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LADC Shines in The New York Times

Read the full article Culinary Schools Speed the Rise of Hopeful Chefs by Cecilia Capuzzi Simon

Culinary Arts Info Session

Wed. May 7th @ 6:30pm - RSVP: admissions@lacademie.com
or call (301) 670-8670 x201

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, White House Pastry Chef, 1977 – 2006

For those changing careers, formal training is becoming the fastest and most efficient way into an industry that has grown in competition and complexity. Read the full story, Culinary Schools Speed the Rise of Hopeful Chefs — The New York Times

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.