Plant-Based Culinary Training and Chef Certification for Home Cooks, Chefs, and Wellness Professionals

Living Light Culinary Arts Institute

A global leader in plant-based culinary education.

Living Light Culinary Institute offers immersive, hands-on education in plant-based Culinary Training and gourmet living foods gastronomy.

Our online certification programs are designed for home cooks, professional chefs, and wellness practitioners seeking to master innovative culinary techniques, nutrition-focused preparation, and gourmet plant-based culinary arts.

TRUSTED BY STUDENTS AROUND THE WORLD

An Established and Trusted Global Leader in Plant-Based Culinary Training

1000’s

Graduates Trained Worldwide

25+

Years Successfully Training Students

70

Countries Represented

Plant-Based Online Culinary Arts Certification Programs

Choose your path from foundational skills to advanced professional certification

FOUNDATIONAL CULINARY ARTS COURSES

This LLCAI foundational course has successfully introduced and taught thousands of enthusiastic students around the world about the world of Plant Based Culinary and Living Foods Gastronomy.

Fundamentals of
Living Foods

Distinct knife skills in the Plant-Based kitchen are especially important because we don’t soften and tenderize foods or reduce volume through processing, and finely cut vegetables taste sweeter and digest faster.

Knife Skills for the
Plant-Based Kitchen

INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED CHEF TRAINING

Intermediate Chef Certification
Essentials In
Plant-based Culinary Arts

Our Most Comprehensive Package

Uplevel your Culinary Skills! Essentials in Plant-Based Culinary Arts Intermediate Chef Online Certification is our touchstone culinary mastery course. Master flavor balancing, recipe development, and conversion. Make luscious and game changing meals; combine foods for optimum digestion and nutrition; create Plant-Based versions of mainstream recipes. A variety of popular ethnic foods are prepared, including fresh vegan sushi, living lasagna, pasta, wraps, fermented foods and other gourmet delights.

  • Setting-up and managing your raw food kitchen

  • Essential techniques for

  • Using basic equipment common in a p[lant-based kitchen (food processors,blenders, spiralizer, spirooli, juicers and dehydrators, including proper temperature settings for different applications)

  • Basic knife technique—which knives are used for which tasks (i.e. chopping, dicing, mincing, julienning, chiffonade)

  • How to follow recipes and convert mainsteream recipes

  • Hands-on experience in making fresh garden soups, sauces, salad dressings, salads, simple entrees, wraps and rolls, pâtés, crackers and desserts

  • Understanding flavor dynamics

  • Effective menu planning

  • Organic vegan product spotlight

  • How to choose ripe fruits and vegetables

CORE SKILLS:

Essentials Intermediate Chef Certification

Includes: Fundamentals of Living Foods, Knife Skills for the Plant-Based Kitchen, and Essentials in Plant-Based Culinary Arts.

281 Recipes and Downloadable Handouts
Professional Dedicated Support Team

Earn Certificate of Completion upon graduating
Retain access to your course for life

More than 71 Courses with Video Instruction.
Desktop and Mobil App options

Advanced Culinary Certification
Associate Chef in
Plant-Based Culinary Arts

Our Flagship Professional and Home Chef Training

Living Light’s Culinary Arts Chef Training is aimed to inspire health conscious connoisseurs, home cooks, professional chefs, gourmet foodies, and those who want to notch up their existing repertoire of living cuisine recipes and learn new techniques. It targets people who either enjoy the abundance and excitement of gourmet culinary experiences or who would simply bring these foods to the family or to the restaurant table. This program provides hands-on demos, tutorials, recipes, and abundant support materials in all aspects of gourmet plant-based culinary training with an emphasis on living foods. The courses consists of our core Culinary Mastery Courses: Fundamentals of Living Foods, Knife Skills, Essentials of Plant-Based Culinary Arts, and Associate Chef Training.

  • Breads and Gluten Free Dough, Gluten free grain alternatives, Grain Free Wraps, dough blending, and shaping techniques I-III.

  • Ethnic Flavors, Condiments, Egg, and cream based Substitutes, and blooming wild rice

  • Creating hearty and savory flavors. We’ve developed savory recipe techniques at Living Light that rival the establishment

  • Specific knife cuts aid in the release of enzymes and nutrients, and Marinating vegetables

  • Flavor balancing, and blending techniques to create a perfectly smooth sauces.

  • Working with fresh vegetables and herbs to enrich classic recipes.

  • Sweet and Savory Desserts, Pastries, and Confections

  • Working with plant-based binding agents, sequencing the ingredients when blending a thick batter.

  • How to make traveling healthy and convenient. Travel snacks I and II

  • Food Styling I and II

CORE SKILLS:

Associate Chef Chef Advanced Certification

Includes: Fundamentals of Living Foods, Knife Skills for the Plant-Based Kitchen, and Essentials in Plant-Based Culinary Arts.

361 Recipes and Downloadable Handouts
Professional Dedicated Support Team

More than 129 Courses with Video Instruction.
Desktop and Mobil App options

Earn Certificate of Completion upon graduating
Retain access to your course for life

From beginner to advanced, there's a Living Light culinary course for you. 

Beginner (Foundational)

Skill Builder

Find the program that matches your experience level and goals..

Intermediate Chef Online Certification

Advanced Online Culinary Certification

  • This was an awesome program and I would highly recommend it to anyone who is seriously considering going from conventional food to Plant Based.

    — Su

  • "This is a definite “must attend” course if you want to elevate yourself to professional status as a plant-based chef."

    —Jayne

  • "(This class) got me excited again to play in the kitchen! Reignited my creative spark! Got me thinking about what else I can do with this education."

    —Emily, CA

  • "Increased my knowledge of chef skills including knife skills and recipe development. This is one of the best, well organized, thoughtful, professional courses I have ever taken."

    —L. Fleming

  • "This was a well-paced, highly informative class with wonderful skills and new recipes. A course definitely worth taking."

    -R. Westbrook

The Birthplace of Gourmet Living Foods Gastronomy

For Over 25 Years, We’ve Provided Quality Instruction, Delicious Healing Foods, And ​Culinary ​Adventures To Thousands Of Students Across The Globe.

We’re Here for You!

Living Light educates and inspires people to the ​highest standards of leadership and excellence ​both in their professional pursuits and in their ​everyday lives.

Through technical training, personal support, and unconditional acceptance, we empower ​participants to share their gifts with others in ​joyous celebration of healthful living.

Cherie Soria

THE LIVING LIGHT STORY

Living Light is an established leader in providing quality education for healthy lifestyle choices. Since 1998, we’ve trained ​thousands of graduates worldwide while setting the bar for ​quality standards while maintaining a distinctive edge. Our ​intuitive approach to curriculum, experienced staff, supportive ​learning environment, and the remarkable success stories of our ​graduates are what sets us apart.

We’ve created a variety of practical, enjoyable and life-​transforming programs to suit every need. We empower students ​by offering the practical tools they need to develop confidence, ​enhance creativity, and hone in their expertise. Our time-tested ​curriculum and courses guide students through a progressive Life ​Changing Experience.

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