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Inside a Chef’s Mind: The Process Behind Creating New Dishes
Discover how to create new dishes, with insights from a professional chef into the techniques, process, and mindset that can contribute to culinary innovation!
How to Negotiate with Food Vendors
Explore how to negotiate with vendors, including researching your options, using your leverage, and requesting terms that can benefit your business.
Why Attend Culinary School in Boulder
Interested in attending culinary school in Boulder? Find out what Escoffier’s campus in Boulder, Colorado, has to offer, and see if it might be right for you.
Why Chefs Should Care About Culinary Nutrition
Learn what culinary nutrition is, and why both aspiring and established chefs should care about this wellness-oriented approach to food.
Mentorship in the Mountains: Culinary School Externs Find Guidance at La Marmotte
Escoffier students unleash their culinary potential during their externship at La Marmotte restaurant in Telluride, CO.
Veganism 101: The Basics of Vegan Cooking
Vegan cooking can include a lot of creativity and a willingness to experiment with flavors and substitutes.
How a Degree or Diploma Can Propel Your Hospitality Career
Want to jump-start your hospitality career? A degree in Hospitality & Restaurant Operations Management or in Culinary Arts may give you an advantage.
How Long Can It Take to Become a Chef?
Passionate about cooking and want to move into the role of chef? Explore the pathway toward this profession!
Confectionery Arts: The Sweet Side of Baking & Pastry
What are the confectionery arts? See how this niche blends creativity with technique to produce sweet results in the baking and pastry world.
How Culinary Students Explore Flavor Profiles
Flavor is a complex combination of taste, aroma, and texture. Learn how culinary students explore flavor profiles!
How to Improve the Ambiance of Your Restaurant
The elements of ambiance seem simple, but combining them can be tricky. Get some inspiration and guidance in improving your restaurant’s ambiance.
What Makes a Restaurant Successful?
What makes restaurants successful? Explore elements of a top-performing restaurant, as well as some industry terms and marketing tidbits.
Do You Need Pastry School to Be a Pastry Chef?
Passionate about pastry arts? Have you considered pastry chef training? Find out if you really need to attend pastry school to become a pastry chef.
How to Become a Food Stylist: A Career Guide
Curious to learn what a food stylist does and what it might take to be one? Explore how to become a food stylist, along with some secrets of the trade.
Is Culinary School a Trade School?
Is culinary school a trade school? Find out how trade school differs from a university, vocation, or tech school, and which one may be for you!
The History of Culinary Arts Education in the U.S.
From the first culinary school in the U.S. to the launch of the best-selling cookbook, explore America’s vibrant history of culinary arts education.
How to Open a Coffee Shop: A Step-By-Step Guide
Wondering how to start your own coffee shop? Find out what you need to know in our step-by-step guide.
Why Attend Culinary School in Austin
Interested in attending culinary school in Austin? Find out what Escoffier’s campus in Austin, Texas, has to offer, and see if it might be right for you.
What Credentials Do You Need to Be a Plant-Based Chef?
Explore the credentials you may need to become a plant-based chef and discover how obtaining an education can open up job opportunities.
Baking Basics: Essential Baking Tips & Techniques for Beginners
Every baker can benefit from some foundational baking techniques. Pastry school can help you pick up these skills.
How to Make a Professional Culinary Portfolio
A professional culinary portfolio is invaluable when seeking employment or clients. Learn the essential components to make your portfolio sizzle.
The Flexitarian Diet: What It Is and What Aspiring Chefs Should Know
Are you thinking about trying the flexitarian diet? Learn more about what the flexitarian diet is, its health benefits—and why aspiring chefs should care.
What Can You Learn from a Culinary School Externship?
Explore why it’s important to secure a culinary school externship and how it can benefit your future career!
How to Become a Recipe Developer
A recipe developer career can be a great fit at all stages of a culinary career. Find out what experience and skills can help you become a recipe developer.
10 Culinary Trends That Are Shaping the Food Industry in 2023
What are some of the culinary trends you should be keeping an eye on in 2023? From umami to ube, here’s what to watch.
How to Become a Traveling Chef
Thinking about a career as a traveling chef? Discover which opportunities are out there, how to find them, and if you have what it takes.
How You Can Get a Job on a Cruise Ship
Curious about how to get a job on a cruise ship? Explore the education, training, and skills you may need to start a hospitality job on the sea!
Escoffier Student Suhalia Gant Trades Push Ups For Pastry
Escoffier graduate Suhalia Gant went from personal trainer to pastry cook. Find out how Escoffier’s online baking & pastry program helped her get there.
How a Culinary Education Led Shai Fernandez to the Four Seasons
Culinary Arts student Shai Fernandez wanted to build a culinary career on a foundation of good habits. And he knew that Escoffier could help him build that base!
What Is a Plant-Based Diet? An Essential Guide
What is “plant-based” and does it require going 100% vegan or vegetarian? Is this type of diet right for you? Find out in this guide!
4 Tips For Cooking With Bison
Bison is a tasty meat that can offer unique cooking challenges for eager young chefs.
5 Important Networking Tips for All Chefs
Chefs who want more industry connections have to go out there and find them. Here are 5 networking tips for chefs to help you get started!
How to Make Popovers: A Recipe
Curious about how to make popovers at home? Explore this easy popover recipe and discover the essential ways to serve them!
How to Become a Sommelier
Find out how to become a sommelier, from education to experience to licensing requirements. Plus, alternative careers if you don’t fancy fine dining.
Chef Instructor Eric Jenkins’ Journey From Farm House to White House
A short stint in the Army turned into 24 years with stops all over the world—including at the White House. Chef Eric cooked for four U.S. presidents!
How to Become a Food Writer
Becoming a food writer could be a rewarding career if you enjoy writing and the culinary arts! Here’s how you can take the next step.
Michelin Green Star: Most Sustainable Restaurants in the U.S.
Explore the most sustainable restaurants in the U.S. based on the highly-acclaimed Michelin Green Star rating.
What Is Holistic Nutrition and Wellness?
What is holistic nutrition and wellness exactly? Explore several career options and the education you may need to enter this thriving field.
How to Start a Successful Health Coaching Business
Curious about how to start a health coaching business? Find out the type of education, business planning, and marketing tips you may need.
Yes, Online Culinary School Works.† Here’s How.
With online culinary school from Escoffier, you can get professional-level training from your own kitchen while juggling family, work, and more.
