Ive heard of it, but what is Le Cordon Bleu and why is it so famous?
A. Le Corodn Bleu is a cooking school that was started in Paris in 1895. The classes started as a sideline busines to a popular magazine of the time, Le Cuisiniere Cordon Bleu. (“The Cordon Bleu Cook”). The founder, Marthe Distel, and the subsequent owner to the school, Madame Brassart, both had strong ties to the culinary world and lured top chefs to teach at the school. The association of these notable chefs laid the foundation of the school’s reputation as a school of strong education integrity. In the 1980s, Andre Cointreau bought the school and has since been on a mission to expand the school internally. At present, there are 27 schools in 15 countries.
