Earn Your Chefs Whites in Holland
Amsterdam is one of the most sought out Northern European cities for both its diverse acceptance of almost everyone plus its dynamic forward-thinking business mind-set. Here is a happening hospitality and culinary industry in one of the most cosmopolitan and modern cities in Europe.
Hand in hand with modernism is an amazingly rich cultural tradition that specifically includes the Dutch Masters, and huge business assets, namely the booming tulip industry and Heineken beer.
Major epicenters are Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, and Utrecht. Here you’ll discover cultural finds, unique culinary environments, and strong international business and industry. In fact, Rotterdam is one of the largest European shipping ports.
About the Cooking Schools in Holland
What does all this mean to a budding chef? International culinary education, experiential forays into Dutch gastronomy and a fertile food service and hospitality industry that drives the need for well-qualified chefs. Find a job here or elsewhere when you train at one of the country’s top academies.
Two prestigious English-speaking culinary arts schools maintain busy campuses, one in Amsterdam and the other in The Hague. The Hague is to The Netherlands what Washington, DC is to America—the political center. No wonder that a distinguished hotel and restaurant management school is headquartered there.
Raw Herring and Hot Chocolate: Traditional Cuisine
No international culinary experience goes without a complete immersion in regional foods. And Holland has a distinctive Northern European flavor palate. Think fish and shellfish, but sardines, eel, herring and cod are standards. Gouda and Edam cheeses comprise a large portion of the agricultural production, along with other dairy and chocolate and related confections—especially hot chocolate. Traditional dishes consist of meat, potatoes and vegetables stews, and thick soups. But if you’re imagining a remote chilly hinterland where you must don wooden shoes and eat raw herring, think again.
The Netherlands, especially Amsterdam, is an international melting pot—remember, social tolerance. You’ll find pockets of every ethnic cuisine represented. Each contributes to the unique culinary nuances this country offers you.
Top Netherlands Culinary Arts Schools
Le Cordon Bleu at La Cuisine Francaise, in Amsterdam is one of the newer additions to the LCB network of international campuses. La Cuisine Francaise’s owner Pat van den Wall Bake-Thompson has been running a successful culinary school from this classic location for a number of years and agreed to the partnership. Le Cordon Bleu’s arrival in Amsterdam marks the location as a respected European culinary and hospitality destination. If you study LCB you learn consummate classic French cooking and kitchen techniques, as well as other European practices. When you graduate you are in immediate demand, whether you pursue a job in Amsterdam or elsewhere in Europe or America.
Hotelschool The Hague - International Institute of Hospitality Management is considered a leading hospitality and restaurant management college, located in the heart of Northern Europe’s government district—The Hague. If you want to learn the business of hotel, restaurant, hospitality in some of Europe’s most prestigious locations, this is your program. Select from these degrees: Bachelors Business Administration/Hotel Management, International Fast Track – a 2-year program like the BA, and a Summer School program consisting of a number of standalone courses.