Top Culinary Schools

Well, the answers to these questions are typically provided by the culinary arts school rankings, which for long years have been considered as one of the most valuable tools for identifying which of the available culinary arts schools is best.

Yes, culinary school ranking is not a new concept. It has been around for years now, making it so common in the culinary education industry. However, although the culinary arts school ranking can give you the list of the top rated culinary arts schools, it’s not a good basis to say that ones presented on the list are truly the best schools. While it is acceptable to say that there are few very well-known and respected culinary schools on earth, it doesn’t follow that these respected institutions are the “best” ones. The truth is, there is not one “best” culinary school in the world. This may sound a clich though, but even the most acclaimed culinary arts program may possess certain aspects that will not suit your specific needs.ds.

Well, it is sad to say that thousands of people are blinded to such fact. They tend to believe and agree with the critiques of the culinary school rankings which in turn just lament the attempts to boil down in needs of the individual seeking for the right culinary schools into a typically bullet-pointed list of “The Top Rated Culinary Schools in the World”. Well, as you may realize, majority of these culinary arts school ranking lists present not rankings at all, but more than marketing. The information stressed typically appears like advertisements and not actually designed to meet the ever growing demands for the right culinary school.

So that said. Perhaps the best move to do now is not to rely solely on the culinary school rankings. Instead, it is important to note that a number of ratings and ranking information is available out there and each differs according to what is deemed best by each survey. Aside from this, it is necessary to note that every individual has its own individual needs, be it related to the school curriculum, the communication skills, active learning, or the diversity of the programs offered. This is similar in context when we say that what is important to one applicant may be meaningless to another. It is for this reason that when choosing the right school, it is best to look not on how best the quality of the school is, but how suitable it is to your individual needs. This is a way of sorting the “best” from the “best fit”.

It is further interesting to know that the existence of culinary school rankings just encourages the institutions to boost their score by providing several hypes to the rating services. The results then are all but misleading and exaggerated details that aren’t really helpful to identifying which is the best fit. It is important to note then that the culinary arts school ranking lists are naturally worthless, unless the judging criteria are made specific, and clearly spelled out to the readers.

There are many different culinary industry associations for all types of chefs and for the food service world in general. These culinary organizations can serve as great resources whether you are a professional chef, a head chef, an aspiring chef, a culinary student or any other player in the gastronomic industry. The following are considered to be the top 10 culinary organizations in food-industry circles:

My experience has taken me through a vast selection of resorts, 5 star hotels, restaurants, catering companies, cafe’s, boat charters, retail deli’s, cooking classes and major events providing me with experience of all levels of cooking with a huge influence in Modern Australian cuisine and a strong French background.

I have firm experience in a fast-paced environment with extensive knowledge of functions and a la carte menus and also the ability to put together successful degustation and canape menus both on and off site.

Both ‘live-to-air’ radio presentations and pre-recorded segments on;

– ABC Perth

– ABC Radio National

– RTRfm

– Radio Fremantle

– 6EBA

– ABC Rural WA

On going artcles in high profile magazines and newspapers such as;

– Flourish Magazine

– Quest Newspapers

– Coffs Coast Advocate

– Byron Bay Echo

– Fishing Western Australia

– Merredin Wheatbelt Mercury

– Nude Food Magazine

– Busselton Dunsborough Times

– The Kalgoorlie Miner

– Echo Newspaper

– Examiner Newspaper

– Post Newspaper

– Pizza News Australia (online magazine)

– Community News Blog (online blog)

– WA Health and Fitness Magazine (online magazine)

– Frigidaire Quality Appliances (online website contribution)