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Pursue Your Culinary Passion in Austin, One of the Top Food Cities in the U.S.*

Escoffier’s culinary school in Austin, Texas, provides practical training in the culinary and pastry arts, with a focus on sustainability. From bold barbecue to Tex-Mex favorites, Austin’s dynamic and eclectic food scene can offer students endless inspiration.

Campus Features:

  • 6 professional-grade kitchens
  • 8 learning kitchens
  • Student-run Agricultural Learning Center
  • A smoker

Austin students can benefit from training under experienced Chef Instructors and a hands-on industry externship, all while experiencing the city’s vibrant culinary scene, local farms, and exciting food events.

*10 Top US Cities for Food and Drinks, According to the Experts, Food & Wine
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Escoffier Austin students honing their barbecuing skills—a Texas staple.

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Culinary Arts

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Hands-on training in classical and universal cooking methods. Curriculum emphasizes…
Available Programs:
  • Diploma in Culinary Arts
  • Associate of Applied Science Degree in Culinary Arts (Residential or Hybrid)

Program Length:

Diploma Program: 30 weeks

Degree Program: 60 weeks

Program Highlights:

  • Students spend much of their time learning to prepare dishes through actual practice.
  • They strengthen their talents at food preparation using classical and universal cooking methods and learn to prepare items in quantity.
  • Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts emphasizes menu planning, portion size, quality standards, employee training and food cost control.
  • Purchasing, selection and storage of foods and the use of leftover food to minimize waste are also covered.
  • Students also study sanitation, hotel and restaurant safety, and public health rules for handling food.
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Pastry Arts

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Training in fundamental baking techniques, including bread and pastry production,…
Available Programs:
  • Diploma in Pastry Arts
  • Associate of Applied Science Degree in Pastry Arts

Program Length:

Diploma Program: 30 weeks

Degree Program: 60 weeks

Program Highlights:

  • The curriculum combines lectures, demonstrations, baking, and evaluation for an integrated approach to the pastry arts.
  • Students will be introduced to: sanitation practices, baking science, nutrition basics, basic baking math, recipe conversions, purchasing practices, and more.
  • Skill development also includes producing charlottes, Bavarians, custards, mousses, soufflés, meringues, frozen desserts, light desserts, holiday classics, and more.
  • Curriculum covers the cultural differences of desserts, as well as the history and importance of international desserts from regions such as Latin America.
  • Course work concentrates on food safety and sanitation in the professional kitchen.
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Explore Farm-to-Table Cooking at Our Agricultural Learning Center

Our Austin Agricultural Learning Center is located just steps away from our professional kitchens. As a student, you could get the opportunity to:

  • Grow, cultivate, and harvest a variety of seasonal fruits, vegetables, and herbs to use in the classroom.
  • Explore the process of turning farm-grown ingredients into flavorful dishes.
  • Experience the importance of localism, seasonality, and sustainability in culinary arts.

The Agricultural Learning Center could help students make informed sourcing decisions that may enhance both their cooking and their connection to food.

Austin students engaging in farm-to-table activities at Agricultural Learning Center
Escoffier Chef-in-Residence Kristen Kish, wearing an Escoffier apron, smiles in an Escoffier kitchen setting
Kristen Kish, Emmy-Nominated Top Chef Host, Escoffier Chef-in-Residence, and Chef/Partner of Arlo Grey in Austin, TX

How Culinary School Helped Top Chef Host Kristen Kish Succeed as an Austin Restaurateur

“I think that when I look back on my career now and the things that I know in my restaurant from a technical foundation standpoint, I learned that in culinary school. You go and do a stage, the fact that you know what terms mean. If the chef is like, ‘Can you go cook this sauce to au sec, and you’re going to add some chicken jus and cook it to nappe?’ you know what that means. Because that’s how you talk in restaurants.”*

*This information may not reflect every student’s experience. Results and outcomes may be based on several factors such as geographical region or previous experience.

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Escoffier Austin culinary students watching a chef instructor's lesson in the Escoffier kitchen
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#2 BEST COLLEGE FOR CULINARY ARTS

The Austin campus is ranked #2 best college for culinary arts in America by Niche 2025

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95% OF STUDENTS GOT FINANCIAL AID

95% of Austin students who applied and qualified received some financial assistance in 2022-23*

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TOP 10 FOOD CITY

Austin, Texas, is ranked in the Top 10 Best Food Cities in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report

*95% of Austin students who entered postsecondary education for the first time received some financial assistance in 2022-23 for those who applied and qualified, College Navigator, National Center for Education Statistics

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89% of Escoffier Austin students received grant or scholarship aid in 2022-2023.* Financial Aid is available to students who apply and qualify.

*The percentage of Escoffier Austin students who received an income-based federal Pell grant and/or a grant or scholarship from another source, National Center for Education Statistics.

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Meet Your Austin Campus Chef Instructors

Chef August Ench
Chef August Ench
Chef Instructor, Culinary Arts
Chef August is the owner of Healthnut Custom Meal Preparation and has served as executive chef and sous chef for a variety of foodservice establishments. His mission is to train young chefs to reach their fullest…
Chef Cara Anam
Chef Cara Anam
Chef Instructor, Pastry Arts
Chef Cara brings over 20 years of experience in the pastry arts industry to the classroom. Her dream has always been to teach pastry arts. From her first month at culinary school, she knew she wanted to teach. After…
Chef Miguel Olmedo
Chef Miguel Olmedo
Chef Instructor, Culinary Arts
Chef Miguel competed and won several awards in the American Culinary Federation-sponsored food shows, prepared and executed banquets of up to 8,000 people, and managed various stations from the Disneyland Hotel in…
Chef Jackie Parchman
Chef Jackie Parchman
Chef Instructor, Culinary Arts, Pastry Arts
Bringing her nearly 20 years of teaching experience to Escoffier, Chef Jackie has worked as an Assistant Pastry Chef at several foodservice establishments and was active duty in the U.S. Coast Guard for 4 and a half…
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Student and Graduate Stories

How our Austin culinary school helped students pursue their goals
Michael Fields holding a tray of meat at Franklin BBQ Michael Fields Austin Culinary Arts Graduate,
Pitmaster at Franklin Barbecue
“I’m turning 40 this year. And I took a chance about two years ago [to go to Escoffier Austin], and changed a career that I wasn’t happy in to something that was totally crazy, then to working at the number one barbecue place that exists on the planet. I’ve had people ask, did you even need to go to culinary school[…]? And I say, first of all, I would never have gotten the opportunity [to work at Franklin Barbecue].”*
Katie Sualog headshot Katie Sualog Austin Baking & Pastry Student
“I want to show my kids that if you truly love something, do not let anybody stop you from getting to your goal and reaching your dreams. The doors that are opened by being at the Austin campus are mind-blowing. You get to meet with a lot of chefs that you probably wouldn’t be able to meet in your normal life. You can’t match that.”*
Nahika Hillery headshot Nahika Hillery Austin Culinary Arts Graduate,
Chef/Owner of Kreyol Korner Caribbean Cuisine
“I wanted to enroll in culinary school to refine my skills, with aspirations to expand the food truck business. I needed more training in restaurant management, efficiency in the kitchen, cutting skills, and all other proficiencies that come with working in a professional kitchen. [Escoffier] also helped me feel more comfortable working with such respectable chefs at a very early stage with business.”*

*This information may not reflect every student’s experience. Results and outcomes may be based on several factors such as geographical region or previous experience.

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