Peter Kump

Hi there, I'm a culinary student down here in Indonesia. I plan to continue my study to Peter Kump in NYC, whay do u think about this place? Do u sugest others? All I could afford is a short courses like Peter Kump offers.

[m brown]

adiwt,
while in ny, go and volinteer at the james beard house, go to kitchen arts and letters to browes, ask the staff at kumps what you can do to pick up extra work/knowledge/network.also, the french culinary has some free seminars. good luck!
from a pastry chef/ instructer

That brings up a good point. I recommend to culinary students to try to get as much experience in the food service industry while in school. That can be working for free in a restaurant to attending food shows and workshops.

[Pete]

Good advice Chef Koetke, but it can be impossible while going to some schools. I went to New England Culinary. While there I would have loved to work but the classes are set up like the real world and I was in cl****from 8-14 Hrs. a day. Most classes were actual production classes set up to serve the public. When looking at culinary schools find ones with lots of hands on classes and limited theory classes.

[This message has been edited by Pete (edited May 30, 1999).]

[m brown]

the point of going to Kumps is you are smack in the middle of NYC= Food Mecca. the classes are tops 6 hrs long and if you are willing to you can pick up work in any major kitchen, for free, just by asking.
that is why going to cooking school in a major city or close to it is hands down the best experiance you can start with.