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Directory of Cooking & Culinary Schools and Institutes in Connecticut   Largest Cities: Bridgeport, Bristol, Danbury, Greenwich, Groton, Hartford, Meriden, New Britain, New Haven, Norwalk, Norwich, Shelton, Stamford, Waterbury, West Hartford... One of Connecticut's nicknames is The Nutmeg State, named for this versatile, pungent spice (though, as is usual, no one really knows why). It is the third-smallest state, but its citizens are known as fiercely independent yet warm and welcoming. Despite its small size, Connecticut offers several dozen colleges and universities, many with culinary arts programs. Tourism is an important part of Connecticut's economy. There are tours of all kinds; wineries, architecture, early American history, impressionist art, etc. Along the way, people stay at hotels and historical bed-and-breakfasts - and sample the local fare. So there is always something for culinary arts or hospitality management student to do!

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Culinary Professionals • Auguste Escoffier - During his culinary career, Escoffier took on many culinary roles. His early years saw him working as a chef the fashionable Le Petit Moulin Rouge and several other restaurants in Paris, Monte Carlo, Switzerland, and London. In 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War, Escoffier served in the French army as Chef de Cuisine. During this culinary stint he realized the need for tinned foods and was the first chef to study techniques for canning and preserving meats and vegetables. He returned to civilian life and resumed his career in various Parisian restaurants while steadily moveing up the ladder of success. As a chef, he worked to simplify cooking methods by eliminating garnishes, reducing the number of courses served in a meal, and by reorganizing professional kitchens into a single unit instead of individualized preparation sections. Escoffier simplified menus and wrote the dishes down in the order in which they would be served (Service à la Russe). He was the first chef to create the à la Carte menu. • Paul Prudhomme - Today, one of the country's most popular culinary trends is for Cajun or Creole influenced dishes. Before Emeril Lagasse made his mark with this cooking style, there was another top-name chef who delighted individuals with his world-class Cajun cuisine. Paul Prudhomme, a native of Louisiana, grew up with a love of cooking and began his training as a boy while working side-by-side with his mother in her kitchen. His family had no refrigeration, so all the ingredients were fresh and locally grown or raised, a trend he continued to use in his professional kitchens. After Prudhomme attendeded school he spent several years traveling and learned more about cooking styles and ingredients found in different parts of the country. He is known for sneaking spices into recipes that he found otherwise bland and receiving kudos from the customers - sometimes to the disatifaction of the head cooks. Eventually he landed in New Orleans where he eventually opened K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen, a restaurant that became recognized worldwide and had customers lining up on a daily basis. Two of Prudhomme's signature creations - Blackened Redfish and Blackened Steak - were originally served at this restaurant and are now widely imitated. • James Beard - Hailed as "The Father of American Gastronomy", James Beard is noted as an exceptional and prolific author, having written 60+ books covering various aspects of the culinary world. Many of these books have become classics and are still in print: The James Beard Cookbook (1959), James Beard's Treasury of Outdoor Cooking (1960), James Beard's Menus for Entertaining (1965), Beard on Bread (1973), Beard on Food (1974), The New James Beard (1981), and Beard on Pasta (1983). Beard is also known for having the first cooking show on NBC (in 1946) which led to numerous spots on television and radio programs throughout the years that followed. Other accomplishments of Beard include his contribution of articles and columns to Woman's Day, Gourmet and House and Garden magazines; his service as a consultant to many restaurateurs and food producers; and his ownership of a restaurant on Nantucket. In addition, he established The James Beard Cooking School in 1955 where he proceeded to teach cooking for the next 30 years. • Fannie Merritt Farmer - In 1896 a cookbook was published that would revolutionize cooking methods. The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book was an adaptation of another cookbook, but with a difference. Fannie Farmer, a student of Mary J. Lincoln at the Boston Cooking-School had worked with the recipes to arrive at exact measurements for all of the included ingredients. At the time, most recipes were not specific about amounts to use, and often a phrase like "your results will vary" was found included in the recipe's text. As such, Farmer standardized measurements and thereby made the results more dependable. Fannie Farmer graduated from Lincoln's school in 1889. She remained at the school and worked as assistant director, and became director in 1894. In 1902, she left to open her own school, Miss Farmer's School of Cookery, which was geared to train housewives instead of professional cooks. • Hector Boiardi - Boiardi was born in Italy in 1898 and began working in professinal kitchens at 11 years of age. He was well known for his culinary talents by the age of 17 and eventually moved to New York City in 1915. Boiardi joined the kitchen staff of the Plaza and worked in other hotel kitchens in New York - including the world famous Ritz-Carlton. As one of his most noted accomplishments as a professional chef, he catered President Woodrow Wilson's wedding at the Greenbriar in West Virginia. Boiardi opened his own restaurant, Il Giardino d'Italia, where his spaghetti sauce was so popular, he was soon selling it in milk bottles to his customers who wished to take it home with them. As the sauce business grew, Boiardi expanded his product line to include dry pasta and packets of cheese to go with the sauce. He then Americanized his name to "Chef Boyardee" and moved production to Pennsylvania, where the company later merged with American Home Products (now International Home Foods).

