Le Cordon Bleu in Portland Receives 2013 Chefs of Tomorrow™ Award
Annual dinner for national foodservice media, prepared by students, recognizes an exemplary professional U.S. culinary-arts program.
Olson Communications is proud to announce that Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Portland, Ore., is the recipient of the 2013 Chefs of Tomorrow™ Award. Sharon Olson, founder and president of Chicago-based Olson Communications, presented the award on Oct. 29 at the annual dinner for foodservice media.
The Chefs of Tomorrow Award launched in 2008 as a grant program to assist the professional development of foodservice educators in postsecondary culinary-arts programs nationwide. According to Olson, Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Portland earned a 2013 award as an exemplary program preparing students for fulfilling careers in the hospitality industry.
“The broad and challenging hands-on curriculum at this venerable Portland institution draws on Le Cordon Bleu’s century-old tradition of immersion in the culinary-arts and hospitality world and instruction that emphasizes demonstration followed by practical application,” Olson says. “We were impressed with the cutting-edge facility and passion and dedication of the students in the program, who train with experienced and supportive chef instructors, faculty and staff.”