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Boulder Student Life
Dive into the enriching student experiences at Escoffier’s Boulder campus! Get insight into local externships and lively social scenes, capturing the artistic mountain town’s essence through this curated collection of articles.
An Interview with Paul Ryan
By: Ryan Hodros, Culinary Arts Student I’ll be honest, I’ve been putting off writing this article. It was difficult to put...
August 1, 2014
The Event That Changed Everything
In this week’s post with Chef Leah Eveleigh, Escoffier student and Cutthroat Kitchen winner, tells us about her involvement in...
July 3, 2014
The Temple Grandin School/S.T.E.P.S Fundraiser Dinner
By: Helena Stallings, Culinary Arts Student One of the greatest aspects of the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts is their...
July 1, 2014
Faculty Spotlight: Chef Kelly Newlon
By: Ryan Hodros, Culinary Arts Student Our class recently finished the Culinary Arts block of the Culinary Arts program at Auguste Escoffier, which...
June 27, 2014
Teen Cooking Techniques Workshop
By: Helena Stallings, Culinary Arts Student It is said that since pre made food has become more readily and widely available,...
June 23, 2014
Cutthroat Kitchen to Culinary School Kitchen
By: Leah Eveleigh, Culinary Arts Student & Cutthroat Kitchen Winner The Journey Has Just Begun Just when I thought I...
June 19, 2014
Cutthroat Kitchen Winner Heads to Culinary School: Leah Eveleigh
By: Helena Stallings, Culinary Arts Student It’s clear when speaking to Leah Eveleigh that her passion for cooking is almost tangible....
June 18, 2014
Upcoming Foodie Events In and Around Boulder
There's no shortage of food-related activities surrounding Boulder as summer begins to heat up. June's calendar alone makes it easy to see why Boulder was voted America's Foodiest Town in 2010.
June 13, 2014
Chef Instructor Spotlight – Ashlea Tobeck
We spoke to Chef Ashlea Tobeck two weeks before her first full-time Pastry Arts cohort was set to start. No...
June 11, 2014
Keeping Your Balance
Earlier in this week, I mentioned in a blog post that Chef Suzanne took me to task for working myself too hard. ...
June 6, 2014
Graduation May 2014
By: Helena Stallings, Culinary Arts Student Whether you are graduating high school, college or a continuing education program, the most anticipated...
June 5, 2014
It’s Graduation Season!
The big day. The moment you spend so much time working towards. So much sweat. So many burns and cuts. ...
June 3, 2014
Confronting the Familiar
By: Ryan Hodros, Pastry and Culinary Arts Student I’ve written in the past about intimidation and how it can make otherwise...
May 27, 2014
Faculty Spotlight: Chef Robert Murphy
By: Ryan Hodros, Pastry and Culinary Arts Student Our class recently finished the fundamentals block of the Culinary Arts program at Auguste Escoffier...
May 19, 2014
The Cinco de Mayo Open House
By: Helena Stallings, Culinary Arts Student On May 3rd, the Escoffier School of Culinary Arts in Boulder held a Cinco de...
May 16, 2014
Unwinding
By: Ryan Hodros, Pastry and Culinary Arts Student I suppose last week could be considered a long week for...
May 5, 2014
Intimidation
By: Ryan Hodros, Pastry and Culinary Arts Student We all have things we’re inherently intimidated by. Not necessarily afraid of...
May 2, 2014
One Month Into Culinary School
By: Ryan Hodros, Pastry and Culinary Arts Student So this is the end of my first month of the Culinary...
April 30, 2014
Make Your Education Work For You
By: Helena Stallings, Culinary Arts Student After completing one year of college at Montana State University, Kate Rosenlof knew she wanted...
April 28, 2014
Time in Uniform
By: Ryan Hodros, Pastry and Culinary Arts Student For any reader who doesn’t know me personally (most of my readers,...
April 28, 2014
Instructor Spotlight: Chef Janet Rorschach
Janet Rorschach, Chef Instructor After traveling the world – living and working in places big and small – Chef Janet...
April 18, 2014
Family, Work, School
By: Helena Stallings, Culinary Arts Student Working full-time and being a full-time mother doesn’t leave much time for school, but...
April 18, 2014
Teaching Methods
By: Helena Stallings, Culinary Arts Student There are many culinary schools across the United States that offer a solid, but...
April 11, 2014
Culinary Program Highlight: The Culmination Meal
This past week, I had the opportunity to photograph Chef Pablo’s AM Culinary Arts groups as they served their end-of-program...
April 10, 2014
Importance of securing an Externship
By: Ocean Babin, Pastry Arts Student One of the first things the chefs emphasize to the students and continually does...
April 8, 2014
Master Chef in the Making
By: Helena Stallings, Culinary Student With aspirations of becoming a Master Chef, Willow Harmon came to the Auguste Escoffier School...
April 7, 2014
Escoffier Walks Beside You
By: Ocean Babin, Pastry Arts Student About a year ago I was living in France, studying French and hoping to...
April 2, 2014
Student Spotlight: Nick Cebalo
Culinary Arts student Nick Cebalo (August 2013) spent seven years in the kitchen before deciding to attend Auguste Escoffier School...
April 1, 2014
Students Are First At Escoffier
By: Ocean Babin, Pastry Arts Student Seven months ago I moved to Colorado from Budapest, Hungary to become a student...
March 11, 2014
Student Spotlight: Tressa Hodros
Meet Tressa Hodros, an Escoffier Schools pastry student who has always had a passion for cooking. While spending six years...
February 26, 2014
My Externship Experience
By: Kathryn Dwyer, Culinary Arts Student I suppose I’m not your average culinary student; I never had aspirations of becoming a...
February 25, 2014
Director Spotlight: Ken Hause
Ken Hause, Campus Director While welcoming the new year and anticipating the good to come, we also wanted to take...
January 10, 2014
Student Spotlight: Melissa Reimer
Student Melissa Reimer knew that after high school graduation she wanted to attend pastry school. Encouraged by her family to...
January 2, 2014
Instructor Spotlight: Susan Yurish, Career Development
When students share success stories, like how they landed their dream job, they often credit the Career Development team for...
December 30, 2013
Spotlight on Financial Aid: Jose Celis
Jose Celis, Director of Financial Aid Jose Celis knows that attending culinary school is a big decision, one that is...
December 13, 2013
"Cool-inary" Jobs – Unique Career Paths In The Culinary Industry
Professionally-educated cooks are always in demand…however, there are hundreds of other opportunities to put your culinary education to use. Here...
December 8, 2013
Spotlight on Farm To Table® Experience
Last week, our May 2013 Culinary Arts cohort wrapped up their three-week Farm To Table® Experience on campus with a...
November 21, 2013
Culinary Arts Career Development
By Stacy Greenlee, Culinary Arts January 2013 As a graduate of the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts who went through the Boulder culinary...
November 14, 2013
Post Flood Recovery
By Stacy Hoelting, Culinary Arts Student The infamous 100-year flood that damaged and destroyed thousands of homes throughout the Front...
November 8, 2013
Striving for Excellence
By Stacy Hoelting, Culinary Arts Student One of the most rewarding aspects of being a part of the Auguste Escoffier...
November 8, 2013