Historic Culinary Creations & Innovations The Nineteenth Century 1876 - Premium (later Saltines) Soda Crackers 1881 - Pillsbury Flour 1886 - Coca-Cola 1887 - Ball-Mason Jars 1888 - Log Cabin Syrup 1889 - McCormick Spices 1890 - Knox Gelatine 1891 - Quaker Oats Company 1893 - Cream of Wheat 1894 - Chili Powder 1895 - Shredded Coconut 1896 - Cracker Jack 1897 - Campbell's Condensed Soup 1898 - Nabisco Graham Crackers 1899 - Wesson Oil The Twentieth Century 1900 - Hershey's Chocolate Bar 1901 - Instant Coffee 1902 - Barnum's Animal Crackers 1902 - Pepsi 1903 - Sanka 1904 - Peanut Butter 1905 - Epsicle (later Popsicle) 1906 - Kellogg's Corn Flakes 1907 - Hershey's Hiss 1908 - Dixie Cup 1909 - Melitta Drip Coffeemaker The 1910s 1910 - Tea Bag 1911 - Crisco 1912 - Hellmann's Mayonnaise 1913 - Oreo Cookie 1914 - Doublemint Gum 1915 - Processed Cheese 1916 - Orange Crush 1917 - Clark Bar 1918 - Welch's Grapelade (first jam) 1919 - Fridgidaire The 1920s 1920 - Wonder Bread 1921 - Betty Crocker 1922 - Charleston Chew Candy 1923 - Reese's Peanut Butter Cup 1924 - Packaged Sliced Bacon (Oscar Mayer) 1925 - Green Giant Canned Peas 1926 - Cobb Salad 1927 - Gerber Baby Food 1928 - Velveeta Cheese 1929 - Oscar Mayer Weiner The 1930s 1930 - Birds Eye Frosted Foods 1931 - Dehydrated Onion 1932 - Jell-O Chocolate Pudding 1933 - Waldorf Salad 1934 - Campbell's Chicken Noodle 1935 - Adolph's Meat Tenderizer 1936 - Waring Blender 1937 - Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner 1937 - Shopping Cart 1938 - Nescafé (first instant coffee) 1939 - Pressure Cooker The 1940s 1940 - Cellophane-wrapped Meat 1941 - Cheerioats (later renamed Cheerios) 1942 - Dannon yogurt 1944 - Chiquita Banana Jingle 1945 - Tupperware 1946 - Ragu Pasta Sauce 1947 - Aluminum Foil 1948 - Nestle's Quik 1949 - Pillsbury Bake-Off The 1950s 1950 - Green Giant Company 1951 - Swanson Pot Pies 1952 - Saran Wrap 1953 - Swanson TV Dinner 1954 - Butterball Turkey 1955 - Del Monte Stewed Tomatoes 1956 - Imperial Margarine 1957 - Sweet'n Low 1958 - Aluminum Beverage Can (Coors) 1959 - Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream The 1960s 1960 - Coffee Rich Non-dairy Creamer 1961 - Charlie the Tuna (Starkist) 1962 - Pet-Ritz Frozen Pie Crust 1963 - Weight Watchers 1964 - Kellogg's Pop-Tarts 1965 - Tang 1966 - Fresca 1967 - Bugles 1968 - McDonald's Big Mac 1969 - Sugarless Gum The 1970s 1970 - Hamburger Helper 1971 - Starbucks 1972 - Top Ramen 1973 - Cuisinart Food Processor 1976 - Jelly Belly 1977 - McDonald's Happy Meal 1978 - Reese's Pieces The 1980s 1981 - Aspartame 1982 - Diet Coke 1983 - Nutrasweet 1984 - Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream 1985 - Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 1986 - Classic Coke 1987 - Soy Milk 1989 - Symphony Candy Bar The 1990s 1990 - Dolphin-safe Tuna 1992 - Spam Lite 1993 - The Food Network 1995 - Blue M&Ms 1996 - Olestra 1998 - Wow Potato Chips 1999 - Incredibles (push-up food) The 21st Century 2000 - Heinz Green Ketchup 2001 - Chicken of the Sea Tuna Salad Kits

