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Chef Salaries in 2025: How Much Money Can Chefs Make?
Discover chef salaries by role, industry, and location & how education and experience can impact your culinary career earnings.
Why Nearly Half of New Restaurants Fail, and How Proper Training Can Change Everything
Why do restaurants fail? Escoffier’s analysis uncovers the common causes and reveals how a culinary school education can help restaurant owners thrive.
Five Escoffier Alumni Share: Why I Chose This School
Five Escoffier alumni share how they overcame doubts about culinary school—from costs to credentials to online learning.
The Myth of Overnight Success: What Celebrity Chef Careers Really Look Like
Explore the real timelines behind famous chefs and why slow growth, skill-building, and persistence matter in culinary careers.
Escoffier Alumni Share Their Favorite Chef Instructor Moments
Discover how Chef Instructors at Escoffier provide meaningful support beyond the classroom. Read inspiring stories of mentorship and guidance.
Matty Edgell: From Great British Bake Off Winner to Culinary Educator
Bake Off winner Matty Edgell brings his coaching mindset to the kitchen, helping teach the next wave of bakers.
From Saving Lives to Feeding Souls: Kevin Fuller’s Culinary Journey
Discover how Escoffier graduate Kevin Fuller went from a 29-year EMS veteran to MasterChef competitor—and why it's never too late to pursue your dreams.
Finding Power and Purpose as a Woman in the Culinary Industry
Top Chef Host Kristen Kish offers empowering advice for female culinarians on strategies that foster support, leadership, and change in professional kitchens and beyond.
13 Great Careers in the Food Industry
Explore 13 top careers in food—from chef to health coach—with salaries, skills, and education paths to help you find the right culinary fit.
The Jacques Pépin Legacy: Transforming Culinary Education and Inspiring Home Cooks
How Pépin’s lifelong commitment to technique, simplicity, and teaching shaped culinary education—and still inspires cooks around the world.
