Cooking Classes

Pittsburgh Region - Directories

• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Food Section
  http://www.post-gazette.com/food/
  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

• Pennsylvania Culinary
  http://www.pci.edu/
  Located in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Culinary offers programs in hospitality management and culinary arts.
  • PCI Student
    http://www.pcistudent.com/
    A website geared towards the PCI students' needs

Pittsburgh Region - Nonprofessional Classes

• Chop, Wok & Talk
  http://www.chopwoktalk.com/
  Chop, Wok, & talk! is a Chinese Cooking School in Friendship/Bloomfield owned by Dorothy Tague.
• Community College of Allegheny County
  http://www.ccac.edu/
  You can search for food & drink courses on their MILO course database by choosing the Non-Credit term and then choose YCD - Food/Drink NC Home/Personal from their dropdown menu for "Subject/Course No/Sect No". They also offer academic programs in Dietetics (Health) and Culinary Arts (Business).
• Crate
  http://www.cratecook.com/
  Crate is cooking school and houseware store located in the South Hills of Pittsburgh, PA.
• Food Glorious Food
  http://www.foodgloriousfoodonline.com/
  Classes, catering, and gourmet store in Highland Park
• In the Kitchen
  http://www.inthekitchen.info/
  Wexford, PA (north of Pittsburgh)
• India Kitchen: Aarti's Cooking Classes
  http://www.indiakitchen.net/
  Indian Cooking Classes in Pittsburgh,PA.
• McGinnis Sisters
  http://www.mcginnis-sisters.com/
  These specialty grocery stores offer cooking classes.
• Polly's Pantry
  http://www.pollyspantry.com/
  Sarver, Butler County (north of Pittsburgh)
• Rania's Cooking Classes
  http://www.rania.com/
  Located in Mt. Lebanon, Rania's offers 2 hour classes in a variety of cuisines.
• Rita Venturino
  http://www.ritaventurino.com/
  Gibsonia, PA (north of Pittsburgh)
• Sweetwater Center for the Arts
  http://www.sweetwaterartcenter.org/
  Offers a variety of cuisine workshops.
• Sweetwater Cooking
  http://www.sweetwatercooking.com/
  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
  http://cookingcareer.shawguides.com/search?t=Pennsylvania
  The print guide, now online and searchable.
• Indiana University of Pennsylvania Academy of Culinary Arts
  http://www.iup.edu/culinary/
  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
  http://www.foodscience.psu.edu/
  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
  http://nutrition.hhdev.psu.edu/
  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
  http://www.widener.edu/?pageId=31
  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
  http://www.cookingschools.com/
  CookingSchools.com is part of education.org, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• (Peterson's) Culinary Schools
  http://www.culinaryschools.com/
  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
  http://cookingcareer.shawguides.com/
  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
  http://cookforfun.shawguides.com/
  A collection of all types of recreational/vacation cooking courses