CASA Culinary Schools in California

Our California Culinary School locations will help you hone your talent and build skills.

Do you want to pursue a career in the culinary arts as a chef or other culinary professional? There are a number of ways to learn the culinary arts in California. If you really want to acquire culinary expertise and in-the-industry connections, you don’t have to spend years in a classroom. In fact, long before culinary classrooms existed, chefs became chefs through a system of apprenticeship in which they advanced in rank as they perfected their cookery skills.

The Chef Apprentice Studio of the Arts lists externship locations throughout California and trains you in a real-world kitchen. Our accelerated programs mean you can start your culinary career in a matter of months – not years. Don’t talk yourself out of the life you want to live. Take a look at our locations and take the first step on your journey to a career in the culinary arts.

Externship Locations in California:

If you don't see your city on the map, please call us at +1 (229) 949-2676 and we'll tell you whether a chef mentor is taking mentees in your area.

Cody Woodside

After years working as a key member of an internal producing team for Scripps Network where he worked on content for HGTV and Travel Channel, Cody Woodside found himself merged out of a job when Scripps was acquired by The Discovery Channel. Rather than seek something else in production, Cody saw the forced hiatus as an opportunity to delve into the culinary arts in the CASA Gourmet Chef program.

Start your culinary journey and become the chef you’ve dreamed of!

You will be mentored by an expert chef and gain real-world experience in an actual kitchen. Professional chefs have never been in such high demand and your mentor’s network becomes yours.

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