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How to Start a Bakery Business From Home
Being a baker doesn’t mean you can’t work from home. Cottage food laws allow bakers to start their own businesses right from their own kitchens! Here’s how.
August 16, 2023
Baking Basics: Essential Baking Tips & Techniques for Beginners
Every baker can benefit from some foundational baking techniques. Pastry school can help you pick up these skills.
August 14, 2023
What Is a Sous Chef?
What is a sous chef? Explore the essential job responsibilities, leadership skills, and education you may need to excel in this role!
August 11, 2023
How to Make a Professional Culinary Portfolio
A professional culinary portfolio is invaluable when seeking employment or clients. Learn the essential components to make your portfolio sizzle.
August 10, 2023
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts Teams up with American Farm Bureau Federation
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts Teams up with American Farm Bureau Federation to Support Agriculture, Education and Focus on...
August 9, 2023
The Flexitarian Diet: What It Is and What Aspiring Chefs Should Know
Are you thinking about trying the flexitarian diet? Learn more about what the flexitarian diet is, its health benefits—and why aspiring chefs should care.
August 9, 2023
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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FAFSA® for Culinary School: A Step-By-Step 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
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How to Become a Food & Beverage Director
Find out how you can become a food & beverage director by learning the key steps involved in landing this job, in addition to its main responsibilities.
September 19, 2023
How a Degree or Diploma Can Propel Your Hospitality Career
Want to jump-start your hospitality career? A degree in Hospitality Management & Restaurant Operations or in Culinary Arts may give you an advantage.
September 18, 2023
How to Get a Culinary Internship or Externship
Culinary internships and externships allow students to work in professional kitchens and develop skills outside of the culinary school classroom.
September 8, 2023
Food Culture
How to Make a Blackberry Galette
As summer comes to a close, popular summer fruits, like berries, make way for fall favorites like apples and pears....
September 20, 2023
Confectionery Arts: The Sweet Side of Baking & Pastry
What are the confectionery arts? See how this niche blends creativity with technique to produce sweet results in the baking and pastry world.
September 13, 2023
How Culinary Students Explore Flavor Profiles
Flavor is a complex combination of taste, aroma, and texture. Learn how culinary students explore flavor profiles!
September 11, 2023
