Paragon Culinary School — Local services in Manitou Springs

I graduated from Paragon in 2014. I now am running a successful food truck. Not only did my cooking skill exponentially grow, I learned how to successfully run a business, manage food costs, develop par lists for best pricing, pair wines with different cuisines (my favorite!), fix dishes when something goes wrong, AND studied many Chefs from a historical perspective for inspiration (starting with Chef Taillevent in 1373!). Outstanding training, and more similar to real world kitchens (which I've worked in as well) than book work! If you want real world kitchen training, Chef Matthews and his over 30 years experience in kitchens, is like a walking encyclopedia, guaranteed to take your overall cooking skill to several levels above where you are now. If you are serious about wanting to be a Chef, and have the tenacity and passion to grow, call Paragon...

Excellent culinary education and experience. Extremely knowledgeable professors, high quality instruction, demos and hands on training. I learned more about cooking, food and knife skills in my first few weeks of training then ever. Professors are well travelled, highly skilled award winning chefs who make class fun. Staff is always willing to help students, everything you need is provided. Their team of chefs, staff and colleagues in the industry really help students connect to pursuing their passion following their training whether it’s working in catering or fine dining, developing a restaurant concept or opening a food truck. It’s more then learning to cook, the curriculum incorporates fascinating history, geography, agriculture, language. Best culinary school in the US,...

Loved my time at this school! Very personal, hands on teaching, broad array of specializations that the teachers are happy to help you hone. Teachers are friendly, experienced, and extremely helpful and available to students. Actual hands on culinary experience is a very big part of the curriculum but busienss management, history, and cultural knowledge are also included. If you've been discouraged by the lack of actual field work, hands on training, and over all knowledge that other culinary schools offer, then this is the...