For more than a century, Le Cordon Bleu has enabled aspiring culinary professionals to turn their ambitions into reality. The Ottawa campus offers a wide range of culinary arts programmes dedicated to teaching students classical French techniques through our world class chef instructors. Regardless of your background, by graduating with Le Cordon Bleu, you’ll become part of a great tradition of excellence, with credentials that will set you apart from the competition in a demanding and changing industry.
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Grand Diplôme®
An intensive and comprehensive programme in classic French culinary techniques, combining our Diplôme de Pâtisserie and Diplôme de Cuisine, Le Grand Diplôme® is considered the passport to a world of career opportunities.
Master basic to advanced culinary techniques that apply to any style of cuisine. Explore French culinary traditions, global cuisines and current trends.
Discover the art of Pâtisserie. Courses range from specialized ateliers, basic through advanced levels of pastry and confectionary craft making, plated and boutique style desserts, world delicacies and precise decorating techniques.
Learn typical French bread making techniques and processes for making bread. Make specialty danish, regional and artisan breads and learn how to apply advanced yeast production methods.
Create, practice and manage a world-class culinary business in a globally competitive environment. These innovative programs focus on developing knowledge and appreciation of fine food and wine in a ‘farm to plate’ context, and how this is successfully applied in a range of business oriented culinary settings.
For beginners, gourmet enthusiasts or those wanting to be the best house party host, a wide range of courses have been designed to satisfy the time and budget conscious. A great way to experience first-hand the world of Le Cordon Bleu.
These diplomas focus on crafting dishes solely from plants, providing a creative repertoire of product knowledge, skills, and recipes. Within the programme students will explore a wide range of vegetables, fruit, nuts, seeds, grains and pulses.