Cooking school · Cambridge, MA
A 1974 Porter Square chef school that also runs classes for home cooks and teens
Beginners
No experience needed
Date night
Evening classes made for two
Birthdays & groups
Birthdays and private parties
Kids & families
Classes and camps for young cooks
Cambridge School of Culinary Arts is a working chef school a few steps from the Porter Square stop on the Red Line. Chef Roberta Dowling started it in 1974 by teaching people to cook from her home. She had trained under Madeleine Kamman and studied with Marcella Hazan. Today the school runs 16-week certificate programs and 37-week professional programs in both culinary and pastry arts.
Home cooks get a taste of that training through recreational classes. These are grouped into Single Day Workshops, a Techniques of Cooking Series, a Techniques of Baking Series, a Regional Cuisine Series, Cooking Couples nights and classes for teens. The school also lists online classes and group events. Every group of students, professional or recreational, saves food scraps for compost through a program with the City of Cambridge. Produce, meat and seafood come from local vendors.
The school holds a 4.9 Google rating from 956 reviews. It suits novices who want more confidence, couples and friends looking for a night out, and anyone thinking about cooking for a living.
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The school is steps from the Porter Square station on the MBTA Red Line, at 2020 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge.
Yes. The school says its cooking classes are for everyone from novices looking to gain confidence to experienced cooks adding to their repertoire.
Yes. The school runs Cooking Classes for Teens and keeps a separate teen class calendar.
Yes. CSCA offers 16-week Culinary and Pastry Certificate Programs and 37-week Professional Chef and Professional Pastry Programs. Applicants must be at least 18 and have finished high school or the equivalent.
Chef Roberta Dowling and her husband William founded it in 1974. Roberta began by teaching cooking from her home.
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