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Culinary Arts 3 min read

New App Allows Customers To Bid For Reservations

New app allows users to reserve tables and pay at 20-30 restaurants, making the reservation process easier and more efficient and allowing diners to bid for popular reservation times.

November 9, 2014
Culinary Arts 5 min read

Cooks vs Chefs

By: Ryan Hodros, Culinary Arts Student So what’s the difference between a chef and a cook?  Is culinary school really necessary...

November 7, 2014
World of Food & Drink 3 min read

Organic Baby Food From Austin to be distributed by Whole Foods

According to the Austin Business Journal, the company recently signed a buying deal with organic grocer Whole Foods to have their products distributed in their stores.

November 7, 2014
Culinary Arts 5 min read

Seven Months into Culinary School

By: Ryan Hodros, Culinary Arts Student This is it.  The final block of culinary school, otherwise known as “Farm-to-Table.”  This month,...

November 6, 2014
World of Food & Drink 3 min read

Texas Roadhouse honored with 2014 Golden Chain Award, other accolades

Students currently enrolled in chef schools in Texas may want to look to the 2014 Golden Chain Awards for an example of strong ambition and work ethic within the restaurant industry.

November 6, 2014
Culinary Arts 2 min read

Gardner Opens On East 6th Street

Andrew Wiseheart and Ben Edgerton, of Austin's Contigo, opened their second restaurant, Gardner on Nov. 3.

November 5, 2014
Recipes & Techniques 3 min read

How to Make Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

By: Helena Stallings, Culinary Arts Student  One of the main reasons why students choose to attend the Auguste Escoffier culinary arts program...

November 5, 2014
World of Food & Drink 3 min read

Macro changes coming to Colorado restaurant landscape

Perhaps what's most interesting about this is that the most significant of the changes affecting the industry, for better or for worse, are coming at a macro level.

November 5, 2014
World of Food & Drink 3 min read

Bizarre crime at Texas restaurant

Well, lucky for you, a woman's police report against an employee at a Texas restaurant offers a prime example of how not to behave during your first job (or any subsequent jobs, for that matter).

November 4, 2014
World of Food & Drink 3 min read

Record year for the Texas State Fair

They say everything is bigger in Texas, and this years Texas State Fair seems to have only furthered that notion.

November 3, 2014
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