institution of higher learning that provides occupational education, skills training, and workforce development to support the educational, economic, and community development o...
      ; Rome, GA


Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
:
    • George Brown College
      George Brown College

      George Brown College is a public, fully-accredited college of applied arts and technology with three full campuses in downtown Toronto, Ontario....
      , (Toronto
      Toronto

      Toronto is the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population in Canada and the Provinces and territories of Canada Provincial and territorial capitals of Canada of Ontario....
      , ON)
    • Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts Institute, (Ottawa
      Ottawa

      Ottawa is the Capital of Canada. The city has population of 812,000, the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population municipality in the country and second largest in Ontario....
      , ON)
    • Liaison College (Several Ontario
      Ontario

      Ontario is a Provinces and territories of Canada located in the Central Canada part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest, after Quebec, in total area....
       locations including: Barrie
      Barrie

      Barrie may refer to:* Barrie, a city in Ontario, Canada* Barrie , a Canadian federal electoral district* Barrie , a provincial electoral district...
      , Brampton
      Brampton

      Brampton is the name of a number of places:...
      , Hamilton
      Hamilton

      Hamilton may refer to:...
      , Kitchener
      Kitchener

      Kitchener may refer to:* Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener , British Field Marshal and 1st Earl Kitchener* Henry Kitchener, 2nd Earl Kitchener , British soldier, brother of the 1st Earl Kitchener...
      , Oakville
      Oakville

      Oakville may refer to:...
       & Toronto
      Toronto

      Toronto is the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population in Canada and the Provinces and territories of Canada Provincial and territorial capitals of Canada of Ontario....
    • Niagara Culinary Institute, Niagara College
      Niagara College

      Niagara College is a List of Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology within the Niagara Region of Southern Ontario. The college has four campuses: Welland, Ontario, the Niagara-on-the-Lake campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, the Maid of the Mist Campus in Niagara Falls, Ontario, home of the Tourism Industry Development Centre and...
      , Niagara-on-the-lake, ON
    • Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts, (Vancouver
      Vancouver

      Vancouver is a coastal city and major seaport located in the Lower Mainland of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the largest city in British Columbia and the second largest metropolitan area in the Pacific Northwest region....
      , BC)
    • The Culinary Institute of Canada
      Canada

      Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
       (Charlottetown
      Charlottetown

      Charlottetown is a Canada city and the provincial capital of Prince Edward Island. Charlottetown was first incorporated as a town in 1855 and designated as a city in 1885....
      , PE)


Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
:
  • Westminster Kingsway College (London)
  • School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology
    School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology

    The School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology is a school of the Dublin Institute of Technology.The Dublin Institute of Technology is a state funded, non-profit organization comprehensive higher educational Institution providing full-time and part-time programmes in the performing arts, science, technology and business at undergraduate an...
    , DIT, Dublin
    Dublin

    Dublin is both the largest city and capital of Republic of Ireland. It is located near the midpoint of Ireland's east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin Region....
    , Ireland
    Ireland

    Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
  • Scuola di Arte Culinaria Cordon Bleu, Florence
    Florence

    Florence is the Capital city of the Italy Regions of Italy of Tuscany and of the provinces of Italy Province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany and has a population of 364,779 ....
    , Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
  • Apicius International School of Hospitality, Florence
    Florence

    Florence is the Capital city of the Italy Regions of Italy of Tuscany and of the provinces of Italy Province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany and has a population of 364,779 ....
    , Italy
    Italy

    Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
  • École hôtelière de Lausanne
    École hôtelière de Lausanne

    Lausanne Hotel School provides university-level studies to students who are aiming for careers in the hospitality industry....
    , Lausanne
    Lausanne

    Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French language-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva , and facing ?vian-les-Bains and with the Jura mountains to its north-west....
    , Switzerland
    Switzerland

    Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
  • Institut Paul Bocuse, Ecully
    Écully

    ?cully is a town and Communes of France in the Rh?ne Departments of France and Rh?ne-Alpes Regions of France of France....
    , France
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
  • Le Cordon Bleu
    Le Cordon Bleu

    Le Cordon Bleu is the world's largest hospitality education institution, with 29 schools in five continents serving 20,000 students annually....
    , Paris
    Paris

    Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
    , France
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
  • École des trois gourmandes
    École des trois gourmandes

    L'?cole des trois gourmandes was a cooking school founded in Paris, France during the 1950s by Julia Child, Simone Beck, and Louisette Bertholle....
    , Paris
    Paris

    Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
    , France
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
  • Ecole Hôtelière du Périgord, Périgueux
    Périgueux

    P?rigueux is a Communes of France in the Dordogne Departments of France in Aquitaine in southwestern France.P?rigueux is the Prefectures in France of the department and the capital of the region....
    , France
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
  • HRC Culinary Academy
    HRC Culinary Academy

    HRC Culinary Academy is a cooking school in Dobrich, Bulgaria. Founded in February 2008, the academy is located 30 minutes away from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and the resorts of Golden Sands and Albena....
    , Bulgaria
    Bulgaria

    The state of Bulgaria , Scientific transliteration Balgarija, officially the Republic of Bulgaria has played a significant role in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe for over fourteen centuries....


Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
 and New Zealand
New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....
:
  • North Shore International Academy, Auckland
    Auckland

    The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban areas of New Zealand with over 1.3 million residents, percent of the country's population....
    , New Zealand
    New Zealand

    New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses , and numerous Islands of New Zealand, most notably Stewart Island/Rakiura and the Chatham Islands....


Caribbean
Caribbean

The Caribbean is a region consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands , and the surrounding coasts. The region is located southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and Northern America, east of Central America, and to the north of South America....
:
  • International School Of Tourism and Hospitality Management
  • Universidad del Este
    Universidad del Este

    Universidad del Este Eastern University in English language— is a private non-profit institution of higher education and a component of the Ana G....
    , Puerto Rico
    Puerto Rico

    Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is a Autonomy Territories of the United States of the United States located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of the Virgin Islands....
    , USA


Latin America
Latin America

Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages ? particularly Spanish language and Portuguese language, and variably French language ? are primarily spoken....
:

  • Academia de Artes Culinarias de Guatemala, *Guatemala
    Guatemala

    Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize and the Caribbean to the northeast, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast....
    .


Asia
Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....
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  • Center for Culinary Arts, Manila
    Center for Culinary Arts, Manila

    Center for Culinary Arts, Manila is one of the pioneers in providing culinary education in the Philippines. CCA was formally established in 1996 and is currently located in Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines....
    , Philippines
    Philippines

    The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....
  • Culinary Academy Of India, Hyderabad, India
    India

    India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....


Middle East
Middle East

File:GreaterMiddleEast1.pngThe Middle East is a region that spans southwestern Asia, western Asia, and northeastern Africa. It has no clear boundaries, often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East....
:
  • International Centre for Culinary Arts, Dubai
    Dubai

    Dubai is one of the seven Emirates of the United Arab Emirates and the most populous city of the United Arab Emirates . It is located along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula....
     (ICCA Dubai)


Other:
  • Le Cordon Bleu
    Le Cordon Bleu

    Le Cordon Bleu is the world's largest hospitality education institution, with 29 schools in five continents serving 20,000 students annually....
     (locations in 20 countries)


See also

  • American Dietetic Association
    American Dietetic Association

    The American Dietetic Association is the United States' largest organization of food and nutrition professionals, with nearly 67,000 members. Approximately 75 % of ADA's members are Dietitian and about 4 % are dietetic technicians, registered....
  • Chef
    Chef

    A chef is a person who cooking professionally. In a professional kitchen setting, the term is used only for the one person in charge of everyone else in the kitchen, the executive chef....
  • Cuisine
    Cuisine

    Cuisine is a specific set of cooking traditions and practices, often associated with a specific culture. A cuisine is primarily influenced by the ingredients that are available locally or through trade....


  • Food Studies
    Food studies

    Food Studies is an umbrella term that refers to the critical examination of food and how it becomes meaningful within society. As a field it has ties to traditional areas of study, such as Nutrition, Agriculture, Gastronomy, and Culinary Arts....
  • Gastronomy
    Gastronomy

    Gastronomy is the study of the relationship between culture and food. It is often thought erroneously that the term gastronomy refers exclusively to the art of cooking , but this is only a small part of this discipline; it cannot always be said that a cook is also a gourmet....
  • Gourmet Library and museum
  • Hospitality industry
    Hospitality industry

    The hospitality industry is a $61 billion dollar industry that is fueled by an ongoing need for nourishment. It consisits of multiple groups including management, housekeepers, kitchen workers and servers....
  • Restaurant
    Restaurant

    A restaurant prepares and serves food and drink to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and Delivery ....


Further reading

  • Beal, Eileen. Choosing a career in the restaurant industry. New York: Rosen Pub. Group, 1997.
  • Institute for Research. Careers and jobs in the restaurant business: jobs, management, ownership. Chicago: The Institute, 1977.


External links

  • Information.