Charlotte North Carolina Culinary Arts Schools, Baking & Pastry Schools, Hospitality Management Schools

Culinary Schools in Charlotte North Carolina

Though cities such as Charleston and Atlanta receive more recognition for having North Carolina’s top restaurants, Charlotte’s food scene is simmering. In recent years, the city has expanded with French, Italian and German restaurants, along with plenty of new farm-to-fork options. Part of farm-to-fork relies on heritage breeds of pigs, cattle and chickens, farm-raised cheeses, organic and sustainably raised vegetables, even local Atlantic caviar, all things North Carolina has in abundance. There’s currently a push to bring seafood from the North Carolina coast to inland restaurants and consumers. From tender brisket to lobster mac and cheese, Charlotte's culinary scene is a mix of home-style and upscale cooking, from Cuban and Indian dishes to classic Southern cooking like fried okra, fried green tomatoes and even fried pickle chips. The stratospheric growth of breweries is making the state one of the best places in the country for beer, with more than 120 breweries, and 45 more on the horizon. In Charlotte chefs and head cooks see an average wage of $50,000 yearly; bakers $22,000; food service managers $57,000; restaurant cooks $22,000; short order cooks about $20,000 and with a growth rate of near 10%, Charlotte has everything going for it.