Chef School in Vancouver, BC
Vancouver, British Columbia is geographically located above Washington State and rather easily accessed. The city has earned a reputation as a culinary hot spot. The fact that the geography, affordability and cosmopolitan feel of the place has also made it into a second Hollywood, probably helps, too. But check out the array of annual food festivals and you’ll have proof of this city’s popularity and growing rep for surprisingly excellent food.
The Eat! Vancouver Festival showcases the area’s fine cuisine, as well as the region’s bounty, the talent of local Master Chefs and puts up for sale some of the finest cookware and culinary tools available.
Traditional Vancouver fare includes French eats, seafood, and contemporary American.
Vancouver Chefs
If you’re considering enrolling in a culinary school in Vancouver you can get detailed information on the local chef scene from the Chef Association of North Vancouver Island. The group will provide you with industry specifics and areas of greatest demand.
Master Vancouver chefs:
- Pino Posteraro, chef/owner Cioppino’s Mediterranean Grill and Enoteca
- Karen Barnaby, Executive Chef, The Fish House in Stanley Park
- Rob Feenie, Food Concept Architect, Cactus Club Café
Popular Culinary Schools in Vancouver
Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts – Vancouver, BC -- World-class culinary diploma programs can put student chefs into very good jobs upon graduation. Choose from Culinary Arts, the general chefs training, or Pastry and Baking, the program for next generation pastry chefs and top bakers. Diploma programs are begun 4-times per year and classes run both morning and afternoon to accommodate a variety of schedules. If you’re already a professional cook or chef or a serious food enthusiast then check out the short courses: casual cake decorating and gourmet classes, and wine courses. Study in intensive hands-on situations working as a chef in your student-run restaurant. This popular Vancouver restaurant offers very fine dining with seasonal lunch and dinner menus and occasional special event dinners. There is no better way to learn how to become a chef than learning in a real kitchen and under the direction of an experienced chef/instructor.
International Culinary School at the Art Institute of Vancouver, Dubrulle Culinary Arts Institute -- This program is one of North America’s most popular among next generation chefs. With 30 locations in the U.S. alone the International Culinary School is cranking out extremely well-trained corps of new chefs, many poised to become masters in their fields. The Vancouver/Dubrulle Culinary Arts campus offers Diplomas in Baking and Pastry Arts, Culinary Arts, Culinary Arts and Restaurant Ownership, Entrepreneurship and Restaurant Management, and Hospitality and Restaurant Business Management; and Certificates in Baking and Pastry Arts Levels 1 and 2, and Culinary Arts Levels 1 and 2. Emphasis is on North American and traditional Asian cuisines.