You have a taste for being in charge. Now get a culinary degree to learn restaurant management and how to start a restaurant.

You have a taste for being in charge. Now get a culinary degree to learn restaurant management and how to start a restaurant.
Do you have a passion for food and a head for business? Do you want to own a restaurant? If so, we have culinary degree programs that can teach you restaurant management skills and how to start a restaurant. Explore the Culinary Management programs at The International Culinary Schools at The Art Institutes, North America’s largest system of culinary programs offered at more than 35 schools.

The broad range of hospitality and restaurant management skills taught in the Culinary Management programs at Art Institutes schools can prepare you to run a food operation from front to back. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, you’ll also have the chance to learn how to start a restaurant.

You will start your culinary education by developing your fundamental skills, from basic cuts to managing a menu to working as part of a team. From there, you’ll explore the exciting world of international cuisines. Next, you’ll get down to business and have an opportunity to develop your skills in restaurant management. The culinary degree programs provide an opportunity for you to become competent in the identified priorities for restaurant management and entrepreneurship: communication, training, leadership, motivation, management, human resources, technology, accounting, marketing, and customer relations. Our Culinary Management programs are designed to help you develop critical thinking and interpersonal skills while learning the business realities of restaurant management and owning a restaurant.

From overseeing food quality, to dealing with customers, to making staffing decisions, a foodservice manager handles hundreds of varied yet critically important tasks every day. When you complete your culinary degree through our schools, you’ll be able to demonstrate professional leadership skills. Graduates will be prepared to seek entry-level positions in hospitality and restaurant management such as chef/kitchen manager, assistant purchasing director, restaurant manager, food production managers, airline-catering managers, assistant catering manager, and assistant food and beverage director. Discover the Culinary Management programs we offer.
Learn more by choosing an Art Institutes school location below and the program that interests you, and see how our focused education can help you transform your creative energy into a fulfilling career.
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