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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Source: Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America

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