Owner at Grace Pâtisserie - My experience a Le Cordon Bleu gave me a broader understanding in hospitality management and business which has helped me open my own Pâtisserie Grace Pâtisserie. Read more.

Since graduating from Le Cordon Bleu I’ve had exciting opportunities to work with many celebrity chefs around the world such as Mark Best, Charles Michel, Ash Heeger and Alanna Sapwell. I recently travelled to Australia with Hiakai’s Celebrity Chef Monique Fiso for The Curated Plate Culinary Festival and won Emerging Chef of the Year in the Felix Wellington Hospitality awards 2019. Read more.

Candy Puterigunawan Que Cake Class Business owner. My three years of study at Le Cordon Bleu New Zealand has been the most valuable experience yet. The degree allowed me to learn not only the French technique of cuisine and patisserie but also how to manage my own business. Read more.

Le Cordon Bleu New Zealand taught me a great foundation of skills. Although you may not use these skills every day in the kitchen, it does teach how to be precise, how to present, and how to manage time efficiently. I am now Head Chef at Bellamys by Logan Brown, a fine dining restaurant located in the Wellington Beehive Parliament building. Read More.

Demi Pâtisserie Chef at QT Wellington’s Hippopotamus Restaurant - Studying at Le Cordon Bleu ensured that I had a stable knowledge in classical and contemporary French Pâtisserie and that built the foundation of my skills. I finished school with the self-assurance in my skills that I could take forward into a career in French Pâtisserie. Read More.

Vaibhav Vishen Head Chef at Spring Kitchen by Hilton. Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can with no inhibitions. That is what Le Cordon Bleu New Zealand taught me. This has influenced my constant yearning to always question, improve and innovate. Read more