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CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS & TOURS

Gourmet Food and Wine Tours

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• Relish Culinary Adventures
Culinary Tours and Cooking Classes in Sonoma County

Culinary Schools, Cooking Schools

• Schools with Multiple Locations:
  • The Art Institute of California (Culinary Programs)
  Hollywood, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, Santa Ana, Santa Monica, Sunnyvale
  • Institute of Technology (Culinary Programs)
  Citrus Heights, Clovis and Modesto
  • Sur la Table Cooking Classes
  Carlsbad, Costa Mesa, Los Angeles, Los Gatos, Newport Beach, Palo Alto, Santa Rosa
  • Rainbow Chefs - Teaching life lessons through culinary arts
  San Mateo and Los Angeles

• BAKERSFIELD
  Bakersfield College
  1801 Panorama Drive, Bakersfield, California 93305
  Phone: 661-395-4011
  · Culinary Arts( AS,CA)  ·  Dietetic Services( CA)
  · Food Service Management( AS)

• COSTA MESA
  Orange Coast College
  2701 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa, California 92626
  Phone: (714) 432-5072
  · Culinary Arts  ·  Advanced Culinary Arts  ·  Baking & Pastry
  · Nutrition & Food Science  ·  Food Service Management

• EL CAJON
  Grossmont College
  8800 Grossmont College Dr., El Cajon, California 92020
  Phone: (619) 644-7550
  · A.S. Degree: Culinary Arts · Baking & Pastry · Culinary Entrepreneurship
  Cert. of Achievement: Pastry Cook · Banquet Cook · Prep Cook · Line Cook

• GLENDALE
  Glendale Community College
  1500 North Verdugo Road, Glendale, California 91208
  Phone: 818-240-1000
  · Dietary Services Supervisor  ·  Restaurant Management

• LA MESA
  Amy Malone School of Cake Decorating
  4212 Camino Alegre;  La Mesa, California 91941
  Phone: (619) 660-1900
  Over 50 courses, workshops and demonstrations in cake decorating, candy making, garnishes, pastries, and related culinary arts.

• LAKE TAHOE
  Lake Tahoe Community College
  1 College Way, South Lake Tahoe, California 96150
  Culinary Arts · A.A. Degree  · Certificate  · Advanced Certificate

• LONG BEACH
  Long Beach City College
  Long Beach, California 90808
  Phone: 562-938-4111
  Culinary Arts  · A.S. Degree  · Certificate
  Baking & Pastry Arts  · A.S. Degree  · Certificate

• LOS ANGELES
  Culinary Arts Institute, Los Angeles Mission College
  13356 Eldridge Avenue; Sylmar, California
  Phone: 818-364-7706
  Culinary Arts AA and Certificate, Restaurant Management AA and Certificate, Baking & Patisserie Certificate and Wine Studies Certificate.
  
  Los Angeles Trade-Technical College
  Culinary Arts Department
  400 West Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90015
  Phone:  213- 763-7000
  Culinary Arts A.A. Degree - Professional Baking A.A. Degree

• LOS ANGELES COUNTY
  Common Ground Garden Program (U of C Cooperative Ext.)
  Phone: (323) 260-2267
  Common Ground helps to create and nurture community and school gardens, composting and garden demonstration sites, job-training programs in horticulture, and community-owned horticultural businesses.

• MANHATTAN BEACH
  The Cooking School at Bristol Farms: Grace-Marie’s Kitchen
  1570 Rosecrans Avenue; Manhattan Beach, California 90266
  Phone: (310) 233-4752   E-mail: gmjohnston@bristolfarms.com
  Experience tasty dishes perfect for family suppers, holiday dining, special parties or casual gatherings. During each class you'll learn how to prepare each recipe and enjoy a complete meal when the cooking is done!

• NAPA VALLEY
  Napa Valley Cooking School
  Napa Valley College
  2277 Napa-Vallejo Highway; Napa, California 94558
  Phone: (707) 967-2930
  Offers high quality, intensive training for aspiring chefs.  The goal of the program is to provide each student with hands-on, quality, culinary and pastry skills required for a career in a fine-dining establishment.

• PASADENA
  Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Los Angeles
  530 East Colorado Blvd; Pasadena, California 91101
  Phone: 626-229-1300
  · Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef  ·  Culinary Arts/Chef Training
  · Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

• PLEASANT HILL
  Diablo Valley College
  321 Golf Club Road
  Pleasant Hill, California 94523
  Phone: 925-685-1230
  · A.S. Degree: Baking & Pastry  ·  Culinary Arts  ·  Restaurant Management
  · Certificate: Baking & Pastry  ·  Culinary Arts  ·  Restaurant Management

• REDONDO BEACH
  South Bay School of Cooking
  1951 Artesia Blvd.; Redondo Beach, California  90278
  Phone: (310) 350-3772)

