California Culinary Academy

California Culinary Academy
Typefor-profit college
Active1977–2017
PresidentPeter Lee
Location
San Francisco
,
United States
CampusCity

The California Culinary Academy (CCA) was a for-profit school, and an affiliate of Le Cordon Bleu located in San Francisco, California. Danielle Carlisle established the school in 1977 to train chefs using the European education model. The original location on the corner of Fremont and Howard Street in the South of Market area of San Francisco, was located in the remodeled, top-floor, cafeteria in the Del Monte headquarters.[1] The academy trained more than 15,000 people for restaurant careers through its 30-week baking and pastry chef program and 16-month culinary arts degree program. It was purchased by Career Education Corporation in 1999.[2]

  1. ^ Joseph, Nadine (1981-07-15). "Coast Cooking School with No Secrets; San Francisco". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-06-21.
  2. ^ Deal Cooking to Buy the California Culinary Academy, San Francisco Chronicle, Rebecca Smith, August 3, 1999