Posted by NEIL Sheldon CPC on February 08, 1998 at 00:16:58:
In Reply to: PASTRY CHEF posted by Paula on February 07, 1998 at 16:42:25:
: Seeking to become a pastry chef and wondering about what school would be right for me. Searching in the NY/NJ area. Curious if a degree from a college is the same as going to a specialized restaurant school.
:HI if I had a chance to do my training over[ps your always training].Iwould apprentis in a good pastry kitchen.
:Schools are good I will always have my AAS degree in culinary arts also Im a member of the ACF,[certified pastry cook] working on CWPC.
:CIA has excellent school in hyde park,also french culinary NYC,Peter gumps cooking school with nick malgerie NYC. Also sullivan college in kentucky has two master pastry instructors.
:Hands on is always a good start. read,read read pastry books
:try starting in bakery the above schools are expensive but good
:Good luck Pastry forever!
:Neil
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