Dover, New Hampshire

Atlantic Culinary Academy in Dover, New Hampshire, has many attractive features: professionally equipped, industry current kitchens; a rigorous but highly rewarding Cordon Bleu-Approved culinary training program, and a diverse blend of students.

The charming small town New England setting (yet only 20 minutes from the Atlantic and an hour from Boston) creates a perfect learning environment. Student life is enhanced by conveniences such as the (optional) on campus dorm, and the cultural and intellectual enrichment provided by the presence of ten other professional training programs on campus.

The training program itself is a full-featured array of courses such as introduction to culinary arts/sanitation, purchasing/cost control, butchering, dining room fundamentals, soups/sauces, garde manger (French for "watched foods," i.e.- cold foods like salads, dressings, etc.), baking/pastry, a la carte cooking skills, classical/international/ethnic cuisines, nutrition, advanced classes many of the same topics, business management, professional development/computer skills, and a six week internship.

The Atlantic Culinary Academy school faculty believe that their Cordon Bleu Culinary Training program opens the door wide to the whole world. But you have to start somewhere. Why not at a charming school in New Hampshire?