Many famous cooking schools exist throughout Europe. Gourmet magazine ranks several among the best cooking schools in the world. Two Bordelais in France is ranked one of the top cooking schools in the country, especially for "luxury" accommodations and classes. Students who want a more relaxed experience may want to choose Kea Artisanal in Greece. Classes at Kea Artinsanal center on traditional Greek cuisine. Another program that teaches specialized cuisine is in England at the Pasdow Seafood School, where students attempt all sorts of seafood dishes found in the waters off England's coast.
Gourmet magazine ranks two schools in Asia among the best in the world. The Thai Cookery School, located in Chiang Mai, has cooking classes for chefs interested in mastering Thai cuisine. The school offers courses from basic to master's level. Martha Sherpa Cooking School in Hong Kong also offers classes in Chinese cuisine from the basics to the master chef level. Ranked by Gourmet magazine as one of the world's top cooking schools, Martha Sherpa Cooking School is a small school with a big reputation.
Located in New York City, the Culinary Institute of America is rated one of the top culinary arts schools in the world by Gourmet magazine. Like Le Cordon Blue, the CIA has satellite locations in Texas, California and Singapore in addition to the New York location. The CIA offers courses that do not lead to a degree, but it also offers courses toward an associate or a bachelor's degree in culinary arts. Students may choose to specialize in pastry or culinary.
According to Gourmet magazine, two schools in Mexico stand out as the top cooking schools in the world, for two different reasons. Culinary Adventures in San Miguel is known for its specialization in the many types of cuisine in Mexico. The owner, a noted cookbook author, also runs cooking tours of Mexico. A different school in Mexico specializes in healthy, flavorful cooking. La Cocina que Canta in Tecate specializes in organic vegetarian cooking from its own garden, and it is on the grounds of a healthy living ranch and spa. Travel and Leisure magazine rates Belcampo's chocolate-making classes among its top 25 cooking schools around the world. Students learn to make chocolate beginning with raw cacao beans. Another Latin American cooking school to make Travel and Leisure's best cooking schools' list is Virgilio Martinez' master cooking classes at his Central restaurant in Lima, Peru. The classes all center on preparing traditional Peruvian dishes.