Culinary college · Houston
French-founded Houston culinary college with degree programs and Saturday chef clubs
Culinary Institute Lenotre is a culinary arts college at 7070 Allensby Street in north Houston. Third-generation French chefs Alain and Marie Lenotre founded it in 1998, and the Lenotre name ties it to French cuisine and pastry. Most students come for career training. It offers associate degrees in culinary arts, baking and pastry, and hospitality management, plus elite diplomas. An associate degree takes about 80 weeks, and a diploma can take as little as 60.
The school also runs shorter programs for non-degree cooks. These include a Saturday hands-on Cuisine or Pastry Chef Club, a Junior Chef program, hands-on sabbatical classes, and seminars in baking and pastry, healthy cuisine and advanced pastry décor. Pastry décor covers wedding cakes and French chocolate and sugar showpieces. Corporate team building is offered too.
This place suits people who want serious, technique-driven training in a professional school kitchen more than a casual night out. Niche has ranked it the best college for culinary arts in America three years running, and it holds a 4.4 Google rating from 135 reviews.
Serious cooks
Technique-heavy classes
Team events
Team building with a chef running the room
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The campus is at 7070 Allensby Street, Houston, TX 77022. You can reach admissions at 713-358-5055 or toll-free at 1-888-LENOTRE.
Yes. The school lists a Saturday hands-on Cuisine or Pastry Chef Club, a Junior Chef program, hands-on sabbatical classes, and seminars in baking and pastry, healthy cuisine and advanced artistic skills.
An Associate of Applied Science in culinary arts or baking and pastry arts takes 80 weeks. An elite diploma can take as little as 60 weeks.
Yes. Evening lab classes are offered to degree students who work during the day.
Yes. The school offers corporate team building programs.
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