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Pizza Is Still Tops
Here are some of the major kinds of pizza and the restaurants known for making exceptional versions.
More Tips for Writing Recipes
Providing easy-to-follow directions is an important skill for any chef to cultivate.
3 Tips for Summer Grilling
Grilling is a huge part of the summer experience. If you want to become a true grilling master, you must consider everything from the meat itself to the temperature of wood or coals.
4 Personal Cooking Tips from Big-Time Chefs
While it's important for young chefs to blaze their own trail, it's just as vital to learn skills from others to improve your culinary work.
The Austin Campus' 2016 High School Recipe Competition Winners
This year we decided to switch up our high school scholarship competition and we are so glad we did! Each and...
3 Tips for Writing Recipes
Communicating with clear, direct written instructions is essential for a chef.
What's Your Ideal Culinary Career? Take Our Survey!
We’ve compiled a checklist of all of the essential questions into one handy tool: career options, culinary interest surveys, educational opportunities, and more.
Take the Culinary Career Survey
Editor’s Choice
FAFSA® for Culinary School: The Essential Guide
Use this FAFSA® application guide to help you get started and speed up the process of securing financial aid for culinary school.
Escoffier 101: Everything You Need to Know About Culinary School
All the answers you need about culinary school at Escoffier. What you could study, how to finance it, and what sets us apart from other culinary programs.
The Essential Guide to Culinary School Scholarships
Tons of resources for culinary school scholarships to fund your education and make your dreams a reality. Options for people from all backgrounds.
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.
How to Start a Food Truck: A Step-By-Step Guide
Launching a food truck business can be a rewarding and flexible career option! In our guide, explore what you might need to start: from licenses and permits to marketing strategies.
Get Our How to Start a Food Truck Guide
Education
Culinary School for Home Cooks: Making the Leap from Amateur to Professional
Curious about taking your home cooking to the next level? Learn about the key skills, mindset, and training that turn passion into a professional career.
Start the New Year Right: Why January Is the Perfect Time to Begin Culinary School
Considering a career change to culinary arts? See why January can be ideal for starting culinary school and how you could set yourself up for success.
6 Skills You Can Learn in Culinary School That You Can’t Get on the Job
What can culinary school teach that restaurant kitchens can't? From food science to business skills, explore 6 education-based competencies that can accelerate your culinary career.
Careers
Culinary & Pastry Careers
Hospitality Careers
Health & Wellness Careers
Food Entrepreneurship
Success Stories
Why Earn a Degree in Food Entrepreneurship?
Want to start a food truck or restaurant? Find out why culinary skills alone aren't enough and how business education can help you achieve success.
What Happens After Culinary School? Career Support at Escoffier
Graduating is just the beginning. See how Escoffier’s externships, career services, and alumni network may help you take the next step.
From Uncertain Student to Sommelier: How Escoffier Helped Connor Fowler Find His Calling in Wine
Sommelier Connor Fowler worked at three award-winning restaurants before 25. Discover how daily discipline shaped him in his career and culinary school.
Food Culture
The Science of Cooking: What Every Chef Should Understand about Chemistry
Think cooking is all art? Think again. Discover the chemistry behind every seared steak, emulsified sauce, and risen loaf that separates good chefs from great ones.
Risotto Made Simple: Tips to Make Creamy Risotto
From rice choice to stirring rhythm, learn the secrets to silky, comforting risotto.
Canada’s Most Diverse Food Cities & Provinces: Ranking Culinary Diversity Across the Country
Which Canadian cities have the most diverse food scenes? Escoffier’s analysis reveals surprising insights from the nation’s 30 largest cities.
