Founded more than 80 years ago, Washburne Culinary & Hospitality Institute is one of the oldest culinary schools in the nation. Headquartered on 63rd and Halsted on the City Colleges of Chicago Kennedy-King campus, Washburne provides students with the latest culinary and baking techniques, along with essential hands-on experience to ensure they are equipped to work in Chicago’s most successful restaurants, hotels, private clubs and other culinary establishments.
In Fall 2014, Washburne added a new program, Hospitality Management to support the growth of the food service and hotel industry within the City of Chicago from an operational aspect. Classes focus on restaurant and hotel operations emphasizing a guest centered yet financially responsible approach to management.
Washburne Culinary & Hospitality Institute is one of City Colleges of Chicago’s College to Careers sites, where we are working with industry leaders to ensure our curriculum will provide students with the skills that are most important and valuable in the working world.
Some of our College to Careers partners include:
Hyatt Hotels
Intercontinental
Aramark
Rome’s Joy Catering
Jimmy Bannos, a Washburne alumnus who owns Heaven on Seven and the Purple Pig restaurant
