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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Le Cordon Bleu Closing

    Julia Child taught generations of Americans how to make boeuf bourguignon and countless French dishes. Child was educated at Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in Paris, and made that school a household name. But for a lot of Americans, the name now leaves a bad taste in their mouths.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 17, 2015 • 1 min read

    Julia Child taught generations of Americans how to make boeuf bourguignon and countless French dishes. Child was educated at Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in Paris, and made that school a household name. But for a lot of Americans, the name now leaves a bad taste in their mouths. This week, Career Education Corporation -- the for-profit education company that owns Le Cordon Bleu in the U.S. -- announced it will be closing all of the 16 campuses. What happened?

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    Loretta Sanchez, A Deadly Border Fight and the Year in L.A. Art
    1. 0:00Loretta Sanchez on Muslim Comments, Senate Race
    2. 11:43Rocks and Bullets at the Border
    3. 20:11Le Cordon Bleu ClosingYou’re reading this
    4. 26:32The Year in L.A. Art
    5. 41:59Web Roundup: LAUSD Closure and More
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