• SACRAMENTO
  Cosumnes River College
  8401 Center Parkway, Sacramento, California 95823
  Phone: 916-691-7344
  E-mail: info@crc.losrios.edu
  · A.A. Culinary Arts Management
  · Certificate Of Achievement
    ·  Cooking & Supervision  ·  School Foodservice Specialist
  · Certificate Of Proficiency
    ·  Community Nutrition Specialist  ·  Basic Culinary Services
  · A.S. Nutrition and Foods
  · Certificate Of Proficiency  ·  Nutrition & Foods, Community Nutrition
  
  Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Sacramento
  2450 Del Paso Road; Sacramento, California 95834
  Phone: 888-807-8222
  · Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef  ·  Culinary Arts/Chef Training

• SAN DIEGO
  San Diego Culinary Institute
  8024 La Mesa Boulevard; La Mesa, California 91942
  Phone: 619-644-2100     E-mail: info@sdci-inc.com
  · Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef  ·  Culinary Arts/Chef Training

• SAN FRANCISCO
  City College of San Francisco
  Culinary Arts and Hospitality Studies Department
  50 Phelan Avenue, SW 156, San Francisco, California 94112
  Telephone: (415) 239-3152
  Email: cahs@ccsf.edu
  · Associate in Science:
  Culinary Arts  ·  Food Service Management  ·  Hotel Management
  · Certificate of Accomplishment: Catering and Events Management
  · Culinary and Service Skills Training Program
  · Consumer classes for non-professionals
  
  California Culinary Academy
  350 Rhode Island Street; San Francisco, California 94103
  Phone: 888-897-3222
  · Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef  ·  Culinary Arts/Chef Training
  · Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
  
  Parties That Cook
  601 Minnesota Street, Suite 115, San Francisco, CA 94107
  E-mail: info@partiesthatcook.com
  Telephone: 1.888.907.2665
  Cooking Classes in San Francisco, Chicago, Seattle & Portland
  Parties That Cook offers a variety of unique hands-on cooking classes available to the public, including Date Night couples cooking, Culinary Boot Camp and Sizzle & Swirl wine tasting and cooking class. Our professional chefs are charismatic leaders, hand-picked for their ability to educate and entertain.
  Heat up the Bay with Parties That Cook as you learn to prepare delicious menus featuring local Bay Area produce. From Date Night in South San Francisco's Dacor showroom to interactive classes in North Beach and downtown, you'll have fun while learning new kitchen skills. Class schedule is updated frequently.
  
  San Francisco Baking Institute
  480 Grandview Drive; South San Francisco, CA 94080
  Phone: 650.589.5784
  Email:  contact@sfbi.com
  The San Francisco Baking Institute’s mission is to elevate the craft and appreciation of artisan baking.
  
  Tante Marie's Cooking School
  271 Francisco Street; San Francisco, California 94133
  Phone: (415) 788-6699
  Professional Courses for people wanting to begin a career in Culinary or Pastry, Tante Marie’s welcomes interested avocational students in the Evening Series, Weekend Workshops, One-Day Workshops and Cooking Vacations.

• SAN LUIS OBISPO
  Cuesta College
  Hwy 1 San Luis Obispo, California 93403
  Phone: (805) 546-3100
  · A.S. Culinary Arts  ·  C.A. Culinary Arts  ·  C.S. Baking
    ·  C.S. Savory Cuisine  ·  C.S. Whole Foods

• SAN PABLO
  Contra Costa College
  2600 Mission Bell Drive, San Pablo, California 94806
  Phone: 510-235-7800
  · A.S. Degree - Classical/Modern Food Preparation & Restaurant Training
  · Cert. of Achievement - Classical/Modern Food Preparation & Restaurant Training
  · A.S. Degree: Training in Pastry and Baking Skills
  · Cert. of Achievement: Training in Pastry & Baking Skills
  · Cert. of Accomplishment: Restaurant Management
  · Cert. of Accomplishment: Basic Food Service

• SONOMA
  Depot Hotel Cooking Classes
  241 1st Street West; Sonoma, California 95476
  Phone: 707-938-2980
  We keep our groups small, informal and friendly...you are close to the Chef and the action!  In demonstration classes it is easy to see and comfortable to ask questions.  In hands-on classes, you may participate as much or as little as you as you like.
  
  Ramekins Culinary School, Special Events & Inn
  450 West Spain St.; Sonoma, California 95476
  E-mail: inn@ramekins.com
  Phone: 707-933-0450

• ST. HELENA
  The Culinary Institute of America at Greystone
  2555 Main Street; St. Helena, California 94574
  Phone: 707-967-1100
  · Degree, Enthusiast and Professional Programs
  · Associate Degree in Culinary Arts and Baking & Pastry Arts
  · Bachelor's Degree in Culinary Arts and Baking & Pastry Arts

• WESTLAKE VILLAGE
  Let’s Get Cookin’: Westlake Culinary Institute
  4643 Lakeview Canyon Road; Westlake Village, CA 91361
  Phone: (818) 991-3940
  Amateur, Basic and Professiona Cooking Classes