Culinary Schools Directory

Connecticut Culinary Institute
Hartford & Suffield, Connecticut

How does this sound to you? Find a career that lets you enjoy what you do, pays well, and puts you in demand in a creative, exciting job market. You think this sounds impossible? Well, Connecticut Culinary Institute can help you live this dream. Receive training and a quality education from top chefs who assist you in finding your creative elements.

The Connecticut Culinary Institute structures all programs so that you spend the majority of your time actually cooking. This contributes to the schools commitment to achieve success for each and every student. You also get to apply your skills through a paid externship at a prestigious business, giving you valuable work experience before you even search for employment. Graduates of Connecticut Culinary Institute are well respected and sought after, further increasing your chances of securing that dream job. At Connecticut Culinary Institute, you can fulfill your passion for food and cooking!

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Advanced Culinary Arts
Diploma

Whether you are beginning or enhancing your career, the Advanced Culinary Arts program is where you learn the ingredients for culinary success and master the art of worldwide cuisine. You will find a balance of lecture, theory, demonstration, and practical application in the Advanced Culinary Arts program. You will begin to understand sanitation and nutrition while developing the ability to create ethnic cuisine, which includes Italian, Mexican, Asian, African, Middle Eastern, and European.

In addition, you will take courses in baking and pastry arts. The Connecticut Culinary Institute's well-rounded education assists you in achieving your dreams, whether it is becoming the next Iron Chef or working as a master pastry chef in a Parisian restaurant. Let the Connecticut Culinary Institute assist you in reaching your fullest potential!

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Advanced Italian Culinary Arts
Diploma

You may have heard that Italian is the language for lovers. What you may not know is that Italian is the cuisine for food lovers! You can learn all about it with the Advanced Italian Culinary Arts program offered at Connecticut Culinary Institute. You will spend your first three modules learning in classrooms and labs. In the fourth module, you will actually travel to Italy. You will spend three weeks at the International Culinary Institute for Foreigners (ICIF), tucked away in the hills of Monferrato, Italy.

For your final module of training, you must complete a 300-hour externship. You can choose to stay in Italy or come back to the US and complete it at an ICIF-approved Italian restaurant. This program is unique because you are not just learning about Italy; you are actually immersing yourself in it. You will have solid experience with pastas, grains, pizzas, and Italian language, antipasti, regional, and classical cuisine. You can become a chef for an Italian establishment or even start your very own. You can give others a little taste of Italy!

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Professional Pastry and Baking
Diploma

You see an immaculate, towering wedding cake. A person that is precise and creative has delicately decorated it, and you think you have what it takes to be that person. Taking the Professional Pastry and Baking program at Connecticut Culinary Institute equips you with the skills needed to be the next great wedding cake designer, or any other pastry chef or baking position you desire.

The skill development offered in the Professional Pastry and Baking program, focuses on theory, technique, palate training, speed, and teamwork. You will learn to prepare cakes, Marzipan, Petit Fours, tortes, chocolate artistry, breads and rolls, American desserts, and European pastries. The Professional Pastry and Baking program places emphasis on the learn-by-doing approach and this allows you to implement your own personal style. Take the necessary steps to becoming a master of pastries and baking!

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