Europe is known as the food hub of the world. Many famous and favourite dishes of the world come from Europe. Europe produces the most exotic and delicious foods made up of healthy herbs and natural ingredients. You will remember the taste of European foods no matter what part of earth you live in. World’s famous as well as almost everyone’s favourite pizza and pasta are some of the many popular European dishes. Europe is full of culinary cuisines schools and chef training centres. These are some famous European culinary and cuisines schools that teach the art of real cooking.
We have listed in one of our comprehensive posts, the best culinary schools in the world and best hospitality and culinary courses in the world. In this post, we have quickly listed some of the colleges we believe are exceptional culinary colleges. Travel and Luxury Magazine, Guardian and various other publishers have repeatedly named some of these wonderful cookery schools of Europe in their various listings.
1. Le Cordon Bleu, Paris
This is probably the best known Cooking school that now has a network of schools across the world teaching French haute cuisine and more. This culinary institute has 35 campuses across 20 countries teaching hospitality management, culinary arts and gastronomy. The institute started in 1895 has now one of the finest alumni network of chefs and cooking masterminds.
2. Culinary Arts Academy, Switzerland
It is claimed to be one of the finest culinary schools in the world. It is the only Culinary school that features on the reputed QS World ranking. Studying culinary arts here ensures that you cover all aspects of cooking and learn from the best in the industry. The college offers diploma, bachelor and Master degree courses. It also offer degree courses in Vegetarian cooking. Located in Le Bouvret, Brig and Lucerne, the Culinary Arts Academy is proving to be a place to be for cooking masterminds. Cutting edge technology, innovation and industry experts are ensuring that this institute becomes a hub for future Foodpreneurs.
3. Le Marmiton, France
Le Marmiton or La Mirande is known as one of the oldest culinary schools in France. La Miranda is a hotel too. It is located in Avignon, France. It is a hotel building in which the assistant of the chef and local check teaches a group of a maximum of 10 to 12 students about cookery, culinary arts, and cuisines.
The classes are scheduled 3 times a day to teach different shifts of students. The class timings are morning, afternoon and evening times. The interior, as well as the architecture of the hotel, is so beautiful that it builds the interest in the learners to sit in the 19th century-style building and learn to cook the best dishes of the world.
One class holds 3 sections of starter or appetizers, the main course, and the last sweet tooth. It seems magical to watch the chef cooking with the best techniques and super skills that will make you fall in love with cooking.
4. Menfi, Italy
Menfi is located in Sicily and oh Sicilian foods are the best thing of Italy. It teaches the students to make perfect pizza as well as homemade pasta with the help of Arabian and European mix ingredients. This course takes place all week long. Menfi school takes its classes in the Villa surrounded by the old romance and 18th-century tales. This Villa belongs to a family that too loves to cook.
5. Vallicorte, Italy
When you attend any school in Europe or any other country that does not know or speak your language, you will have certain language barriers in between. Vallicorte takes care of this problem. This school assembles the students according to their nationality, languages, and understanding. This school is located in Tuscany, Italy. the classes take place in the garden area. Some of the students can stay over the Villa. Villa turned school is very beautiful and modernized. There is one instructor or chef and two helpers with him to assist the learners to learn basic cooking courses that you thought you’d know.
6. L’Ecole de cuisine, France
The fantastic school is present in Bordeaux, France. It is the chain of one of the most favourite restaurants of France, Le Chapon. The classes are held from Tuesday to Thursday a week. Classes are held in bilingual languages both English and French so that everyone can have a good understanding. The cooking style is very perfect and hygienic. The courses focus on Southwest-style cooking with a little touch of French cuisine. Surely the best combo.
7. Gualtiero Marchesi’s Gourmet cookery school, Italy
The owner of the school is Marchesi, he is a renowned chef. His school is located in L’Alberta, Italy. Marchesi is the cooking master and the best teacher. He teaches three days a week and his students love him so much. His cooking style is perfectly splendid. Marchesi produces his herbs and food ingredients.
8. Casa Ombuto, Italy
This school is also located in the hill station side of Casentino valley, Tuscany, Italy. It is a very well-equipped house, with beautiful views and a pool inside. A very well reputed couple Michelle and Carla run this school. It is a week-long running school. The villa has the best architectural design of a cave. The couple teaches basic and main courses to the students. The cooking classes start in the afternoon.
9. Ballymaloe Cookery School, Ireland
From afternoon cookery demonstrations to 12 weeks certificate courses and everything in between; you can find a range of courses in this cookery institute. This extremely popular cookery school of Europe also has online options to study at the comfort of your home. The 5 week summer training programme is also extremely popular.
10. Promenades Gourmandes with Paule Caillet in Paris
Last but not least in the list of top culinary schools of Europe is Promenades Gourmandes with Paule Caillet. It is located on the land of fragrances, Paris, France. This one school does not offer accommodation to the students. The classes are held on weekends. The classes take place in the hotel De crillo. It teaches many types of cooking courses including culinary and cuisine. It is situated in the populated area of Paris. Simply one of the best schools.
Summing it up
Here you go, some of the top schools in Europe for culinary arts and gastronomy. We have tried to include regular degree providers to smaller culinary schools for a perfect European experience. The culinary institutes mentioned here also have a huge variety in terms of course fees and duration in order to suit our wider audience. We would keep adding to this list to make it more comprehensive and more useful in future. So, please stay around.
