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From Culinary School to Food Science: Ellen Doerr’s Career Reinvention
Discover how Escoffier grad Ellen Doerr transformed from personal chef business owner to food scientist, proving culinary careers extend far beyond the kitchen.
Is Culinary School Hard to Get Into?
See how to get into culinary school with Escoffier’s guide to admissions requirements, program selection, financial planning, and enrollment steps.
25 Cooking Techniques Every Cook Should Know
Discover the essential cooking techniques that can help you build confidence, flavor, and real skill in the kitchen.
From Kitchen to Corporate: Culinary Careers in Hotels, Resorts, and Hospitality
Explore five culinary careers in hotels, resorts, and cruise lines. Learn about salaries, benefits, and how you can transition into hospitality management.
What Is the Bocuse d’Or? Inside the World’s Most Prestigious Chef Competition
Discover how the Bocuse d’Or works, what it demands of chefs, and why this global competition matters for culinary students preparing for their careers.
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.
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 Much Education Might You Need to Become a Chef?
Do you need professional training as a chef to succeed? Explore the value of chef education and whether it may be right for you.
How to Build a Culinary Portfolio as a High School Student
Build a strong culinary portfolio in high school with free tools and phone photos. Stand out for scholarships, competitions, and your first kitchen job.
How Online Pastry School Works
Discover how Escoffier’s online pastry school works with flexible scheduling, hands-on assignments, live chef sessions, and personalized feedback.
Careers
Culinary & Pastry Careers
Hospitality Careers
Health & Wellness Careers
Food Entrepreneurship
Success Stories
How to Become a Food Critic: A Step-By-Step Guide
How you can become a food critic: training options, portfolio-building strategies, and the path from food lover to professional food writer.
The Difference Between a Professional Cook and a Chef
Discover the difference between a cook and a chef, including responsibilities, skills, pay, career paths, and how you can move up in the kitchen.
What Is a Stagiaire?
You’ve heard the term stagiaire—but what does it mean? Explore the past—and future—of this culinary practice, and why aspiring chefs should care.
Food Culture
Neurogastronomy: How Understanding the Science of Taste Is Changing Restaurant Menus
What if flavor starts in the brain? Explore how neurogastronomy is changing restaurant menus and how chefs can shape perception.
Gluten-Free Baking Tips: How to Achieve the Right Texture
Why does gluten-free baking turn gritty? Discover how to fix texture with better flour blends, hydration, resting, and smart ingredient choices.
What Education Do You Need to Be a Pastry Chef?
Considering a career in pastry? Explore how pastry education works, what skills you’ll build, and how different learning paths can support your long-term goals.
