Cooking Classes

Pittsburgh Region - Directories

• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Food Section
  Each Thursday the Post-Gazette posts "Cooking Classes" for the week. You can find them by running a search on "cooking classes". Periodically they also list cooking schools in the area.

Pittsburgh Region - Professional Schools

• Chatham University Master of Arts in Food Studies
  The first program offered through their new School of Sustainability and the Environment (SSE) will be the University’s newest graduate program, the Master of Arts in Food Studies.
• Pennsylvania Culinary Institute
  Located in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Culinary offers programs in hospitality management and culinary arts. Now part of the Cordon Bleu Culinary Schools.

Pittsburgh Region - Nonprofessional Classes

• Chop, Wok & Talk
  Chop, Wok, & talk! is a Chinese Cooking School in Friendship/Bloomfield owned by Dorothy Tague.
• Community College of Allegheny County
  You can search for food & drink courses in their community education noncredit courses. They also offer academic programs in Dietetics (Health) and Culinary Arts (Business).
• Crate
  Crate is cooking school and houseware store located in the South Hills of Pittsburgh, PA.
• Food Glorious Food
  Classes, catering, and gourmet store in Highland Park
• In the Kitchen
  Strip District
• India Kitchen: Aarti's Cooking Classes
  Indian Cooking Classes in Pittsburgh,PA.
• McGinnis Sisters
  These specialty grocery stores offer cooking classes.
• Rania's Cooking Classes
  Located in Mt. Lebanon, Rania's offers 2 hour classes in a variety of cuisines.
• Rita Venturino
  Gibsonia, PA (north of Pittsburgh)
• Sweetwater Center for the Arts
  Offers a variety of cuisine workshops.
• Sweetwater Cooking
  Formerly Sewickley Cooking Studio, it offers serious cooking courses teaching technique at their location near Station Square on East Carson Street.

Pennsylvania

• Shaw Guides: Pennsylvania Career Cooking Schools
  The print guide, now online and searchable.
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania Academy of Culinary Arts
  Indiana PA
• JNA Institute of Culinary Arts
  Located in Philadelpha, the JNA Institute offers seminars and online seminars in addition to its regular program.

• PAPSA: Culinary/Hospitality Management
  This is a guide to postsecondary career schools in Pennsylvania compiled by the Pennsylvania Association of Private School Administrators.
• Pennsylvania State University: Department of Food Science
  Part of the College of Agricultural Sciences at State College. Did you know they are the operators of The University Creamery?
• Pennsylvania State University: Nutritional Sciences
  Part of the College of Health and Human Development, the Department of Nutritional Sciences offers undergraduate and graduate programs in nutrition and dietetics.
• Pennsylvania State University: School of Hotel, Restaurant, and Recreation Management
  Penn State offers an undergraduate degree in Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management, as well as associate and certificate programs through distance education in dietetics.
• The Restaurant School
  Located in Philadelphia and offering programs in hotel and restaurant management, pastry and culinary arts.
• Widener University School of Hospitality Management
  offers a quality Bachelor of Science degree with an emphasis on field experience and hospitality leadership. A private institution in Chester, PA, 20 minutes from Philadelphia.

Nearby States

• Ohio State University: Food Science & Technology
  Located in Columbus, Ohio, they offer undergraduate options in Food Science, Food Business, and Nutrition.

United States - Directories

• Cooking Schools.com
  CookingSchools.com is part of education.org, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America
  They now have 15 affiliate campuses across the country, including one in Pittsburgh: the Pennsylvania Culinary Institute (PCI).
• (Peterson's) Culinary Schools
  Information on selected schools from their print edition. Links to the schools' websites.
• Culinary School Finder
  http://www.culinary-school-finder.com/
  A resource of culinary schools and schools offering cooking classes as well as original articles on those interested in entering the culinary industry.
• ShawGuides: The Guide to Career Cooking Schools
  This is The Guide to Cooking Schools, the leading resource to career and recreational culinary education programs worldwide. Published annually since 1989 and recommended by leading consumer and food-related publications, The Guide is now available unabridged and continuously updated online. All listings are free and access to every area of our site is free, with no registration requirement.
• Shaw Guide to Recreational Cooking & Wine Schools
  A collection of all types of recreational/vacation cooking courses