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Food Entrepreneurship
Take a deep-dive exploration into food entrepreneurship! Explore the exciting realm of creating your own culinary venture from scratch, whether it’s launching your own food truck, at-home catering business, restaurant, and more.
Positioning Statements for Restaurant Marketing
What is a positioning statement, and how do restaurants position themselves? We’ll show you how restaurants can set themselves up for success through positioning.
June 23, 2021
Veteran Lance McWhorter Finds a Home in the Kitchen After His Military Service
Army and Navy veteran Lance McWhorter shares his successful journey from military to contractor to executive chef & restaurant owner. Get inspired!
May 31, 2021
Escoffier Graduate Talks About Going Plant-Based — in Culinary School and in Life
Meet plant-based chef, entrepreneur, and Escoffier graduate Shane Witters Hicks, and get his advice for vegetarian students attending culinary school.
May 26, 2021
From Kenya to Colorado: Chef Arnold Safari on Starting a Restaurant During COVID-19
Learn how Chef Safari made Colorado his new home, and how he knew he was ready to start a restaurant during the coronavirus pandemic.
April 1, 2021
How to Purchase the Right Furniture for Your Restaurant
Before making a large and important investment in furniture for your restaurant keep these four factors in mind.
March 12, 2021
How to Incorporate Sustainable Practices in Your Restaurant
This is how you can incorporate sustainable practices in your restaurant and increase your customers.
February 24, 2021
Escoffier Alumna Tiffany Moore Gets Her Restaurant Funded
How US Army veteran Tiffany Moore overcame health challenges to pursue her dream of opening a new restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia.
February 15, 2021
How to Promote Your Restaurant on Social Media
Is social media still a mystery to you? Learn how to promote your restaurant on social media with these specific examples and techniques.
December 8, 2020
3 Tips for Properly Managing Food Costs
Proper food cost management is the difference between a restaurant that struggles and one that thrives. Learn three tips to help protect your bottom line!
November 4, 2020
4 Tips for Promoting Happy Hour in Your Restaurant
Looking to boost your revenue? Here are four happy hour ideas to get more customers and make the most of that post-work, pre-dinner stretch.
September 7, 2020
How to Create the Right Atmosphere in Your Restaurant
Creating the right restaurant atmosphere means paying close attention to what your guests see, hear, and feel. Set the right mood to help your space stand out!
August 24, 2020
Escoffier Graduate Quyen Trinh Elevates the Vietnamese Dining Experience by opening Anise Modern Vietnamese Eatery
Quyen Trinh is a graduate of the Escoffier Diploma in Culinary Arts program at the Boulder Campus and owner of...
June 24, 2020
Visible Sanitation is Now an Unspoken Marketing Requirement for Restaurants
Visible sanitation practices are more important than ever. Here are some ways you can show customers you’re getting them right...and earn their trust.
May 4, 2020
How Will Restaurant Consumers Change Behavior in the Post-COVID-19 Economy?
What does the future hold for restaurants? What are the permanent changes we can expect from consumer behavior, and how will restaurants need to adapt?
April 22, 2020
How the 2020 CARES Act Benefits Restaurants
The CARES Act offers direct relief for restaurants and food service businesses struggling financially due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn about the different benefits available for the industry during this tough time.
April 6, 2020
The Fine Art of Building a Seasonal Menu
Our program has a special focus on using locally sourced ingredients to create new and interesting dishes, and craft excellent seasonal menus.
November 15, 2019
Does Seafood Have a Place on Your Menu?
Seafood can be an especially popular offering in a variety of restaurant settings, but it requires some special considerations and safety procedures.
September 23, 2019
How Important Is Your Food’s – and Your Restaurant’s – Story?
An engaging narrative behind a restaurant and its foods can help attract customers and make a business stand out from the competition.
August 26, 2019
How to Build Complementary Menus and Minimize Waste
Now more than ever, culinary students in Boulder should pay close attention to sustainability trends - especially those with sights set on the local market.
August 15, 2019
How to Make the Most of a Health Inspection
As part of their education, students studying through the online culinary arts school will learn the ins and outs of food safety.
August 15, 2019
Business and Entrepreneurship: The Other ‘Arts’ of Culinary School
There is another art to the culinary industry - that of business and entrepreneurship. Culinary school helps you prepare for both.
July 16, 2019
How Sound Influences the Way Customers Eat
Sound may not seem like it has a major impact on how customers enjoy their meals, but it can drastically influence taste and perception.
June 24, 2019
Digital Dining: Using ‘the Cyber’ to Enrich the Dining Experience
Let's examine just a few examples of how restaurants are using technology to augment management and contribute to the dining experience.
March 29, 2019
4 Tips for Implementing Brunch in Your Restaurant
In recent years, brunch has become a staple of many patrons' weekend plans.
June 24, 2016
Escoffier Culinary Student Run Pop Up Restaurant Series
BOULDER, Colo., June 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — In an exciting venture for Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts in Boulder, the...
June 15, 2016
Alumni Spotlight: Diedra Rae – Sweet D’licious
Diedra Rae, Pastry Arts May 2012 Dual business owner, personal chef, pastry instructor, and mother, Diedra Rae, likes a challenge....
December 19, 2013
City of Boulder and local food truck vendors work together to create summer pilot program
If you’re a student at the Escoffier Culinary School in Boulder, you probably know all about the food truck craze...
April 8, 2013
