Le Cordon Bleu (French for "blue ribbon") is an international group of hospitality management and cooking schools teaching French cuisine.
The origin of the school comes from L'Ordre des Chevaliers du Saint Esprit an elite group of French knights that was created in 1578. Each member was awarded the Cross of the Holy Spirit, which hung from a blue ribbon. The group became known for their extravagant and luxurious banquets, known as "cordon bleu." While these dinners ended with the French Revolution, the name remained synonymous with excellent cooking.
The name was adopted by the French culinary magazine, La Cuisinière Cordon Bleu, founded by Marthe Distel in the early 19th century. The magazine began offering special lessons by some of the best chefs in France. This eventually grew to become a cooking school that opened in Paris in 1895 and quickly became one of the most elite cooking schools in the world.
In 1933 the school went international, opening a school in London, England. Since then, Cordon Bleu schools have opened in: Adelaide and Sydney, Australia; Seoul, South Korea; Ottawa, Canada; Tokyo, Kobe & Yokohama, Japan; Lima, Peru; and several cities in the United States. They are opening a new school in Bangkok in 2007. In total, over 18,000 students attend a Cordon Bleu school each year. Le Cordon Bleu has also expanded, issuing successful cookbooks and a line of kitchenware.
Apart from the culinary programs, Le Cordon Bleu is also one of the largest hospitality management education bodies with up to 2000 students studying Bachelor or Masters degrees. They have Masters degrees in France, Japan, Korea and Australia and an on-line gastronomy program. Their Bachelor programs in Hotel Management and Restaurant Management programs are delivered in the U.S., Mexico, Australia, and Korea.
While each Cordon Bleu school offers its own list of culinary short courses, matching local demand, the "Classic Cycle" is common to all. This consists of six ten-week courses: three in "cuisine" and three in "pâtisserie"(pastry making). Each course, if successfully completed, leads to the award of a certificate at basic, intermediate, or advanced level. Students who complete all three levels in the same field are awarded the Diplôme de Cuisine or the Diplôme de Pâtisserie. Those who complete all six courses are awarded the Grand Diplôme. The "Grand Diplome" is one of the few culinary credentials that signifies mastery of both pastry and culinary fundamentals.
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Corbin Bleu is the name of an "actor, model, dancer and vocalist. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the film Catch That Kid, the Disney Channel original movie High School Musical and the series Flight 29 Down. He is often known for his extremely curly brown hair. Corbin Bleu is coming out with another disney movie "Jump In!" which is premiering January 12, 2007."
You might be thinking of cordon bleu, which I believe is a type of food that has ham and swiss cheese stuffed inside a chicken breast.
Hope that helps!
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answered by Smiley_1995 2
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Cordon Bleu High School Musical
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Corbin's an actor on High School Musical and the movie Jump In soon to come. I'm not being rude, don't worry. I think there's a blue cheese, but it's not spelled "bleu." Otherwise I don't have very much information on this topic. Thanks!
2006-12-26 11:01:01
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answered by sPrInG LiLY 6
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Corbin Bleu Reivers (born on February 21, 1989) is an American actor, model, dancer and vocalist. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the film Catch That Kid, the Disney Channel original movie High School Musical and the series Flight 29 Down. He is often known for his extremely curly brown hair. Corbin Bleu is coming out with another disney movie "Jump In!" which is premiering January 12, 2007.
2006-12-26 10:37:59
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answered by jazzy 4
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Corbin Bleu is a person he usually star in disney movies on disney channel such as high skewl musical and jump in and stuff like dat! Corbin Bleu is a he not an it....lol
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answered by Anonymous
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You misspelled it, it's cordon bleu.
cordon bleu
[kor-dohn-BLUH] 1. A French term (literally translated as "blue ribbon") that referred originally to an award given to women chefs for culinary excellence. The term now can apply to any superior cook. 2. The term also refers to a dish-chicken (or veal) cordon bleu-in which a thin scallop of veal or chicken is topped with a thin slice each of prosciutto or other ham and Gruyère or other Swiss cheese, then another meat scallop. The stacked meats and cheese are then breaded and sautéed until golden.
2006-12-26 10:48:40
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answered by hilaire 2
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no that's dumb. Corbin Bleu is a celebrity. He played Chad Danforth on High School Musical and in one episode of Hannah Montana he played Johnny Collins. And he is gonna be in Jump In next month on Disney, a movie. And he has a song called "Push it to the limit" out
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answered by ♥#1 Miley Cyrus Fan♥ 5
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corbin blue is a actor who was on High School Musical on Disney Channel lol cheese? thats funny!
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answered by : ] be happy 2
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corbin bleu is a actor, singer, model, && dancer . kids pretty much in their tweens love him. he came in two movies on disney channel and sometimes guest stars in disney shows. he also has a music video. [so far only one] yea your right it does sound like cheese. [:
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answered by Anonymous
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Corbin Bleu plays Chad in "High School Musical" And plays Izzy in "Jump in."
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