Our Students Have The Best Experience's...

The educational training received in our culinary degree program can provide you with the knowledge and expertise to work in whichever sector of the industry you choose.

Our " Culinary School " in Monterey , equips students with the broad-based, hands-on experience they need to make the most of the diverse, rewarding career opportunities in the culinary and hospitality industries.

We excel at this because the Monterey Peninsula is one of the largest food mecca's in the business. World re-know chefs including some of the best restaurants in the world are here.

Hallie McGonigal Bio See Our California Culinary School Web Site
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Chef Mary Pagan, Certified Executive Chef/C.E.O. of the Culinary Center of Monterey And California Culinary School is a graduate of The California Culinary Academy in San Francisco is the owner of the Culinary Center of Monterey, Culinary School and Mary's Restaurant.

Mary, with Sous Chef Hartnel Aquino, did six shows on CBS last fall, that aired in the southern states.

Mary has won numerous awards for her cooking skills including a Bronze medal in the Culinary Olympics.

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Rick has held the position of Chef de Cuisine of the acclaimed Pacific's Edge restaurant at the historic Highlands Inn, Park Hyatt Carmel and was Executive Chef at the very exclusive Club XIX at the Lodge at Pebble Beach.

Rick's contemporary American cuisine draws from French influence while focusing on seasonal ingredients. Here he has garnered rave reviews from such publications as the Zagat Survey and Wine Spectator. Today Rick continues to focus on simplicity, organization and the disciplines of true flavors.

After spending the past year on the East Coast as Sous Chef at the famed Clio in Boston , Rick returned to the Monterey Peninsula and joins The Culinary Center of Monterey as a full time instructor for the senior class student chefs and will also be opening the Culinary Center Restaurant.

Executive Chef Rick Edge Bio
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Chef Doug is a long standing member of the American Culinary Federation. He has been involved with the Chef and Child Foundation as well as the Adopt a Ship Program while in Spain . He takes great pleasure in working with organizations such as DC Central kitchen and other programs that help feed the needy and homeless.

Chef Doug enjoys sharing his love for food and desire for life-long learning. For him, cuisine is not just food, but a way of life and love that affects us on many levels.

Chef Doug Cooperman Bio
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Hartnel Aquino, Sous Chef & Garde Manger
Chef Hartnel Aquino brings his creative talents to the Culinary Center of Monterey having worked many years in the food industry. His innovative carvings from food products have won local attention and awards.

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