WHY Excellent facilities, 25 years of experience and some really fun workshops.

WHAT The focus here is split between serious professional training and terrific, and terrifically fun, workshops: Cupcake Couture, Braised & Beautiful and more. The workshops reflect current trends and styles (including sustainability) but aren’t faddishly trendy. There’s a newer campus in Anaheim.

WHO A mix of aspiring professionals and people who just love to cook—or want to learn to love to cook.