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4 Pieces of Career Advice for Every Young Chef
When you're just starting out in the culinary industry, it's important to rely on others for insight and words of wisdom.
Chef Instructor Spotlight: Chanel Martinez
One of the more recent additions to our chef instructor roster, Chef Chanel Martinez was a welcome addition to our online...
Changing Up The Menu
Restaurants take different approaches to menu-building and some changes are more successful than others.
Should Restaurants Take Reservations?
Restaurants must determine whether the benefits of taking reservations outweigh the drawbacks.
4 Tips for Working at Food Festivals and Other Events
Working at food festivals and farmer's markets is a great way to share your love of food with others.
Achieving Gyro Greatness
Some restaurants offer unique gyros that are packed with high-quality ingredients.
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.
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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
6 Ways High School Students Can Plan for Culinary School Costs
Explore 6 tips to help high school students plan for culinary school costs, including federal loans, scholarships, and more.
Gap Year Before Culinary School: Making the Most of Time Between High School and Enrollment
Taking a gap year before culinary school? Explore how to use the time wisely, from kitchen jobs and food travel to saving money and preparing to enroll.
Culinary School with Kids: How Parents Can Balance School and Family
Can you attend culinary school as a parent? Explore strategies for managing childcare, meals, study time, and the guilt of investing in yourself.
Careers
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Health & Wellness Careers
Food Entrepreneurship
Success Stories
Gravitate Toward Joy: From One Suitcase to a James Beard Kitchen
Kara Merchant arrived in Charleston with one suitcase and no plan. Five years later, she's the pastry chef for West Virginia's first James Beard Award-winning chef.
How to Change Restaurant Jobs Without Burning Bridges
Leaving a restaurant job? Explore how you can give proper notice, handle counteroffers, and protect your culinary reputation on the way out
From Stress-Baking to Chocolate Judging: How Curiosity Transformed Erin Seidemann’s Life
From stress-baking to judging the world's largest craft chocolate competition, Erin Seidemann followed curiosity and never looked back.
Food Culture
Sweet Meets Savory in the Corniest Cook-Off Yet
We put a pastry chef and a savory chef at a commercial-sized stovetop, then handed them an alarming quantity of corn that both need on the heat immediately. Watch what happens...
How To Make One Giant Corn Cream Puff
No, you're not dreaming. But Chef Instructor Stefanie Bishop-Schmidt does create a dreamy, giant, corn-based cream puff in Episode 3 of Escoffier’s Sweet-Savory-Seasonal video series.
How To Make Shrimp and Grits with Corn 5 Ways
In classic Chef Luke style, he puts a personal spin on this Southern comfort food favorite-Shrimp & Grits with Corn 5 Ways.
