AS A CULINARY SCHOOL
There are many positives and negatives to attending this school.
I was very impressed with the skill, honesty and passion of instructors while I attended school here. I have been very successful based on what I took away from the program. However, Ive seen many students fall through "the cracks" because they don't speak up, step forward, take initiative and ask questions. I think you have to be strong willed and aggressive to succeed in this field. The same applies while attending school.
The school has cut back too much. The tool kit, the library, the restaurant, among other things.. its a huge disappointment. I really enjoyed the former library very much and the restaurant. The extended externship and cut in classes is also sad.
On the other hand, I have received many job offers based on this education, and I think the value from the experience was worth every penny, but I applied myself to be extremely successful and it was the one on one experiences with the instructors that made the difference.
I highly reccomend attending Le Cordon Bleu if you have the drive and passion to succeed in this industry. They will help you.
AS A MASTER CHEF COOKING CLASS
Some classes are very good and some are very bad. Its unfortunate that they lack sufficient planning and often use students last minute to help out. I think they do the public a disservice sometimes. Le Cordon Bleu has the opportunity to show their talent and inspiration and sometimes they just fall flat. I think often its just because they don't plan ahead and prepare well for these classes. My experience is they often are scrambling last minute to throw it together. Never a good way to do anything.