Connecticut Culinary Institute

1760 Mapleton Ave, Suffield, CT 06078, US

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Courses and/or Programs Sample*:  Baking (C),  Bread Making,  Cake Decorating,  Chocolates,  Cooking,  Costing,  Culinary Arts (C),  Culinary Management,  Desserts,  Ethnic Cuisines,  Nutrition,  Pastry (C),  Purchasing,  Safety,  Sanitation,  Wine

Introduction: Connecticut Culinary Institute (CCI) is a school where the curriculum is designed to ensure that students have achieved a comprehensive skill set and learned from hands-on experience. The classes are small (no more than 15 students), there is a great deal of personal attention, and students are even given comprehensive training for the hospitality sector. We continuously fine-tune our curriculum to include the newest in culinary techniques, and yet we remain true to the most classical of techniques as well. We make sure that upon graduation from CCI you are ready for the career you have chosen -- that your hands-on training has prepared you well, and that the personal attention from your chef instructors has given you the utmost confidence. We are ready to help you grow and allow your creative juices to flow. Students learn all of the necessary competencies for employment in this exciting field at CCI. Our graduates may obtain initial employment as chef de partie, saucier, chef garde manger, poissonnier, assistant pastry chef, assistant meat cutter, line cook, or, in some cases, as sous-chef. With a CCI diploma in hand, and a little “seasoning” in the field, most graduates move up the ladder quickly after securing their initial position.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - Cromwell Campus

106 Sebethe Drive Cromwell, CT 06416, US

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Courses and/or Programs Sample*:  Culinary Arts (C)

Introduction: Since 1946, Lincoln Technical Institute has provided students with quality career training programs that meet the needs of changing times and employers. Nationwide, Lincoln Tech offers 21 campuses that provide a variety of short-term, career focused training programs including automotive, allied health, electronics, business, HVAC, and information technology. Lincoln Tech's hands-on programs taught by industry professionals help ensure each gradate goes on to career success.

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Lincoln Technical Institute - Shelton Campus

8 Progress Drive Shelton, CT 06484 , US

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Courses and/or Programs Sample*:  Culinary Arts (C)

Introduction: Since 1946, Lincoln Technical Institute has provided students with quality career training programs that meet the needs of changing times and employers. Nationwide, Lincoln Tech offers 21 campuses that provide a variety of short-term, career focused training programs including automotive, allied health, electronics, business, HVAC, and information technology. Lincoln Tech's hands-on programs taught by industry professionals help ensure each gradate goes on to career success.

