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Consider Culinary School in Phoenix - Explore a City with Good Food Galore

by BJ Fairfax
CulinaryEd Columnist

May 19, 2011

Phoenix, America's fifth largest city, serves up cuisine that can get the creative juices flowing for students at area culinary schools. One of the benefits of enrolling in culinary programs in major cities like Phoenix is the chance to try out a diverse array of culinary creations and venues--from the diner on the corner to the world-class downtown bistro.

As students consider a place to attend culinary programs, the food experience available in the surrounding area should be an important component. For potential chefs, the opportunity to taste a rainbow of dishes and receive exposure to top-notch cooking is an important part of the culinary school curriculum.

Phoenix Culinary Schools
Students who choose to attend culinary schools in the Phoenix area will have the option of taking lessons from the many chefs who reside in the area simply by eating at their restaurants. From down-home favorites like fried chicken and waffles at Lo-Lo's (on Yuma Street) to local legends like the franks at Nogales Hot Dog cart--complete with bacon, mayo, cilantro, and pinto beans--Phoenix offers a wealth of unique, inexpensive, and mouth-watering eats.

For high-end culinary creations, potential chefs at Phoenix culinary programs might try one of the imaginative bruschette from Postino (on Campbell Avenue). Ranging from Tuscan White Bean with Ricotta, Dates, and Pistachios to Prosciutto with Figs and Marscapone, these new variations on an Italian classic are sure to make students of Phoenix culinary programs smile.

Take time to consider Phoenix culinary schools. Besides the curriculum they offer inside, the diversity of restaurants outside the schools' walls are sure to offer tasty lessons of their own.

Source
Edible Phoenix



About the Author
BJ Fairfax holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. She writes for a variety of print and online publications.

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