Baking School

Hi,
I am looking at going to cooking school when i graduate. I was mainly interested in CIA. I would go with an emphasis on Pastry Arts because I love baking and I have always dreamed of opening a bakery. The only thing is that its far and expensive. Also, the CIA name is good for getting jobs, but I want to open my own shop, so how useful would a prestigious school be to me? What do you recommend? Would you recommend a different baking school or not? Do you think that I should even go to a baking school, or should I focus on the business aspect? Should i take business or like hospitality courses?
Thanks!

I was actually in you're exact position about 4 months ago. I got accepted to both the CIA and Johnson & Wales and I thought the same thing you are thinking; I want to open my own bakery someday so would I really need the CIA as a credential? So I decided to do JWU and moved to North Carolina (scehduled to start this fall). But then I got to thinking, what if I am not able to open my bakery right out of school because of the economy or some other reason and I would need to get a job. Well the CIA has over 300 companies that recruit right off campus, even while you are still a student; the average student has about 3 job offers come graduation. So I decided to go to CIA, its more expensive, and its defianetly not right down the street but we only get one chance at this and we need to make sure we are covering our butts! Things don't always work out as we plan. As far as if you should go to culinary school or get a degree in business I would say that you should do what you love.

Good Luck!
Jes

2008-07-24 01:45:09 by blueflower1156

Third in King Arthur Flour's Baking Across America series, here John Kraus from the French Pastry School demonstrates how to bake cheese bread.

I'd like to start teaching bread baking lessons at home. I contacted the safety and environment department of my council to ask what regulations there are and what I need to do. But they still haven't got it back to me.
Does anybody know if I need to register my tiny school as a school somewhere, if I need to have health and safety qualification (and which one?), and if I need to have my flat inspected, etc.?
As additional information, I will be teaching only on the weekend because I work full-time.

In the UK you will have to have your kitchen inspected by The Environmental Health Officer, they are always busy so it could take some time. You will need a current Health & Hygiene/Safety certificate and public liability Insurance. You will need to register as self employed but do not need to register as a school as you are only giving lessons. Your Insurance might be affected as you will using your home as a business.

2010-06-15 09:49:41 by M

I want to enroll in a baking school, is there an affordable school out there? how much is a complete course?

well Im from the Philipines and I would try sulit

2009-07-28 19:57:53 by ems

Price: $4.99 $2.25

Measures approximately 8-2/5 by 11 by 1/5 inches
48-page soft-cover student guide explores tips and techniques for decorating beautiful cakes
Great for birthdays, holidays, and other occasions

I have been looking for a good culinary school with a diploma not a certificate for Baking and Pastry. I know some friends that went to Le Cordon Blue and they did not recommend it to me. Can any one give me some tips and advise? Thanks, that will be very helpful for me.

The Culinary Instutute of America, the CIA is the high water mark of culinary education. It is in Poughkeepsie NY

2010-07-02 11:29:53 by PaGeE

Does anyone know a baking/cooking school that accepts preteens and teenagers in new york?thanks:)

Sorry.
No recipe for that one.
Or you could buy them an Easybake oven and teach them to FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS.
Life lessons.

2008-09-25 16:49:07 by sharon