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Le Cordon Bleu Programs

13 Locations in the USA US

www.cookingschools.com/Le-Cordon-Bleu/ 

Courses and/or Programs Sample*:  African,  Appetizers,  Baking,  Barbecue,  Basic Food Production,  Beer,  Bread Making,  Buffet,  Cajun,  Cake Decorating,  Catering,  Chinese,  Chocolates,  Cooking,  Costing,  Culinary Arts,  Culinary Management,  Czech,  Dairy,  Design,  Desserts,  Dining Room Service,  Ethnic Cuisines,  European Style,  Facilities,  Food Safety,  Food Service,  Food Styling,  Food/Beverage Mgmt,  French,  Garde Manger,  Gourmet Foods,  Hospitality,  Hospitality Management,  Hotel Management,  Hunan,  Indonesian,  Irish,  Italian,  Japanese,  Korean,  Le Cordon Bleu Program,  Macrobiotic,  Management,  Meats,  Menu Planning,  Mexican,  Nutrition,  Pantry Skills,  Pastry,  Pizza Making,  Polynesian,  Poultry,  Production,  Purchasing,  Recreational Cooking,  Restaurant Management,  Safety,  Salads,  Sanitation,  Sauces,  Seafood,  Spanish,  Sushi,  Thai,  Tourism,  Tourism Management,  Turkish,  Vegan,  Vegan Only,  Vegetarian,  Vegetarian Only,  Vietnamese,  Wine,  à La Carte

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The Art Institute Online - Culinary Management Program

Earn a Bachelors Degree in Culinary Management - Online! US

www.education.org/artinstitutes/loc_online.php 

Courses and/or Programs Sample*:  Culinary Management (B)

Introduction: Grow beyond cooking. Broaden your culinary career by enrolling in the Bachelor of Science in Culinary Management degree completion program.   This program is the perfect choice for working culinary professionals who have an associate's degree in culinary arts and the motivation to succeed in an online environment. You'll study business courses such as human resource management, accounting, hospitality law and ethics. Courses in marketing, customer service, communication and leadership will help you develop critical thinking and interpersonal skills. And you'll learn to create an environment that appeals to customers by studying restaurant facility design and aesthetics.

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Briarwood College - Hospitality Management

22789 Mount Vernon Road Southington, CT 06489, US (860) 628-4751    Fax: (860) 276-8838

www.briarwood.edu/programs/catalog/associate/details.asp?ID=5 | rwdyer@snet.net

Courses and/or Programs Sample*:  African,  Appetizers,  Barbecue,  Dining Room Service,  Hospitality,  Hospitality Management (C,A),  Management,  Restaurant Management,  Safety,  Sanitation

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Center for Culinary Arts

106 Sebethe Drive Cromwell, CT 06416, US (860)613-3350    Fax: (860)613-3353

www.centerforculinaryarts.com/ | centerchefs@aol.com

Courses and/or Programs Sample*:  African,  Baking,  Basic Food Production,  Bread Making,  Buffet,  Cajun,  Catering,  Chinese,  Cooking,  Costing,  Culinary Arts (C),  Culinary Management,  Czech,  Desserts,  Dining Room Service,  Ethnic Cuisines,  European Style,  Food Safety,  Food/Beverage Mgmt,  French,  Garde Manger,  Gourmet Foods,  Hunan,  Indonesian,  Irish,  Italian,  Japanese,  Korean,  Management,  Meats,  Menu Planning,  Mexican,  Nutrition,  Pantry Skills,  Pastry,  Polynesian,  Production,  Purchasing,  Restaurant Management,  Safety,  Salads,  Sanitation,  Sauces,  Seafood,  Spanish,  Sushi,  Thai,  Turkish,  Vietnamese,  Wine,  à La Carte

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Cooking by Heart - Connecticut

CT US (203) 629-1831

www.cookingbyheart.com/ | dina@cookingbyheart.com

Courses and/or Programs Sample*:  Baking,  Chocolates,  Cooking,  Ethnic Cuisines,  Recreational Cooking

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Cucina Casalinga - Italian Cooking School

