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10 Best Instructors

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Rank Title Total Votes Average Rating Score
1 Pierre Pilloud
Valencia Community College
5007 4.68 23418
2 Chef Michael Elliott
Liaison College, Toronto
4559 4.69 21369
3 George Zajacek, CEC
Scottsdale Culinary Institute
4425 4.76 21052
4 Chef Lyn Woodruff
Johnson & Wales University, Charlotte, NC
4368 4.58 20027
5 Chef Santos Villarico
Scottsdale Culinary Institute, Scottsdale, AZ
4049 4.71 19068
6 Chef Philip Sayre
Scottsdale Culinary Institute
3970 4.72 18726
7 Allen Akmon
Sullivan University
3084 4.64 14299
8 Chef Colin Roche
Johnson & Wales University, Miami Campus
3065 4.48 13716
9 Peter Lehr
Art Institute of Houston
2861 4.64 13264
10 Chef Sixto
The French Culinary Institute
2644 4.74 12539
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11 Sam Mudd
Sullivan University
2659 4.66 12379
12 Derek Spendlove
Sullivan University
2654 4.6 12215
13 Chef Bill Hodges
El Centro College, Dallas, TX
2513 4.67 11729
14 Lonnie Donahue
Sullivan University
2685 4.31 11575
15 Chef Marc Thivet
Le Cordon Bleu, Paris
2328 4.76 11091
16 Chef Richard T. Schrimp
Culinary Academy of Long Island
2232 4.72 10544
17 Chef Mathew Melcher
ElCentro College in Dallas, TX
2240 4.69 10506
18 Chef Ross Headlee, FMP
Louisiana Culinary Institute
2221 4.73 10499
19 Chef Anita Olivarez Eisenhauer
CIA, Hyde Park, NY
2227 4.71 10488
20 F.C. Costantino
N. Y. City Technical College
2200 4.76 10483
21 Jeffrey Rotz
Eustis High School
2201 4.75 10457
22 Chef Shannon Hayashi
Art Institute of Colorado
2112 4.95 10454
23 Chef Joyce Woodard
Albuquerque TVI, Albuquerque, NM
2167 4.75 10284
24 Bob Straw
Sullivan University
2126 4.67 9923
25 Eddie Maamry
Sullivan University
2062 4.65 9590
26 Dawn McGiffen
Sullivan University
2054 4.66 9580
27 Dave Moller
Sullivan University
2045 4.68 9574
28 Anne Sandhu
Sullivan University
2603 3.67 9565
29 Chef Danielle DeMare
Sullivan University
2075 4.61 9557
30 John Castro
Sullivan University
2095 4.56 9543
31 Daniel Hugelier
Schoolcraft College
2045 4.66 9537
32 Chris Misiak
Schoolcraft College
2068 4.6 9522
33 Chef Shane Pearson
Johnson and Wales, Charleston
2097 4.54 9517
34 Jeffrey Gabriel
Schoolcraft College
2054 4.63 9514
35 Linda Kender
Johnson & Wales University
2082 4.57 9512
36 Chef Cristina Michalczuk
High Training Educational Institute (HTEI) in Caracas, DC, Venezuela
2053 4.34 8906
37 Gerrine Kirby
Southeast Community College
1427 4.87 6946
38 Paul Krebs
Schenectady County Community College
1395 4.82 6729
39 Chris Koetke
Kendall College
1376 4.81 6613
40 Chef Michael Paik
Oklahoma State University
1357 4.83 6551
41 David Ritter
The New York Restaurant School
1384 4.72 6530
42 Chef Mark Faklam
CHIP
1338 4.82 6453
43 Leslie Bilderback
California School of Culinary Arts
1357 4.73 6421
44 Chef Mike Downey
St. Louis Community College at Forest Park
1327 4.82 6393
45 Chef Audrey Langenhop
York Technical Institute
1324 4.81 6375
46 Chef Joseph Scarmuzzi
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Miami
1392 4.56 6354
47 Carolyn A. Claycomb
Columbus State Culinary Academy
1378 4.6 6333
48 Chef Pantone
Florida Culinary School
1698 3.72 6316
49 Chef John Brogdon
Louisiana Culinary Institute
1307 4.82 6302
50 Chef Julian Darwin, CEC
Cascade Culinary School, Bend, OR
1472 4.27 6288
51 Kevin Dunn
New England Culinary Institute
1314 4.77 6271
52 Chef Wild
Culinard, Culinary Institute of Virginia College
1405 4.45 6252
53 Chef Andre Burnier
New England Culinary Institute
1320 4.72 6236
54 Chef Dan Birney
Florida Culinary Institute
1311 4.74 6217
55 Terry Hunter
Colorado Mtn. College
1316 4.71 6198
56 Chef Jill Huber
Louisiana Culinary Institute
1305 4.73 6176
57 Chef Michelle Lucas
Orlando Culinary Academy
1249 4.93 6160
58 Chef David Edens
California School of Culinary Arts
1312 4.67 6133
59 Chef Bob Buzek
Florida Culinary Institute
1371 4.46 6117
60 Angus Donaldson
The Academy in Lakeland, FL.
