Culinary Program

Find culinary inspiration and helpful career information on topics such as cooking with chocolate, French and Greek cuisine, the life of a Chef, and what to expect in culinary school.

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Catering and Restaurant Management

If you've ever prepared a Thanksgiving dinner, you know that cooking for a group takes planning and skill. Learn more about the art of catering and restaurant management, including specialized catering such as chocolates or high tea and how to prepare for a restaurant career.

Culinary Schools in the United States

With culinary schools in all 50 states and additional culinary education available online, you don't need to relocate unless you want to. Each state has its own special mixture of culture, cuisine, and locally grown agriculture that inspires the chefs and students who work and live there. If you're passionate about Maine lobster dishes, California cuisine, or any dish or state in between, you'll find a culinary school that is where you are or where you'd like to be.

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Kansas Career Training: Hearty Steakhouse Crowd Pleasers

Kansas, home of countless exceptional steakhouses and barbecue joints, has a blossoming culinary scene with many new ethnic and sophisticated restaurants opening in Kansas City, Wichita, and Topeka. The New York Times food critics praise Kansas City chefs for deferring "to no one in refining local styles while seeking out the best regional farm products as well as ingredients flown in from around the world." With new restaurants popping up all over the place and numerous great culinary schools in state, Kansas can be an ideal place to enroll in some cooking classes or pursue training in restaurant management.

The Kansas Restaurant Industry Lowdown

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS,) there are nearly 3.1 million jobs held nationally by chefs, cooks, and food preparation workers. Most of these workers are employed in restaurants and other food service businesses. As casual family dining restaurants continue to grow, many jobs should become available for new chefs, cooks, and restaurant managers.

Individuals with culinary, restaurant or hotel management degrees, from culinary arts schools should have the best opportunities. The Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that national median hourly earnings of chefs and head cooks was $19.57 in 2007.

Chef Training and the Art of Kansas Cuisine

In Kansas, the most popular restaurants typically serve classic fare such as steaks, wheat-muffins, and buffalo. Statewide favorite dishes include: a hearty meal of steak, mashed potatoes, biscuits and gravy, nutritious wheat bread made from Kansas' own wheat, and sinfully delicious chicken-fried-steak. Master these dishes at culinary schools in Kansas City or Wichita and you may be a hit with the locals.