The diploma programs described here are the core educational foundation of the school. We encourage career students to explore this dimension of the school. We also frequently serve as a meeting site for professional culinary organizations, including the International Association of Culinary Professionals, Women Chefs and Restaurateurs and the Slow Food movement, as well as for trade associations such as the Texas Beef Council, the Hazelnut Council and the New Zealand Lamb Board. All this combines to make Peter Kump's New York Cooking School one of the most active urban-based culinary education centers in the world. This other dimension of our school offers extraordinary opportunities for you to enrich your culinary education.
Volunteers have the chance to help, observe, learn from and network with industry leaders.
Because of our longstanding ties with the James Beard Foundation, many volunteer opportunities also exist at their star-studded culinary events. In some cases, the contacts that students make as volunteers ultimately lead to job offers.