171 Drum Hill Rd. Wilton, CT 06897, US (203) 762-0768    Fax: (203) 762-0768

www.cucinacasalinga.com/html/classes.html | info@cucinacasalinga.com

Courses and/or Programs Sample*:  Baking,  Cake Decorating,  Cooking,  Desserts,  Ethnic Cuisines,  Italian,  Meats,  Pizza Making,  Poultry,  Sauces,  Seafood,  Tourism

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Gateway Community College, Hospitality Management

60 Sargent Dr. New Haven, CT 6511, US (203) 789-7067    Fax: (203) 777-8637

www.gwctc.commnet.edu/coursedescr/courseset2.htm | mbergen@gwcc.commnet.edu

Courses and/or Programs Sample*:  Baking,  Basic Food Production,  Catering,  Cooking,  Culinary Arts (C),  Food Service,  Food/Beverage Mgmt,  Hospitality,  Hospitality Management (A),  Hotel Management,  Pastry,  Production,  Safety,  Sanitation,  Tourism,  Tourism Management

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Gourmet Whole Foods Catering and Cooking School

31 Lafayette St Milford, CT 06460, US (203) 882-9066

www.gourmetwholefoods.com/# | ania@gourmetwholefoods.com

Courses and/or Programs Sample*:  Baking,  Catering,  Cooking,  Culinary Arts,  Ethnic Cuisines

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Gray Goose Cookery - Cooking Classes and Demos

19A Olde Mistick Village Mystic, CT 06355, US (860) 536-5306

www.graygoosecookery.com/ 

Courses and/or Programs Sample*:  Appetizers,  Baking,  Cooking

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Hay Day Cooking School

1385 Post Rd. East Westport, CT 6880, US (203) 319-2777    Fax: (203) 319-2772

 

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Manchester Community College, Culinary Arts Certificate

Great Path Manchester, CT 06045, US (860) 512-3000

www.mcc.commnet.edu/HermesWebApp/pageFactory?pagespec=106 | PHarris@mcc.commnet.edu

Courses and/or Programs Sample*:  Baking,  Basic Food Production,  Buffet,  Catering,  Culinary Arts (C),  Desserts,  Ethnic Cuisines,  Food/Beverage Mgmt (A),  Garde Manger,  Hospitality,  Hotel Management (A),  Nutrition,  Pastry,  Safety,  Sanitation,  Tourism Management (A)

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Mystic Cooking School

1305 Pequot Trl Stonington, CT 06378-1928, US (860) 536-6005    Fax: (860) 536-6117

www.mysticcooking.com/ | mail@mysticcooking.com

Courses and/or Programs Sample*:  Baking,  Chocolates,  Cooking,  Desserts,  Ethnic Cuisines,  Seafood

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Naugatuck Valley Community-Technical College, Hospitality Management

750 Chase Pkwy. Waterbury, CT 06708, US (203) 575-8040    Fax: (203) 596-8766

www.nvctc.commnet.edu/business/businessframe2.shtml | nvcc@nvcc.commnet.edu

Courses and/or Programs Sample*:  Catering,  Costing,  Culinary Arts (C),  Food Service,  Food/Beverage Mgmt,  Hospitality Management (A),  Hotel Management (A),  Management,  Nutrition,  Sanitation

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Norwalk Community College, Culinary Arts Program

188 Richards Ave. Norwalk, CT 06854, US (203) 857-7355

www.ncc.commnet.edu/dept/business/culinaryArts.htm | tconnolly@ncc.commnet.edu

Courses and/or Programs Sample*:  Baking,  Basic Food Production,  Buffet,  Catering,  Culinary Arts (C),  Food Service,  Food/Beverage Mgmt (A),  Garde Manger,  Hospitality,  Hospitality Management,  Hotel Management (A),  Nutrition,  Pastry,  Restaurant Management (A),  Safety,  Sanitation,  Tourism

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Prudence Sloane's Cooking School

