Why I Chose Classic Cooking Academy

A few days ago in this post I announced that I'm going to cooking school:

Classic Cooking Academy

I've been cooking for about 10 years. I really want to push my abilities to the next level. I have no intentions of becoming a professional chef, I just want to increase my skills.

There are culinary schools here locally that are designed for aspiring professional chefs:

• Le Cordon Bleu Scottsdale (formerly Sccottsdale Culinary Institute)
• Arizona Culinary Institute
• Art Institute of Phoenix

These are not suitable for somebody who intends to keep their day job. Several people offer cooking classes that range from 2 hours to a day, focusing on a single topic (Making Pizza, for example):

• Le Cordon Bleu Scottsdale
• Sweet Basic
• Sur La Table

I've attended several of these and enjoy them.  I was looking however for something between these one-shot classes and a full-blown culinary academy, and be able to attend evenings or weekends.  

A few months ago I was googling and discovered Classic Cooking Academy's Practical course: 1 nite a week for 24 weeks. I read the reviews on Yelp and also found several bloggers who attended and then blogged about it. Every review was overwhelmingly possible.

In three weeks it begins.