Daniel Biro
Executive Head Chef, Anantara New York Palace, Budapest
From Michelin-starred kitchens in Vienna to running the kitchens of one of Budapest’s grandest hotels.
Careers & Alumni
12,000 graduates. 95 nationalities. One network.
BHMS alumni run kitchens, hotels and food businesses on every continent — and published culinary cohort employment rates run 90–100%.
The record
Careers, in numbers
12,000+
graduates since 1998, working across the global hospitality industry
95+
nationalities in the alumni network — contacts on every continent
90–100%
published employment rates for culinary cohorts
Alumni
Where our chefs are now
Four graduates, four different answers to the same question: what can a Swiss culinary education become?
Manal Al Faez
General Manager, Gulf Institute of Culinary Arts, Manama
Trained with Ritz-Carlton in the USA, then returned home to lead a culinary school of her own.
Donovan Tan
Cooked at Victor’s Fine Dining by Christian Bau
Took his BHMS training to one of Germany’s most decorated restaurants — three Michelin stars.
Ben Orora
Private Chef
Combined the bachelor and the MSc, then turned his craft into a successful private-chef business.
Career support
The support doesn't end at graduation
BHMS Connect
The Academy's own job platform lists 6,000+ jobs for alumni — openings from partner hotels and restaurants worldwide, for life, not just for your first role.
40 Career Days a year
Recruiters fly in from three continents to hire on campus — backed by CV workshops, professional photoshoots and mock interviews before you ever shake a hand.
Up to 18 more months in Europe
Switzerland's exchange agreements with 14 countries allow up to 18 additional months of Swiss/EU work experience after your degree — time to turn a strong internship into a career.
And the pipeline starts before you graduate: every internship is a six-month working interview. Your employer watches you for half a year — strong interns walk out with references and job offers in hand. How the internship model works
Career paths
One training. Seven directions.
A Swiss culinary qualification opens more doors than the kitchen pass. BHMS graduates build careers as:
- Executive chef
- Food & beverage manager
- Food stylist
- Culinary consultant
- Recipe developer
- Private chef
- Restaurateur
Three intakes a year. One decision that pays you back.
Next intakes: 17 August 2026 · 16 November 2026 · February 2027 · Lucerne, Switzerland
Every bachelor year pairs six months of study with a six-month paid internship — a guaranteed gross minimum of CHF 2,390/month in Switzerland. How the internship model works →