P.O. Box 41 Hampton, CT 06247, US (860) 455-0596

www.prudencesloane.com/htm/school.htm | lets.eat@earthlink.net

Courses and/or Programs Sample*:  Baking,  Barbecue,  Buffet,  Cooking,  Desserts,  Pastry,  Seafood,  Vegetarian,  Wine

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Ronnie Fein School of Creative Cooking

32 Heming Way Stamford, CT 06903, US (203) 322-7114    Fax: (203) 329-3366

RonnieVFein@optonline.net

Courses and/or Programs Sample*:  Cooking,  Culinary Arts

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Sandy's Brazilian & Continental Cuisine

222 Maple Tree Hill Rd. Oxford, CT 06478-1545, US (203) 264-0374    Fax: (203) 264-0374

Sandyna@juno.com

Courses and/or Programs Sample*:  Baking,  Cooking

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Silo Cooking School

Hunt Hill Farm - 44 Upland Road Route 202 New Milford, CT 6776, US (800) 353-7457    Fax: (860) 350-5495

www.thesilo.com/silo_school.html | info@thesilo.com

Courses and/or Programs Sample*:  Baking,  Barbecue,  Chocolates,  Cooking,  Desserts,  Ethnic Cuisines,  Meats,  Pizza Making,  Seafood,  Vegetarian

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The Complete Kitchen Cooking School

863 Post Rd. Darien, CT 6820, US (203) 431-7722

www.thecompletekitchenllc.com/school.htm | sales@thecompletekitchenllc.com

Courses and/or Programs Sample*:  Appetizers,  Culinary Arts,  Sushi

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The Conscious Gourmet

PO Box 662 New Canaan, CT 06840, US (203) 966-3559

www.theconsciousgourmet.com/ | diane@theconsciousgourmet.com

Courses and/or Programs Sample*:  Baking,  Cooking,  Culinary Arts,  Vegetarian

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The Vacationing Table, Inc.

258 Florida Rd. Ridgefield, CT 6877, France (203) 438-0422

foodsearch@att.net

Courses and/or Programs Sample*:  Baking,  Cooking,  Culinary Arts

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University of New Haven, Tagliatela School of Hospitality and Tourism

300 Orange Ave., West Haven, CT 06516, US (203) 932-7362    Fax: (203) 932-7083

www.newhaven.edu/tourism/ | msacco@newhaven.edu

Courses and/or Programs Sample*:  Baking,  Basic Food Production,  Catering,  Cooking,  Costing,  Culinary Arts,  Culinary Management,  Dining Room Service,  Ethnic Cuisines,  Food Service,  Food/Beverage Mgmt,  Hospitality (M),  Hospitality Management (M),  Hotel Management (A,B),  Management,  Menu Planning,  Production,  Purchasing,  Recreational Cooking,  Restaurant Management (A,B),  Tourism Management (M),  Wine

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University of New Haven, The Institute of Gastronomy & Culinary Arts

300 Orange Ave. West Haven, CT 06516, US (203)-932-7362

www.newhaven.edu/culinary/gastronomy.htm | maries@charger.newhaven edu

Courses and/or Programs Sample*:  Appetizers,  Baking,  Barbecue,  Basic Food Production,  Bread Making,  Buffet,  Cake Decorating,  Catering,  Chinese,  Chocolates,  Cooking,  Costing,  Culinary Arts (C),  Culinary Management,  Dairy,  Desserts,  Dining Room Service,  Ethnic Cuisines,  European Style,  Facilities,  Food Safety,  Food Service,  Food/Beverage Mgmt,  French,  Garde Manger,  Gourmet Foods,  Hospitality,  Hospitality Management,  Hotel Management,  Italian,  Japanese,  Management,  Meats,  Menu Planning,  Mexican,  Nutrition,  Pantry Skills,  Pastry,  Poultry,  Production,  Purchasing,  Restaurant Management,  Safety,  Salads,  Sanitation,  Sauces,  Seafood,  Spanish,  Sushi,  Thai,  Tourism,  Tourism Management,  Turkish,  Vegan,  Vegan Only,  Vegetarian,  Vegetarian Only,  Wine,  à La Carte

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