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Healthy and nutritious foods play a critical role in the overall growth and development of kids. The problem, of course, is getting the kids in contact with nutritious food and steering them away from junk food. Enrolling kids in culinary classes is one of the best ways to provide kids effective exposure to nutritious foods. Children’s culinary classes are also particularly useful in providing a very wide range of life skills, including food selection, food preparation and learning the basics of proper cooking.

The Real Food Academy in Miami is one of the best in the country. They provide fun as well as their cooking classes for kids of all ages. This company has an exceptional range of courses, providing expert tuition and a very useful range of easily manageable course selections which can be fitted into any parental schedule, however busy.

(Please note that this company also has very strong credentials as a professional commercial chef service. They offer corporate services and private parties in addition to their children’s culinary classes.) Their kids cooking classes in Miami are ideal for bright, active, kids, full of fun activities and knowledge. Their highly experienced instructors are professional chefs. Courses range from basic cookery at the beginning through to meal preparation and presentation.

The biggest thing that they do is help your child learn through a combination of a stress-free environment and fun instructors that are able to work with your kids to build their skills while not seeming overwhelming. When your child is ready to move up in their culinary prowess, they have a number of offerings that will help them expand their skills as well.

Foods include entrees, healthy snacks and desserts, among many others. Some of the cooking classes offered including:- 1.Sunday brunch 2.Summer camp 3.Saturday classes 4.Etiquette classes 5.Cooking classes themes 6.School holiday 7.After school program 8.Mommy and me 9.Children’s field trip 10.Themes packages

Explore their special themes packages in particular as good examples of the versatility of their services. For more information about their services and culinary classes, see their website. www.therealfoodacademy.com. If you’re in the Miami area, you can also contact them by phone or online regarding enrolments for your child or any of their other services.

February sizzles in South Florida at a host of Miami outdoor festivals. One of the best, considered a signature event on the calendar, is the annual Coconut Grove Arts Festival held in the captivating village that bears its name within the city of Miami. Coconut Grove is just south of the hustle and bustle of downtown Miami, overlooking the breathtaking and expansive Biscayne Bay. Visitors and residents alike can meet and greet renowned artists while they sample culinary creations and listen to live bands play the night away in the beauty of the outdoors. The annual outdoor festival has grown over the years into one of the premier events in the country.

The 48th annual Coconut Grove Arts Festival will be held February 19, 20, & 21, 2011, and is expected to attract over 150,000 attendees. Over 360 of the best and brightest artisans and craftspeople from around the nation and Canada will be featured at the Miami event. A rigorous selection process ensues in order for an artists work to be featured at the festival. Last year, 1,230 applicants from 35 states and our neighbor to the north submitted a sampling of their artwork in genres such as mixed media, digital art, watercolor, claywork, sculpture and wood.

In addition to the stunning artwork pervading the grounds, the exciting Culinary Pavilion maintains its place at the center of the Festival. Top chefs prepare their top dishes and are on hand to explain and describe their cooking techniques. Popular restaurants throughout South Florida send their world-renowned chefs to Coconut Grove each year. In 2009, we saw the likes of Executive Chef Philippe Pinon from the Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove, Wok Star Inc.s Eleanor Hoh and Chef Hugh Sinclair from Irie Spice.

The Coconut Grove Art and Historical Association, Inc produces this outdoors festival in Miami each year. The non-profit community organization contributes the proceeds from the successful event to help fun arts programs in and around South Florida each year. An astounding four million dollars of artwork was sold during the three days of last years event!

When you are choosing a school to study food courses at, knowing what to look for in culinary schools means that you will make the right choice the first time. Asking around in the industry to see which schools employers favor is a good way to get an idea of the most respected and highly thought of schools. It is believed that these schools have the most success when it comes to job placement after study, with many employers taking students as soon as they graduate.

Cooking is growing in popularity as a career choice due to TV shows and online sites which have shown people how fun it can be to be involved in a culinary career.

Some of the best culinary schools around the world include:

USA
The Culinary Institute of Canada (Charlottetown, PE)
California School of Culinary Arts Pasadena
Orlando Culinary Academy
Texas Culinary Academy’
Pennsylvania Culinary Institute
The Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago
Lincoln College of Technology
The Culinary Institute of America
Le Cordon Bleu College Of Culinary Arts – Las Vegas, Atlanta, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Miami and Dallas
The Restaurant School, Philadelphia

UK
School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology, DIT, Dublin, Ireland

Oceania
North Shore International Academy, Auckland, New Zealand

Other locations
International Centre for Culinary Arts, Dubai
Culinary Academy Of India

The above schools are all highly regarded in the culinary industry and a qualification from any will result in an outstanding looking resume.
At culinary school you will learn about cooking, baking, nutrition, food standards, food identification, food hygiene, recipes preparation, menus and much more. Most schools have outstanding and experienced culinary chefs as teachers.

Culinary schools such as those listed above are equipped with full scale kitchens that replicate those found in the industry. This gives students the chance to gain experience in a real environment as well as utilize all utensils and equipment that would be found in a job situation.

Some culinary schools specialize in particular aspects of the subject such as baking and pastry, fine dining, corporate and event dining and others. There are also more and more online culinary schools where students can study at their own pace and complete practical exercises at home.

Becoming a chef or other professional through completing a certificate or degree at culinary schools is an excellent way to form a solid and exciting career. There are countless opportunities for advancement and there is a lot of money to be made in an industry that is growing more every year.