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Visit Us During Walk-In Hours

Just announced! LADC now offers walk-in hours each Thursday, 3:00pm - 7:00pm. No appointment necessary.

Scholarship Deadline – Friday, March 7th

Applying to LADC's Culinary Arts Program this year? Don't miss the deadline to win $5,000 through The Culinary Trust. Visit our Scholarships page for more details.

LADC grads understand the hard work that is needed to move up in the restaurant world. They have a firm grasp of culinary technique, creativity and work ethic that chefs look for. — Chef Ethan McKee, Urbana Restaurant & Wine Bar, Washington, DC

L’Academie de Cuisine provides the most professional, driven, educated and respectful apprentices. We have had numerous students that have fulfilled and even surpassed our expectations and they are always a welcomed asset to our kitchen. — Chef Shannon Overmiller,
The Majestic, Alexandria, VA

There is no other school in the United States where you will find a collection of pastries equal to this one at L’Academie de Cuisine. — Chef Roland Mesnier, Former White House Pastry Chef

There is no place like LADC. Truly the best and most challenging time of my life. Thank you! — Lindsay L., Culinary Graduate

Located in Greater Washington, D.C., L’Academie de Cuisine – LADC — is a world-class, private institution of higher culinary learning, a boutique, professional cooking school where the art and science of cooking in finer dining kitchens are taught by renowned instructors.

LADC offers a one-year, three-phase program melding hands-on, kitchen-classroom studies and training and six-month, mandatory, paid apprenticeships in the best restaurants in and around the DC area.

LADC graduates are fully prepared for and capable of successful kitchen careers in the dynamic restaurant and hospitality arenas.