1280 4.77 6103
61 Sam Diaz
The Academy in Lakeland, FL.
1283 4.74 6085
62 Executive Chef Brian Mattingly
California Culinary Academy in San Francisco
1228 4.94 6066
63 Chef Jackie Bonnet
Western Culinary Institute
1321 4.58 6052
64 Chef Dean Thomas
New England Culinary Institute
1320 4.57 6035
65 Chef Jonathan Highfield
New England Culinary Institute
1299 4.63 6019
66 Chef Ana Machado
Florida Culinary Institute
1343 4.46 5995
67 Chef Joseph Bonaparte
Chef Director at The Art Institute of Charlotte
1211 4.94 5977
68 Chef David Gotzemer
Paul Smith's College
1279 4.66 5957
69 Chef Jeffery Baron
Florida Culinary Institute
1206 4.92 5939
70 Chef Faith Kling
York Technical Institute
1321 4.48 5924
71 Germine Peladue
Cooking & Hospitality Inst. in Chicago
1196 4.94 5910
72 Chef Michael Schwartz
Institute of Culinary Education, NY, NY
1637 3.6 5896
73 Randall Smith
Schoolcraft College
1335 4.4 5879
74 Brian Polcyn
Schoolcraft College
1304 4.5 5865
75 Joseph Decker
Schoolcraft College
1271 4.61 5853
76 Kevin Gawronski
Schoolcraft College
1278 4.58 5850
77 Chef Christian Finck
Johnson & Wales University, Charleston Campus
1439 4.05 5835
78 Chef Carl Stybe
Johnson and Wales, Charleston
1369 4.25 5821
79 Chef Mike Angnardo
Johnson & Wales University, Miami Campus
1563 3.72 5810
80 Chef Bob Long
New England Culinary Institute
1460 3.97 5800
81 Chef Bob Long
New England Culinary Institute
1460 3.97 5800
82 David Garrido Daza
HTEI in Caracas, Venezuela
1225 4.56 5583
83 David Alexander Garrido Michalczuk
HTEI in Caracas, Venezuela
1118 4.6 5148
84 Chef Darrel Folck CEC
California School of Culinary Arts
931 4.95 4604
85 Chef John Meidinger
California Culinary Academy in San Francisco
901 4.95 4463
86 Dina Altieri CEC
New England Culinary Institute
482 4.7 2264
87 Chef Howie Velie, C.E.C.
The Art Institute of Washington, Culinary Art's Program (Arlington, VA)
372 4.85 1804
88 Chef Doug Corcoran,C.C.,C.I.C.
Owens Community College in Toledo Ohio
385 4.11 1581
89 Professor M. Brigid Flanigan
Southern New Hampshire University
206 4.88 1006
90 Chef Ron Costa CEC
Western Culinary Institute
131 4.55 596
91 Gary O. Ackerman
Le Cordon Bleu Instructor
84 4.58 385
92 Professor Perrin H. Long CEC, AAC, CHE
Southern New Hampshire University
78 4.65 363
93 Chef Frank Vollkommer C.M.P.C.
CIA, Hyde Park, NY
78 4.59 358
94 Chef Vincent Calandra
Pinellas Technical Education Center, Clearwater Campus
76 4.7 357
95 Chef Susan Batten
Johnson & Wales, Norfolk, VA
65 4.12 268
96 Chef Patrick Reed
Johnson & Wales, Norfolk, VA
44 2.7 119
97 Chef Andrew Hoxie
Johnson and Wales, Charleston
36 2.78 100
98 Chef Carl Calvert
Johnson and Wales, Charleston
34 2.74 93
99 Chef Fink
Johnson and Wales, Charleston
36 2.53 91