Culinary Schools in & Near San Mateo California
The City of San Mateo is set between two dominant physical features, San Francisco Bay to the east and the ridge of hills along the City's western border. The significant natural resource areas in San Mateo are the Bay Shoreline, Marina Lagoon, Sugarloaf Mountain, San Mateo, Beresford, and Laurel creeks, and certain undeveloped private lands which provide open space and wildlife habitat.
San Mateo, like all the towns in the San Francisco bay area is a great place to pursue a culinary career. There’s a bevy of great restaurants, many with Michelin stars, to seek real world cooking experience as well as many options for pursuing culinary training…from certificates & single classes, to full degree programs. In fact the Culinary Institute of America has their west coast campus in the St Helena, the heart of Napa Valley.
Below you’ll find the Culinary Schools we’ve found, that are an easy commute from San Mateo.