The grand opening of the new 6,000 square foot expansion to LAcademie de Cuisine will feature a dedication to Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier.
(PRWEB) February 7, 2005 -- LAcademie de Cuisine, a professional culinary school in Gaithersburg, Maryland, announced today that they will be hosting a March 6 grand opening reception and dedication for the schools new expansion. The expansion, which nearly doubles the 7,000 square foot space, will be celebrated with an open house for chefs, alumni and friends and a dedication of the new pastry arts kitchen to Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier, who served as White House Executive Pastry Chef for 25 years.
State-of-the-art culinary and pastry chef kitchens, a demonstration/lecture classroom, offices and a new commissary are included in the expanded space. The new classrooms will allow us to maintain small class size and personal attention to the students," said LAcademie de Cuisines Founder and Director, Francois Dionot.
Brian Ross, Head Instructor in the Culinary Arts Training Program, added that the extra space will allow LAcademie to increase the scope of their curriculum without changing the basic structure of hands-on instruction in classic French techniques that has made them a premier culinary school.
Mesnier, who retired from the White House in November, developed LAcademie de Cuisines pastry chef arts program in 1979. He continued to teach the program until 1988. Dionot praised Mesnier for his years of dedication to the school and the industry. Rolands devotion to French pastry chef techniques and his desire to educate others has been an inspiration for our students."
The school, located just outside of Washington, DC combines American sensibilities with modern French classic techniques to provide a solid foundation for a culinary career. Certificates in the culinary and pastry arts are offered.
The new kitchen classrooms will allow LAcademie to expand their professional training programs to four sessions throughout the year. The nationally accredited Career Training Programs will be held in January, April, July and October. They also offer culinary trips to France and recreational cooking classes for the amateur pastry chef or home cook.
About LAcademie de Cuisine:
Francois Dionot opened LAcademie de Cuisine in 1976 as a small, private school where students could learn classic French pastry chef techniques and become skilled professionals in the culinary world. LAcademie has grown to be the premier culinary school in the Washington, DC region and is recognized as one of the finest culinary schools in the nation. It received an International Association of Culinary Professionals Award of Excellence for Cooking Schools in 1997.
Applications for the April 2005 and July 2005 Culinary and Pastry Chef Arts programs, as well as schedules and financial aid information are available by visiting the schools website at www.LAcademie.com. Special tours may be scheduled by calling 1-800-664-2433
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