Cambridge School of Culinary Arts (CSCA) is a professional school located in

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, Massachusetts. It offers several certificate and professional programs, including a culinary studies and pastry specialization. It also offers a variety of open-enrollment, one-day classes available to the general public.

History

Cambridge School of Culinary Arts was founded in 1974 by Roberta L. Dowling, CCP with classes in classical European cookery from her home. With the expansion of the program, Dowling moved the program to its current location at 2020 Massachusetts Avenue in

, Massachusetts. The program grew to over 400 students by the 1980s when Dowling decided to apply for accreditation for the school. The school was accredited in 1981 by the

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, Department of Education and then by NATTS ( National Association of Trade and Technical Schools) in 1989.

Programs Offered

The Cambridge School of Culinary Arts offers a diverse set of programs including-

Professional Programs

* '' Professional Chefs Program'' - 37 weeks in length with 20 hours of instruction per week * ''Professional Pastry Program'' - 37 weeks in length with 20 hours of instruction per week headed by French Master

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Recreational Programs

The school offers a diverse blend of recreational classes for amateur cooks and professionals. Examples include classes on preparing classical sauces, gluten free cooking, multi-day basic cooking classes, ethnic cookery, knife skills, pastry, and other frequently arising topics of interest.

Culinary Excursions

The school has also offered culinary trips for both amateurs and professional

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, Italy and San Marino, Italy as well as

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, Xi'an, Suzhou, Shanghai, Hong Kong.

Accreditations

The Cambridge School of Culinary Arts is accredited by- * Massachusetts Department of Education * The National Association of Trade and Technical Schools (NATTS) The school replaced its NATTS accreditation with ACCSCT * The Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT) The school voluntarily relinquished its ACCSC (formerly ACCSCT) accreditation in June 2015. * It is also endorsed by the

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(IACP)

Notable alumni

Chefs: * Karen Akunowicz '05, Fox & the Knife *Matthew Barre '05, Farm & Fries *Mary Ting Hyatt '08, Bagelsaurus *Samuel Ostrow '08, Festina Lente *Greg Reeves '03, Viale *Remi Williams, Smoke & Salt *Katie and Richard Chudy, The Skinny Beet * Tiffani Faison ‘03, Sweet Cheeks, Tiger Mama, Fool’s Errand, Orfano Food Production Related Businesses: *Davio's Restaurant, with locations in MA & PA - Steve DiFillippo '84 *Off Broadway Diner, Taunton, MA - Nuno Souza '02 *

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, San Diego, CA - Craig "Andy" Beardslee '88

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External links

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