At Michelin-starred Glass Hostaria, Cordon Bleu-trained chef Cristina Bowerman whips up a creative menu that changes frequently.

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Riyahi produced the stud farm's first Indian Derby winner in 1988, a filly called Cordon Bleu.

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Her goal is a Singapore spot in the mode of France's Le Cordon Bleu or America's Culinary Institute.

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Muir, a food writer who studied at the Cordon Bleu, chronicles her adventures at 25 cooking schools around the world.

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Schwartz experienced a similar struggle when he was accepted into Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Los Angeles.

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Mr Lucas helps cut costs to serve the cordon bleu menus by looking at what ingredients are on offer at local markets.

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After training at the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu culinary school, they worked in Michelin-starred restaurants for two years, before opening their home restaurant.

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British ex-pat Rachel Khoo moved to town to train at the Cordon Bleu, and she ran this two-seat restaurant out of her 256-square-foot apartment.

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Believe it or not, there was a time when privileged Turks would only deem a restaurant truly "superior" if it served French Cordon Bleu dishes.

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She enrolled in cooking classes at Le Cordon Bleu, where she realised that French cuisine was not about national origin, or some mythical connection to la France profonde: it was about technique.

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