| Determining the top 10 culinary schools in the | | | | votes, 2.91 score |
| United States is, of course, a subjective matter. | | | | 5. |
| There is more than one way to decide what the | | | | Scottsdale Culinary Institute, Scottsdale AZ, 164 |
| top school is, and everyone might have their own | | | | votes, 2.83 score |
| different set of criteria to judge these various | | | | 6. |
| schools and programs on. Some people might put | | | | Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Rapids |
| more of an emphasis on the prestige of the | | | | MI, 175 votes, 2.79 score |
| school, while others might judge the programs on | | | | 7. |
| the chefs that have attended them, and others | | | | New England Culinary Institute, Montpelier VT, 78 |
| might be more interested in the programs | | | | votes, 2.77 score |
| teaching with more innovative techniques or using | | | | 8. |
| the best equipment. The following list of the top | | | | Orlando Culinary Academy, Orlando FL, 21 votes, |
| 10 culinary schools, however, was determined by | | | | 2.76 score |
| a vote among chefs and other culinary | | | | 9. |
| professionals at the end of 2009. | | | | The Art Institute of Dallas, Dallas TX, 4 votes, |
| These are the top 10 culinary schools in the | | | | 2.75 score |
| United States of 2009 according to the | | | | 10. |
| Chef2Chef community with rank, school name, | | | | Johnson & Wales University, Providence RI, 120 |
| location, number of votes and score: | | | | votes, 2.73 score |
| 1. | | | | Now, if this were a list of the top 10 culinary |
| Texas Culinary Academy, Austin TX, 420 votes, | | | | schools in the world, it would be a completely |
| 4.22 score | | | | different matter altogether. The Cordon Bleu in |
| 2. | | | | France would most likely be at the top of the list, |
| Culinary Institute of America - Hyde Park | | | | for starters, as well as several other prestigious |
| Campus, Hyde Park NY, 446 votes, 3.46 score | | | | schools throughout Europe, Asia and Australia. The |
| 3. | | | | Culinary Institute of America would definitely still |
| French Culinary Institute, New York NY, 124 | | | | be on the list, but smaller schools like Grand |
| votes, 2.95 score | | | | Rapids Community College would not. But if you're |
| 4. | | | | going to attend culinary school in the U.S., these |
| JNA Institute of Culinary Arts, Philadelphia PA, 129 | | | | are the schools more professionals recommend. |