Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America Celebrate Julie & Julia With Exclusive 'Dinner and a Movie' Events

Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America Celebrate Julie & Julia With Exclusive 'Dinner and a Movie' Events

Student-Created Dinners Inspired by the Film and Private Screenings Raise Funds for Charity

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- In Columbia Pictures' Julie & Julia, Julia Child attends and graduates Le Cordon Bleu before becoming a culinary icon for professional and home cooks alike. With Julie & Julia featuring Meryl Streep, Amy Adams and Stanley Tucci, set to hit the big screen on August 7, Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America will celebrate the film's release with an exclusive "Dinner and a Movie" series. On August 5, students at 14 Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America affiliate campuses will create and serve a special movie-inspired menu to delight the senses. Each dinner guest also will be invited to attend a private screening of the movie in their area. A portion of the proceeds from these dinners will be donated to the local Ronald McDonald House in each participating city.

"We are thrilled to offer this exciting opportunity, and provide movie goers and food fans across the country with an authentic 'taste' of the film in our schools," said Kirk T. Bachmann, Vice President, Academics, Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America. "Le Cordon Bleu is dedicated to culinary education excellence and our institutions play a fundamental role in training and shaping the careers of chefs. This film highlights the great history of Le Cordon Bleu and the passion for cooking shared by our students, instructors and alumni."

Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America will host dinners and screenings in the following cities on August 5, 2009:

   Atlanta, GA                                 Austin, TX    Lumiere                                     Ventana   Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts,    Texas Culinary Academy   Atlanta                                     11400 Burnet Road, Suite 2100   1927 Lakeside Parkway                       Austin, TX 78758   Tucker, GA 30084                            512.339.3850   770.723.3507    Boston, MA                                  Minneapolis, MN    Technique                                   The Minnesota Room   Le Cordon Bleu College                      Le Cordon Bleu College   of Culinary Arts,                           of Culinary Arts,   Boston                                      Minneapolis/St. Paul   215 First Street                            1315 Mendota Heights Road   Cambridge, MA 02142                         Mendota Heights, MN 55120   617.218.8088                                651.286.2400    Chicago, IL                                 Orlando, FL    Chataigne                                   Machon   Cooking and Hospitality                     Orlando Culinary Academy   Institute of Chicago                        8511 Commodity Circle   361 West Chestnut                           Orlando, FL   32819   Chicago, IL 60610                           407.313.8792   312.873.2032    Dallas, TX                                  Phoenix/Scottsdale, AZ    Technique                                   L'Academie and L'ecole   Le Cordon Bleu Institute                    Scottsdale Culinary Institute   of Culinary Arts,                           8100 East Camelback Road   Dallas                                      Scottsdale, AZ 85251   11830 Webb Chapel Road                      480.425.3018 and 480.425.3025   Dallas, TX 75234   214.647.8500    Las Vegas, NV                               Portland, OR    Cafe Bleu                                   Bleu   Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts,    Western Culinary Institute   Las Vegas                                   600 SW 10th Avenue   1451 Center Crossing Road                   Portland, OR   97205   Las Vegas, NV 89144                         503.414.8354   702.851.5322    Pasadena, CA                                San Francisco, CA    The School Cafe and Bistro 561              Careme 350   California School of Culinary Arts          California Culinary Academy   521 East Green Street                       350 Rhode Island Street   Pasadena, CA 91101                          San Francisco, CA 94102   626.405.1561                                415.216.4415    Miami, FL                                   St. Louis, MO    Tropibleu                                   Le Cordon Bleu College   Le Cordon Bleu College                      of Culinary Arts,   of Culinary Arts,                           St. Louis   Miami                                       7898 Veterans Memorial Parkway   3221 Enterprise Way                         St. Peters, MO 63376   Miramar, FL 33025                           636.696.4850   954.438.8828   

Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America's "Dinner and a Movie" events will be offered on a first come, first serve basis. Space is limited. A minimum donation of $20.00 per person is appreciated for the dinner portion of the evening; one free admission to a private screening will be provided to each guest.

ABOUT JULIE & JULIA

Meryl Streep is Julia Child and Amy Adams is Julie Powell in writer-director Nora Ephron's adaptation of two bestselling memoirs: Powell's Julie & Julia and My Life in France, by Julia Child with Alex Prud'homme.

Based on two true stories, Julie & Julia intertwines the lives of two women who, though separated by time and space, are both at loose ends...until they discover that with the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible. The film is produced by Laurence Mark, Nora Ephron, Amy Robinson, and Eric Steel.

Please contact the local schools for more information on the "Dinner and a Movie" events including dinner service times and reservation details. Please visit www.chefs.edu for more information on Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America. Follow Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America on Facebook and on Twitter @LCBSchools.

ABOUT LE CORDON BLEU SCHOOLS NORTH AMERICA

Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America is the leading provider of quality culinary arts education. Few institutions possess the distinguished reputation of Le Cordon Bleu, which established its first culinary school in Paris in 1895. For more information about Le Cordon Bleu Schools, please visit www.chefs.edu.

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CEC is an industry leader, whose gold-standard brands are recognized globally. Those brands include Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America, Harrington College of Design, Brooks Institute, International Academy of Design & Technology, American InterContinental University, Colorado Technical University and Sanford-Brown Institutes and Colleges. Through its schools, CEC is committed to providing quality education, enabling students to graduate and pursue rewarding careers. For more information, visit www.careered.com/.

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