Le Cordon Bleu is the most prestigious and established cooking school in the world with 120 years of teaching the highest standards of French culinary techniques. Through its faculty of Chefs and industry professionals, students immerse themselves in foundations of French gastronomy developing their palates and personal style, while mastering these fundamentals of cooking. Each year, more than 20,000 students from 70 countries are trained at Le Cordon Bleu's Institutes, which now stretch in more than 20 countries and around 40 campuses in Paris, Kobe, Madrid, Istanbul, Beirut, Tokyo, Ottawa, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Wellington, Sydney, Bangkok, Mexico City and Lima. Opened in 1933, Le Cordon Bleu London has always attracted attention as being the finest school for culinary education and with the ever growing attention to the British food scene the demand for culinary arts training continues to grow. Cooking courses at Le Cordon Bleu London range from certificates earned in just 11 weeks to the coveted Grand Diplôme, a 9 month programme in cuisine and pâtisserie, considered as the passport to the culinary world. All our cooking classes take place in our state-of-the-art facilities to provide each student with the latest and most innovative opportunities in culinary and hospitality education. A selection of prestigious Cuisine, Pâtisserie, Wine and Management Courses: • Grand Diplôme • Diplôme de Cuisine (Available in 6 or 9 months) • Diplôme de Pâtisserie (Available in 6 or 9 months) • Diploma in Culinary Management • Diploma in Wine, Gastronomy and Management • Diploma in Gastronomy, Nutrition and Food Trends • Diploma in Plant-Based Culinary Arts • Diplôme de Boulangerie • Culinary Industry Management BBA (with Birkbeck University) • Wine Master Classes • Cake Decorating • A wide variety of gourmet short courses