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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.

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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In New Hampshire, Cooking by the See Draws Students, Stomachs Alike


Seafood is an essential commodity to New Hampshire residents and chefs, who treasure the fresh lobster and crab caught daily by local fishermen. Fresh seafood draws tourists from Boston and New York, and New Hampshire restaurant managers, caterers, and chefs should have the best career prospects in larger cities such as Manchester and Nashua.

NH Culinary Institute Graduates Benefit from Tourism

Tourism generates over $1.2 billion in income annually for New Hampshire, and restaurant and hotel workers are happy to share some of those profits. Personal income is above the national average and cost of living is in line with other states in New England. Low taxes and access to quiet, forested land are additional draws to residents of the state.

Small cities generate much of New Hampshire's tourism revenue, and culinary school graduates may consider cities such as Portsmouth when job hunting. New Castle, which boasts the honor of being New Hampshire's smallest town, enjoys the restaurant and hotel income brought in by the Marriott's Wentworth by the Sea resort.

Cooking Classes Teach a Variety of Skills

Students of culinary arts schools enjoy training in a range of fields, from pastries to sous chef to executive chef training, with additional courses for catering, restaurant management, and more. Salary.com reports that executive chefs in Manchester, New Hampshire may earn between $47,777 and $106,818 annually. While no chef training program can guarantee a career or salary, hiring managers in this competitive field generally prefer formal culinary arts education.