Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts is a culinary school in Vancouver, British Columbia, offering professional cooking, baking and wine programs.
Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts has been a culinary school in Vancouver since 1997. The college describes itself as the culinary education training institute for the next generation of food industry professionals. It is located at 101-1505 West 2nd Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
The college offers the Grand Diploma Culinary and Baking & Pastry Arts Program, a 1-year program, as well as 6-month Culinary Arts and Baking & Pastry Arts programs. A Grand Diploma + Industry CO-OP Program runs for 2 years and includes a paid, one-year working co-op position, and is available to international students. A 6-month Hospitality in Food and Beverage credential is also offered. Cooking and wine classes include Levels 1, 2 and 3 of the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) program, led by wine critic, judge and sommelier DJ Kearney. Professional programs have next intakes on 4 January, 5 April and 5 July. The faculty consists of chef instructors trained in classic French and international cuisine.
Training takes place in eight industry professional kitchen classrooms with state of the art equipment. Facilities listed include student locker rooms, an Advanced Culinary Kitchen, a lecture room, a school online resource, the Blue Hat Bistro Event Space and Blue Hat Bistro parking. The college operates the Blue Hat Bakery-Café, which offers French inspired pastries, desserts, baked goods and hand-crafted coffees.
Domestic and international applicants both apply through a Student Information Sheet, followed by an interview and tour. Admission requires English language proficiency.