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How to Price a Menu to Improve Profitability for Your Restaurant
Elevate your restaurant's success! Learn how to set profitable menu prices with smart strategies that could increase your bottom line.
How to Care for Your Kitchen Knives: Sharpening & Storage
Want to gain an edge in your kitchen? It might just start with proper knife care, which can help you prep better meals and get the most out of your knives.
How You Can Become a Health Coach
Love the world of health & wellness? Explore how you can become a health coach, including the training and education you might need to start.
A Guide to Sourdough Bread: Recipes, Traditions & Baking Tips
Get started making your own delicious sourdough bread from home! Our guide can give you the insights and information you might need to excel.
Food Trucks in Austin: The Story of How Mobile Cuisine Took Over the Capital
Explore the evolution of food trucks in Austin, Texas, from humble beginnings to a cultural phenomenon.
How International Students Can Get a US-based Culinary Education
Want to study culinary arts in the U.S. but can’t get here? Our guide can tell you how international students can study culinary arts online at Escoffier.
How Restaurants Can Get Involved in Their Community
Restaurants are often vital parts of their communities. Explore some strategies restaurants can use to give back to the communities that support them.
Kitchen Slang: A Guide to Jargon Used in Professional Kitchens
Professional kitchens use a wild amount of unique language. Here’s a guide to some of the most common kitchen jargon you’ll hear from chefs.
Everyone’s Favorite Cookie Guy: Wes Duckworth’s Story from Escoffier to Entrepreneur
Dive into Wes Duckworth's journey, where resilience, innovation, and a profound love for cookies converge.
Benefits of Mindfulness for Students in Culinary School
Find out how you can manage stress and thrive in your culinary journey and life with these mindfulness tips for students.
Top 10 Food Festivals in the U.S. That Aspiring Culinarians Should Visit
Discover the top food festivals in the United States and indulge in a gastronomic adventure like no other—a must-visit for food enthusiasts.
Knife Skills: 10 Knife Cuts Every Professional Cook Should Know
Knife skills can make or break your career in the kitchen, so check out these ten knife cuts all serious cooks need to know!
10 Restaurants in Austin Every Culinary Arts Student Should Check Out
Discover the top ten restaurants in Austin, Texas that every culinary arts student should check out. From innovative fusion dishes to traditional Tex-Mex.
How You Can Become an Event Planner
Discover how you can become an event planner, including some key steps you can take and some attributes that can help you thrive in this exciting career.
Are the Culinary Arts a Good Career Choice For You?
Discover whether your love of food could lead you to a career in the culinary arts, with inside advice from current chefs and former students.
How Restaurant Owners Can Create a Positive Team Culture
Discover how you can increase your reputation and employee experience by developing a positive team culture.
A Brief Guide to Culinary School for International Students
An overview of the requirements, applications, and fees needed to attend Escoffier in the United States. Or skip the visa with an online education!
What Is Food Fermentation? Cooking and the Process Behind Fermentation
Discover how fermenting foods can unlock unique and complex flavors, transforming ordinary ingredients into something entirely new.
5 Decorative Bread Scoring Techniques
Discover the art of decorative bread scoring and elevate your bread's appearance with beautiful patterns and designs.
What to Look for in a Culinary School Curriculum
All culinary schools aren’t the same, so how will you know if a school’s curriculum is right for you? Here are some factors to keep in mind as you compare.
Should Restaurant Owners Go to Culinary School?
Ever wonder if going to culinary school is worth it or not? Learn more about the benefits of attending culinary school as a restaurant owner.
Beyond Borders: A Tenacious Culinary Graduate’s Inspiring Journey from Ecuador to Austin
Discover Escoffier graduate Estefania Colamarco’s journey from Ecuador to the U.S. as she followed her culinary dreams.
10 Food Podcasts Every Serious Culinary Professional Should Listen To
Want to give your culinary skills or knowledge of food a tune up? Tune into these food-related podcasts to hear from world-class chefs, bakers, and other experts.
How Does Food Affect Your Mood?
Uncover how the food you eat can have profound impacts on your mood and well-being, including probiotics, mood foods, holistic nutrition, and gut health.
Why It’s Important to Find a Peer Mentor in Culinary School
Discover why finding peer mentors in culinary school is important and how it can enhance your learning experience and career in the culinary industry.
How You Can Build a Seasonal Menu for Your Restaurant
Find out some of the best practices for creating a seasonal menu for your restaurant.
Social Media Marketing for Restaurants: What You Need to Know
Is social media a mystery to you? Discover the essentials of social media marketing for restaurants with these examples and techniques.
Why Stress Management Is Important for Culinary Students
Kitchen got you stressed? An expert reveals stress management techniques for culinary students to potentially enhance creativity and improve mental health.
What Is a Stagiaire?
You’ve heard the term stagiaire—but what does it mean? Learn the past—and future—of this culinary practice, and why aspiring chefs should care.
How to Transition Your Food Truck to a Restaurant
Looking to grow your food truck business? Opening a brick-and-mortar restaurant could be your next move! Discover key points to consider as you develop your plan.
How to Start a Meal Prep Business
Ready to start a meal prep business? Find out how this business model combines culinary artistry, personal chef services, and catering!
How to Make a Great Charcuterie Board
Anyone can learn how to make a great charcuterie board, no culinary expertise required! Simply pick your palette, explore your creativity, and enjoy.
How to Manage Your Back of House Schedule
Back-of-house scheduling can be a dull chore—or the secret to your restaurant’s success! Discover our top tips for how to schedule restaurant staff.
Tandoori Cooking: 5 Secrets Behind Indian Clay Oven Techniques
Discover the secrets behind tandoori cooking and the vibrant flavors that have captivated taste buds for centuries.
How to Find Work-Life Balance as a Chef
You love being a chef, but it can be a tough job. We’ll show you how you can find work-life balance as a professional chef.
4 Tips for Promoting Happy Hour in Your Restaurant
Looking to boost your revenue? Here are four happy hour ideas to help get more customers and make the most of that post-work, pre-dinner stretch.
Cooking for a Crowd: Techniques for Scaling Recipes
Discover the essential tips and techniques to adjust ingredient quantities, maintain flavor balance, and create perfect portions every time.
Is It Time for a New Restaurant Job?
It’s a big decision, but sometimes changing jobs can be right for your career. Let’s put this in perspective, and discuss how to change jobs the right way.
How to Market a Personal Chef Business
Discover strategies for attracting clients and showcasing your skills using this guide for marketing your personal chef business.
From Scrubs to Aprons: A Chef’s Incredible Journey from the ER to the Kitchen
Embark on Chef Dawn's remarkable odyssey, transitioning from the fast-paced world of nursing to the creative realm of a Chef Instructor.
