The grocery chain Whole Foods has a location in the town of Belmar on the outskirts of Denver. This store offers different educational opportunities including hands-on events, demonstrations, tastings and workshops to satisfy a wide range of interests. If you are simply looking to increase your food knowledge with little time investment, these classes might be the perfect place for you.
This "recreational" culinary school offers corporate and private cooking classes, but it does not award any type of diploma or certification upon completion. All classes take place in one session, and they vary from hands-on activities to demonstrations by professional chefs. Anyone from novice cooks to those with more advanced skills are welcome to participate in classes at this culinary school.
The Seasoned Chef Cooking School is a culinary school that offers three-hour classes. Individuals with little or extensive cooking experience are welcome to attend. All classes are advertised as hands-on demonstrations with all necessary materials provided by the cooking school. If you would like to attend more than one session, you can consider the Culinary Techniques Series. This is a series of workshops that focuses on basic culinary skills, and you can pick and choose the order of your classes. This is a flexible program, but it does not award diplomas or certificates upon completion.
This is another culinary school that offers private and corporate cooking classes that range from workshops, demonstrations, hands-on cooking sessions, kitchen consulting, culinary team-building, menu consulting and even a recipe and technique hotline.
This cute little cafe serves up delicious coffee and pastries but also offers fun cooking classes for teens and adults. It offers groups classes for anyone older than 16, and its sessions are perfect for wedding, graduation or birthday parties. Classes fill up quickly, though, so check their online class calendar and register early to secure your desired class.
This culinary school provides you with the opportunity to "be a cook for the day" and investigate whether or not further schooling is for you. You can choose to attend a tour, an open house, a kitchen experience or other elective courses. If you decide to enroll in a longer program, it offers a 15-week accelerated course that focuses on the culinary arts, including baking and pastry arts, bread-making, wine and table service. The final part of the programs consists of a European Culinary Tour with additional training in France and Italy. Students receive a diploma upon completion of the course.
This culinary school offers an extensive list of degrees in the culinary arts including an associate's degree in baking and pastry arts or culinary arts, a bachelor's degree in culinary management, food and beverage management or hospitality management, or diplomas in baking and pastry arts or the art of cooking. Whether you are looking for a short-term exploration of the culinary world or a four-year degree that will equip you to enter the job market, The Art Institute of Colorado at Denver is the place to look.
This culinary school is housed within a large university, and it offers bachelor's degree programs in baking and pastry arts, food service management, culinary arts, culinary arts and food service management and culinary nutrition. Johnson and Wales also offers a Master of Arts in Teaching degree program for those students interested in culinary education.