L’Academie de Cuisine is the proud recipient of the following awards & honors:
2009 - Francois Dionot, Finalist for Entrepreneur of the Year by the IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals)
2006-2007 - Francois Dionot, Finalist for Educator of the Year by the IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals)
2005 - Top Ten Culinary School in the United States and Canada
2005-2009 - Home of Team USA World Pastry Cup's USA Team
2001 - Member of the Year Award Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington
1997 - Cooking School of the Year Award International Association of Culinary Professionals
L'Academie de Cuisine is proud to list recent awards & honors received by its Alumni :
2009 – Carla Hall (Culinary Arts 1996) Finalist, Top Chef, Bravo TV Network
2009 – Seth Brady (Culinary Arts 2008) Winner of Mid-Atlantic Jeune de Commis Competition, Confrerie Chaine des Rotisseurs
2009 – Sebastian Posada, (Culinary Arts 2008), Claudio Foschi, (Culinary Arts 2008) and Michael Chretien, (Culinary Arts 2008) Top 3 winners of the annual Jacqueline Rodier Scholarship
2009 – Jeff Heineman Culinary Arts 1992) Grapeseed Bistro wins Best Special Occasions Restaurant, Bethesda Magazine,
2007 – Julie Jungali (Pastry Arts, 2004) Finalist, 18th Annual U.S. Pastry Competition, March 4th 2007
2006 – StarChefs Culinary Rising Stars:
Jacques Van Staden (Culinary Arts 1991) – Executive Chef, Top of the Palms Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Katsuya Fukushima (Culinary Arts 1994) – Executive Chef, minibar andamp; Café Atlantico, Washington, DC
2006 – Zoe Behrens (Culinary Arts 2003) Executive Pastry Chef, 1789 Restaurant -Pastry Chef of the Year, Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington
2006 – Peter Smith (Culinary Arts 1991) of PS7 Best New Chef, Washingtonian Magazine