The World Culinary Awards is an international programme dedicated to recognising excellence across the global culinary industry, celebrating the institutions and professionals shaping the future of gastronomy.
We are delighted to announce that Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa has once again been nominated as North America's Best Culinary Training Institution at the 2026 World Culinary Awards.
This nomination follows an extraordinary achievement: four consecutive wins as North America's Best Culinary Training Institution from 2022 to 2025. As the only Le Cordon Bleu institute in North America, we are honoured to continue representing culinary excellence on the global stage. In this special year marking Ottawa's 200th anniversary, we would be especially proud to bring a fifth World Culinary Awards title home to Canada's capital and share this milestone with the community that has supported us.
These achievements reflect the passion and dedication of our chef instructors, students, alumni, staff, and the wider culinary community who inspire us every day.
Voting is open from June 25 to August 14, 2026. Every vote helps celebrate the strength of our community and our commitment to world-class culinary education.
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