Le Cordon Bleu Challenges High School Seniors Nationwide to Slice, Dice and Sizzle Their Way to Culinary Scholarships

Competition Seeks Students Inspired to be Future Chefs of America

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May 06, 2010, 11:04 ET

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Long known for the prestigious culinary professionals it trains and its extraordinary standard of excellence, Le Cordon Bleu Schools in North America is looking for fresh culinary-minded talent in high schools nationwide to enter the 6th annual Le Cordon Bleu Future Chef of America Culinary Scholarship Competition. High school seniors across the country can enter the competition to test their culinary prowess and compete for a scholarship at one of the 17 Le Cordon Bleu schools.

"The Le Cordon Bleu Future Chef of America Culinary Scholarship Competition is an excellent opportunity for high school students passionate about the culinary arts to get a taste of a Le Cordon Bleu caliber education and take the first step toward a career in the hospitality industry," said Kirk T. Bachmann, vice president, academics, Le Cordon Bleu Schools in North America. "Year after year, we are impressed with the skill and tenacity with which these students compete."

Interested high school students should submit an entry form and 75-word essay describing "why I want to become a culinary professional" by May 10 to the Le Cordon Bleu school in their area. Judges will then select 10 finalists at each Le Cordon Bleu campus to compete in live cooking competitions in each city on June 12. The top three finishers will receive scholarship funding at the Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts where they compete for the following amounts: First place $10,000, second place $5,000 and third place $2,500. Three scholarships totaling $17,500 will be awarded by each Le Cordon Bleu school for a total of nearly $300,000 nationwide. Finalists will receive a chef's jacket, professional-grade knife and gift certificate for culinary books. All participants will receive a certificate of merit for achievement and participation.

For more information or to enter the competition, students should call or visit the website of the Le Cordon Bleu school in their area:

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About Le Cordon Bleu

Le Cordon Bleu (LCB) is one of the largest providers of quality culinary arts education worldwide. Our network of 17 schools in the United States offers culinary students a hands-on education with faculty dedicated to providing students with the necessary skills, knowledge, support and guidance to pursue fulfilling career opportunities in the culinary arts.  LCB does not guarantee employment or salary and is a member of the Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ: CECO) network of universities, colleges and schools. For more information about Le Cordon Bleu, go to www.Chefs.edu.

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