Hello, After graduating from the university, I was in business for about six years and now have the opportunity to take an extended leave of absence and would really like to pursue a passion for cooking that I've had for a long time. I would like to return to France and go to cooking school and am looking at schools in Paris. So far, I've managed to come up with a short list: *Ritz Escoffier *Le Cordon Bleu *Le Notre *l'Ecole Gregoire Ferrandi (ESCF) I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on these schools in Paris - particularly within this list ("best one", "one to avoid", "all about the same", etc.) (As a secondary criteria, since I've already lived in France for several years, I'm looking for a school that offers the classes only in French - or the option to take classes only in French). Any help would be greatly appreciated. I've seen many postings by Louisa Chu (Loufood) and was wondering what her advice might be. Also, any advice for finding apartments in Paris would be helpful - do the schools help with finding apartments? Thanks in advance!
