The Culinary Training Academy has inspired more than 3,000 students per year to enter the ranks of the hospitality industry, has drawn city leaders from as far away as Japan to tour its state-of-the-art facilities and inspired local radio personality Lou Collins in his formatting of the No. 1 morning show, "What's Cooking."
But it is the Westside Bistro, at 710 W. Lake Mead Blvd., a full-service gourmet restaurant, newly opened in January under the direction of celebrity chef Sterling Burpee, that speaks for itself.
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