Good cooking Culinary school in Florida?

Question

Hey! I am now moved to Tampa Florida and about to pick my college courses. My guidance councilor sucks and needs to retire NOW and need some help.

What is the best, cheapest, Culinary school where I can feature in cooking, and restaurant business.

I am not looking to be a chef...I am going to open a restaurant and possibly more than one after it succeeds.

I want a good, cheap, short amount of time at a Culinary school anywhere in the state of Florida.

6 months max--

I have no idea how much this type of things costs...

Would it be possible to not go to a regular college...and go to a Culinary school and when I graduate still be considered college and get all the degrees I need. Of course then I would go to a 4 year school.

I am extremely clueless on the topic and would truly appreciate your help.

Thanks so Much!

Derek Logan

Answer 1

Derek

I agree that you are clueless if you think that you can learn a complicated trade in six months tops.

The two most famous culinary schools in the USA are the Culinary Institute of America in NY and Johnson & Wales university - J&W has several campuses and I think they have one around Miami somewhere.

If you read through the websites and ask for catalogs from these schools you'll get a picture on how the preparation for a career in food service and culinary arts works.

You can definitely find a cheaper school than these, but you get what you pay for! If you really want to learn all about how to create, manage and succeed with a restaurant, then these are the places you can learn to do it.