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Culinary Career Paths for Veterans
Explore culinary career paths for veterans. Discover how your military skills could translate to chef, management, and food service roles.
How Online Culinary School Can Build Real Kitchen Skills
Discover how online culinary school really works. From hands-on training to industry externships, explore myths vs. reality about virtual culinary education.
The Escoffier Externship Experience: Real-World Training in Professional Kitchens
Discover how Escoffier externships can connect classroom learning with real professional kitchen experience to help prepare you for culinary careers.
Multiple Income Streams for Chefs: Diversifying Beyond Your Primary Job
Explore practical ways chefs can build multiple income streams through catering, classes, products, and consulting without leaving their day jobs.
What to Do Before Your First Day of Culinary School: A New Student Checklist
Your countdown to culinary school starts here. Follow this pre-class timeline to get organized, gather tools, prep your kitchen, and arrive confident on Day One.
Culinary School Costs You Might Not Have Thought About (and How to Prepare for Them)
Discover the full picture of culinary school costs and learn how to plan for tools, ingredients, externships, and student life.
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
How to Teach Knife Safety to High School Students
Teaching knife safety in high school? Explore practical drills, classic cuts, and simple assessments that can guide students from first cuts to professional kitchens.
What Should Veterans Look for in a Culinary School?
Explore what veterans should look for in culinary schools, from flexible programs and GI Bill support to career resources.
How Parents Can Support a Teen Interested in the Culinary Arts
Wondering how to support your teen's interest in culinary arts? Explore career paths, income potential, and practical ways to help them get started.
Careers
Culinary & Pastry Careers
Hospitality Careers
Health & Wellness Careers
Food Entrepreneurship
Success Stories
Food Entrepreneurship 101: Succeeding as a Culinary Business Owner
Discover the skills needed to run a successful food business. From menu costing to marketing, learn how to prepare for ownership.
How to Become a Food & Beverage Director
Discover what it can take to become a food and beverage director, from job responsibilities and leadership skills to education, experience, and salary outlook.
What Is a Sous Chef?
Explore the sous chef role, from daily responsibilities and required skills to career progression, education options, and salary outlook.
Food Culture
The Rise of Sober Dining: How Restaurants Are Rethinking the Role of Alcohol
Explore how non-alcoholic beverage programs are reshaping restaurants, creating career opportunities, and redefining hospitality for the sober curious.
How to Make Fresh Herbs Last Longer: Basil, Cilantro, Parsley, and More
From basil to rosemary, learn how to store fresh herbs to keep them bright, fragrant, and full of flavor.
7 Cooking Shows That Can Help You Think Like a Professional Chef
Looking for inspiration in the kitchen? From technique to competition, these shows are chef-approved for aspiring culinary students.
