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Culinary and Food Service Degrees: A Full Menu Baltimore MD

If you love to slice, dice, and sauté, the best way to get cookin' on the chef route is by attending a culinary school. Though it may be true that many top chefs never went to cooking school, don't count on getting to the top without it. There are lots of good cooks, just as there are lots of talented musicians, but not everybody gets to be Emeril or the Rolling Stones.

Local Companies

Center of Applied Technology North
(410) 969-3100

800 Stevenson Road
Severn, MD

Baltimore City Community College (Hospitality Management Program)
410-462-8000

2901 Liberty Hts Ave
Baltimore, MD

Bartenders Academy
410-787-0020

209 New Jersey Avenue, N. E
Glen Burnie, MD

Cooking with Donna
410-465-2399

5850 Waterloo Road, Suite 100
Columbia, MD

Howard Community College (Hospitality Management Program)
(410)772-4856

10901 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia, MD

Baltimore International College (School of Culinary Arts)
1-800-624-9926

17 Commerce Street
Baltimore, MD

Morgan State University (The Nutritional Science Program)
443-885-3333

1700 East Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore, MD

Cook With Ben
410-312-0001

6402 Wind Rider Way
Columbia, MD

For the Love of Food
443-865-0630

20 Clarks Lane
Reisterstown, MD

Anne Arundel Community College (Hospitality Culinary Arts and Tourism Institute)
410-777-2398

101 College Parkway
Arnold, MD

Culinary and Food Service Degrees: A Full Menu

How far do you want to go in the food service industry? It's an important question to ask yourself since your goals should dictate the type of program you attend. Food service, cooking, and management programs run the gamut from certificate programs to doctoral degrees. Whether you want to manage a local coffee bar or oversee the dietary needs of a nursing home population, the education you need is out there.

There are no free lunches
If you love to slice, dice, and sauté, the best way to get cookin' on the chef route is by attending a culinary school. Though it may be true that many top chefs never went to cooking school, don't count on getting to the top without it. There are lots of good cooks, just as there are lots of talented musicians, but not everybody gets to be Emeril or the Rolling Stones.

The more training you have under your belt, the more likely you are to get a better job and establish a solid reputation as a chef.

A number of tasty selections
Culinary programs usually average between one to two years for a certificate or associate's degree. You can choose to specialize in a particular area, such as Italian cuisine or pastries and baking, but regardless of where your interests lie, most culinary programs will school you in a variety of cooking techniques, nutrition, and cuisines.

Some schools offer a diverse selection of diplomas ranging from a general culinary arts degree to one with a...

Author: Amy Ambler

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