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Welcome to the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Five Star Culinary Academy, by Rouxbe

Rouxbe Online Culinary School is honored to partner with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Five Star Culinary Academy to support the ongoing development and training of a world-class culinary team. The program focuses on foundational culinary techniques, methods of cooking that form the basis of cuisines around the world. Rouxbe facilitates training and similar professional development programs around the world. To date, over 15,000 working cooks have used similar Rouxbe programs to develop and hone their culinary skills.

Online Course Highlights

Professional Culinary Foundations Level 1
  • Foundational cook training with focus on fundamentals

  • 10 Units, 25 lessons and 160 learning tasks

  • Over 80 instructional videos

  • Over 75 recipes that reinforce key techniques and concepts

Professional Culinary Foundations Level 2
  • 16 Units, 45 lessons and over 230 learning tasks

  • Over 100 instructional videos

  • Over 100 recipes that reinforce key techniques

  • Engaging learning activities and assignments

Sample Lesson Introduction Videos

(Preview some of the video lessons in the course)

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Rouxbe Culinary School

  • Founded in 2005
  • 890,100 Students
  • 180 Countries
  • 630 High Schools
  • 17 Languages
Learning Path You Can Trust

Rouxbe courses offer an instructor-guided path that is completed entirely online, at your own pace. Whether you are looking to learn new cooking techniques, increase your confidence, expand your repertoire, or change your health, Rouxbe's learning path will help you reach your goals.

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Instructional Videos

Our learning videos are close-up featuring the cooking technique instruction you need to be successful in the kitchen. Our content includes a variety of video types such as technique focused lessons, step-by-step video recipes, and instructional videos on other topics.

Interactive Learning

Students will watch video, read text, interact with visual learning assignments, upload and share photos, interact with the learning community, submit instructor-graded assignments, attend live events with Rouxbe instructors, and even complete fun interactive quizzes.

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Your Certificate of Achievement Awaits You!

Designed and taught by leading chef educators, this program delivers detailed video instruction in the foundations of cooking. Certification through Rouxbe is a mark of achievement and an important part of showing your commitment to a professional path.

Recognized by the American Culinary Federation Education Foundation as an Approved Program.
Recognized by the World Association of Chefs Societies as a Approved Quality Culinary Training

Graduates from the Rouxbe Culinary Program, may apply using the fast track route for World Association of Chefs Societies Professional Cook (Commis Chef) or Professional Chef de Partie Certification.