I think this is only part of the answer. I’ve found conistently excellent food in some smaller cities, like Portland, ME and Providence, RI. In Providence, I think it’s because Johnson & Wales Cooking School is right...

The Culinary Institute of America- http://www.ciachef.edu/ Johnson and Wales- http://culinary.jwu.edu/ New England Culinary Institute- http://www.neci.edu/home.html Alton Brown is a NECI grad. The French Culinary Institute

Johnson and Wales has cooking classes open to non-students. https://www.jwu.edu/chefschoice/clt/

Right across from Johnson and Wales is a great brunch place, Downcity Cafe. Here’s the link for their menu: http://www.downcityfood.com/

looking for a local (an hour or less from Boston) programs where I can get a degree in baking and pastry arts. Johnson and Wales, of course, but anyone know other places? THANKS!

of mine for good imported ales and beers, plus a big selection of single malt whiskies (tasting nights on Thurs.). I haven’t eaten there in 10 years, so I can’t comment on the food, though the owner’s Johnson &...

such as the CIA or Johnson and Wales....if so, I would be willing to give them the benefit of doubt they put out something well received.......they already make some of the best inexpensive meals available on a daily basis......I...

Slightly to the side of the original topic – if you should happen to find yourself in Providence RI, be sure to check out the Culinary Arts Museum at Johnson & Wales University, one of the nation’s foremost culinary...

a reduction in the class price. They usually offer several one-session classes on Friday nights too, which is a nice night out, especially if you can get friends involved. The Seaport Hotel & Johnson & Wales are having a special...

. These are the classes I’m aware of already: Johnson and Wales Recreational Division Two Chefs Restuarant Cooking Classes

The dude on TC went to Johnson and Wales, is from the south, and is an executive chef. The dude with the cart is from MA and has been operating the cart for a few years.

I can highly recommend Gracie’s, at the far end of Atwell’s Avenue (going away from I-95). Contemporary bistro type restaurant with young, creative owners and a Johnson & Wales trained chef. I have eaten dinner there...

Try Sunday brunch at the Islands Cafe just off 96th St in Miami Beach. The retaurant, which is run by students at Johnson and Wales hotel school overlooks the water. The food is delicious and varied and the price is just $19.95.

Lots of people love Asheville, and it’s on the way to Tennessee, so I stopped in to check it out. I found a town with a profound identity crisis, equal parts hippie artists, rural North Carolinians, and yuppies.

will find them) that might be faster than requesting their catalog. Huh, I wonder if the Johnson and Wales bookstore...no, probably not, esp. since they aren’t too pastry-oriented. But you could call them and ask.