The Institute of Culinary Education is located at 50 West 23rd Street, in New York. It is NYC's largest and most active center for culinary education. The school offers career training programs lasting 7 to 12 months in Pastry & Baking, Culinary Arts, Culinary Management and Hospitality Management. Featured restaurants in the area are The Rainbow Room, Le Cirque, The John Dory and Ciano.
Kendall College is located in downtown Chicago, Illinois. The college occupies an eight-story, 60 million-dollar Riverworks facility. This building lies on a 6-acre campus and offers views of the Chicago skyline. The school's academics provides a Bachelor in Culinary Arts, Associate in Applied Science in Culinary Arts and Baking & Pastry, as well as flexible certificate programs. The college provides its students with 12 commercial kitchens, two demo kitchens, an outdoor bread oven and three restaurants open to the public. This location also offers a wide variety of shopping, entertainment and restaurants. Featured restaurants in downtown Chicago are Everest, Alinea and the Frontera Grill.
The French Culinary Institute is located at 462 Broadway, New York, New York. Founded in 1984, this SoHo based institute mixes classic French techniques with American inventiveness. FCI offers an in-depth line of programs in culinary arts, pastry arts, bread baking and restaurant management. The Institute offers both day and night programs varying in course length from 6 to 9 months. The student to instructor ratio is designed to be small, 12:1, in order to offer a hands-on personal experience as well as offering flexible schedules that allow day or night classes. This institute is located in a highly populated part of NYC and offers a large variety of shopping, housing, entertainment and restaurant options. Featured nearby restaurants include Ama, The Mercer Kitchen, Aquagrill and Blue Ribbon Brasserie.
Johnson and Wales University is located in Providence, Rhode Island. This University offers Associate's Degrees in Baking & Pastry Arts and Culinary Arts; Bachelor's degrees in Baking & Pastry Arts, Culinary Arts and Food Service Management, Culinary Nutrition, Food Service Entrepreneurship and Baking & Pastry Arts and Food Service Management. JWU offers small class sizes in order to provide a more hands-on experience with its professional chef-instructors. This school also features hands-on work opportunities in its owned and operated hotels, restaurants and banquet facilities. JWU receives all the benefits of a major city, including a wide variety of entertainment, on-campus and off-campus housing, restaurants and shopping. Some of JWU's featured attractions are Rhode Island School of Design Museum, the Culinary Archives & Museum and downtown Newport. Some of Rhode Island's top-rated cuisine is located in downtown Providence, including New Rivers, Pot au Feu, Camille's and The Capital Grille.