all over the world

best and cheap don't go well together, but best in the US is C.I.A " Culinary Institute of America" I went to Art Institute of Houston and it was pretty expensive, there are many smaller schools that specialize in a certain cuisine that might be more affordable.

The person above is wrong.

That Le Cordon Bleu crap is not RESPECTED.

I won't hire anyone from that program, they walk in all pompous with their little degree and think they are ready to be Executive Chef.

The best school is in ANY kitchen with ANY real chef. You will get a better education working on the job being mentored, paying your dues.

CIA and The New England Culinary program are the best.

I got my degree in Culinary through a community college after the Army and was MENTORED and TRAINED by a chef from New England Culinary...

I can outcook , outhink and out perform most CIA grads on my worst day. They cannot teach you timing in a school, it's on the job where it counts.

Love my job even on bad days, it's a rush and love of food that keeps me going. Community College gave me a $42,000 salary doiing what i love.

Pay peanuts, get monkeys. You get what you pay for. Why do you think the world is full of such sayings?

If you want a top-ranked culinary school, you have to pay for it, and pay plenty.

Cordon Bleu and Culinary Institute of America are two of the world's well-respected culinary arts schools. There are some others, e.g. if you are interested in hotel and restaurant management rather than actually cooking back in the kitchen, Cornell University has a very highly regarded School of Hotel Management, and there are couple more top-ranked schools in Switzerland & Germany.