Obama Admin kills Austin culinary academy

Score another jobs-kill for the Obama Administration. This one is sure to chisel away at Austin's emerging foodie community.

According to BuzzFeed:

[Le Cordon Bleu's] advertisements, featuring white-coated chefs with flashing knives entreating students to “follow your passion,” were shown frequently in the 2000s. But Le Cordon Bleu’s trade degrees — which had seen huge surges in popularity during the recession — were threatened by the Obama administration’s gainful employment rule, which cuts off federal financial aid to schools where graduates borrow money at high rates to pay for school but earn little after graduation.

This begs the question: Will the Obama Administration start shutting down state-funded colleges and universities soon? It would only be fair.

The Texas Culinary Academy in Austin became Le Cordon Bleu circa 2009. Perhaps its most famous alumnus, Paul Qui, won Season 9 of "Top Chef."

On the bright side: it looks like there's now an immediate, local market for a private-sector chef school. Just don't count on federal aid.