Cordon Bleu

Parisian cooking school

Cordon Bleu, short for Le Cordon Bleu, is an international network of culinary and hospitality schools founded in Paris in 1895.

The name, meaning "blue ribbon" in French, has become synonymous with elite culinary training: She trained at Cordon Bleu before opening her restaurant. (Lowercase cordon bleu is the stuffed meat dish or a descriptor for fine cooking.)

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culinary skill level

Cordon Bleuhome cook

hack · untrained · bungler · short-order cook · beginner

food quality/sophistication

Cordon Bleufast food

Speedy prepared meals

junk food · slop · TV dinner · gruel · greasy spoon

culinary training prestige

Cordon Bleuself-taught

Educated without instructors

untrained · uncredentialed · line cook

Family

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Top 500,000
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