Culinary Business Academy Personal Chef Course

If you dream of owning your own culinary business, consider becoming a personal chef – it’s one of the hottest segments in the industry!

According to the U.S. Personal Chef Association, the need for personal chef services is projected to grow ten-fold in the next 20 years as more families juggle an exhausting load of work, family and personal commitments.

Our accelerated course is the first of its kind ever offered in the exploding personal chef industry. We believe in immersing our students in the business theory, principles and applications necessary to become a successful personal chef. Students must successfully complete the three tests administered in this course to earn a Personal Chef diploma

The Culinary Business Academy Personal Chef Course includes:

  • Classroom Instruction and Packaging and Freezing Instruction
  • Professional Personal Chef Reference Manual
  • Essential Recipe Collection - 400+ tested Personal Chef Recipes
  • Recipe Medley Recipe Collection - 55+ proven and tested Personal Chef Recipes
  • CD/audio Training - Marketing & Selling Techniques & Secrets
  • Personal Chef Diploma
  • MenuMagic Personal Chef Software (Lite edition)
  • Membership in the United States Personal Chef Association (USPCA)
  • Dinner Parties As A Business Manual
  • Online Testing Series
  • Chef Jacket Patch

Visit the Culinary Business Academy for curriculum details.

Students enrolled in the Cook Street 180° Culinary Arts Program may add the Culinary Business Academy Personal Chef Course as an elective.

Scheduled dates

Friday 03/26/10 - Sunday 03/28/10
Friday 10/01/10 - Sunday 10/03/10


Price: $1,195.00

Fri, Oct 01st


Class 1   -  10/01/10  (12:00 pm - 5:00 pm)
Class 2   -  10/02/10  (9:00 am - 5:00 pm)
Class 3   -  10/03/10  (9:00 am - 5:00 pm)


The Business of Cooking

Cook Street and Accounting & Business School Present:

The Business of Cooking


This unique course covers all aspects of the business side of owning a restaurant, franchise or catering business. The course is based on building a business plan unique to your business. The focus will be on real-world aspects of business ownership and will address the challenges and potential pitfalls for new business owners.

Being a new chef is an exciting time! We understand each graduate is like an artist, who truly understands their craft. Don't let the business aspects of restaurant ownership stand in the way of your dreams. It can be intimidating and overwhelming. This course helps take the business uncertainty away and will give the best opportunity to succeed.

Even if you do not plan to own your own business this course is an invaluable addition to your resume as you will understand the challenging aspects of owning a food-service business. It will give you an advantage to potential employers and set you apart from other candidates.

The course is one week in length and will cover the following:

Company Summary - Industry Analysis - Product & Related services - Marketing Plan - Competition - Operations - Financial Plan and Financial Statements - Technology - Risks and Potential Pitfalls - Human resources - Financing: How to Find It - Catering vs. Franchising - Starting a Restaurant: Purchase vs. Building from the ground Up - Long Term Development and exit Plan and much more...provided by experts in their fields, including CPA's and PhD's.

Price: $1,500.00

Sat, Sep 25th


Class 1   -  09/25/10  (9:00 am - 4:00 pm)
Class 2   -  09/27/10  (9:00 am - 4:00 pm)
Class 3   -  09/28/10  (9:00 am - 4:00 pm)
Class 4   -  09/29/10  (9:00 am - 4:00 pm)
Class 5   -  09/30/10  (9:00 am - 4:00 pm)


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