Whether you've dream of becoming an executive chef for a five-star restaurant, a pastry artist at a gourmet catering company, or the manager of a posh hotel, this is your chance to step out of the ordinary and into an exciting culinary career you'll truly love. California Culinary Academy offers professional training in the culinary arts, baking and pastry arts, and hospitality and restaurant management; with hands-on cooking classes and lecture courses that can give you the skills you'll need for a successful future in the culinary or hospitality field. From unparalleled instruction in classical and contemporary culinary art techniques, to business management, wine appreciation, and hotel operations, California Culinary Academy is your first step toward a successful culinary career.
California Culinary Academy was founded in 1977. We have enjoyed 25 years of culinary achievement in beautiful downtown San Francisco, a city known around the world for culinary excellence.
You'll find our city to be a dynamic, vibrant environment where classical French culinary traditions mingle with Asian and American traditions to create exciting new cooking styles. We're just a short drive from the Napa Valley, one of the world's most famous wine-growing regions.
San Francisco is the center of the culinary revolution that has swept across America, changing the way we think about good food and fine wine. California Culinary Academy is proud to be a part of that revolution.
Our campus is located at historic California Hall in downtown San Francisco and includes industry-standard culinary facilities. Our facilities include: professional galley kitchens where you can gain hands-on experience; baking and pastry kitchens for making breads, cakes and pastries; a confectionery where you'll work to create fine deserts; garde manger kitchens for preparing salads and cold dishes; a unique Asian kitchen featuring built-in wok stations; and a mixology laboratory for preparing great cocktails. Our campus also includes student-staffed restaurants serving the public.
We're sure you'll find California Culinary Academy to be a great campus located in the ideal setting for learning the culinary arts.
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