Keiser University has campuses in Jacksonville and Tallahassee, Florida, and it offers an Associate of Science Degree in Culinary Arts as well as Baking and Pastry Arts. Keiser's Culinary Arts program includes coursework in American regional and international cuisine, food service production and sanitation, basic nutrition and dining room management. This north Florida culinary school's Baking and Pastry Arts program prepares students for a career in making cakes, candies, cookies, quick breads and other various treats.
Gulf Coast Community College of Panama City, Florida, offers a Culinary Management Associate of Science Degree that is accredited by the American Culinary Federation Educational Institute Accrediting Commission. This two-year program is designed to prepare students for a career in the food preparation and service industry by acclimating them to all duties they may be required to perform as a professional chef, including pricing menus, maintaining a sanitary kitchen and ordering supplies in addition to learning how to cook. Major coursework required includes classes such as Food Service Sanitation and Safety, Dining Room Operations, Meat Fabrication and Survey of Nutrition.
Kitchenique is a class-by-class oriented culinary school located at City Market in Destin, Florida, one of the panhandle's most picturesque beach towns. Groups and individual students can sign up to take one of several cooking classes at Kitchenique, or you can opt to have the regional chefs create a custom program to suit your needs and interests. This culinary school offers different classes each month, but repeating favorites of the staff and students include courses that focus on wine, pasta dishes, regional and international cuisine as well as cooking with organic foods.
Somethin's Cookin! of Panama City, Florida, offers private cooking classes for groups or individuals in addition to a wide selection of coffee beans, teas, pastries, meats, dry goods and kitchen supplies available for purchase. In courses such as German Classics, Dinner in Provence, a Touch of the Mediterranean and Mexican for Kids, students learn how to prepare gourmet meals that they get to enjoy after class. A wine tasting class is offered on the first and third Fridays of each month, and chefs from area restaurants often serve as guest teachers at Somethin's Cookin!