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Find out how you can achieve your educational goals with excellence! Explore insights and strategies for academic success, which can ensure a fulfilling journey in your culinary education.
Geno Vento’s Story: Culinary School & Redefining Philly’s Famous Geno’s Steaks
Learn why Geno Vento, heir of Geno’s Steaks, decided a culinary education at Escoffier might be the next best step for his iconic Philly cheesesteak sandwich.
A Guide to Culinary School for Vegans and Vegetarians
Explore culinary school options for vegans and vegetarians, including how you can succeed and career opportunities in plant-based cooking.
From Desk Job to Pitmaster: A Culinary Journey with Escoffier Graduate Michael Fields
Find out how Escoffier graduate Michael Fields went from an office job in finance to a Texas barbecue pit.
How Long Does it Take to Get an Online Culinary Arts Degree?
Discover the online culinary arts timeline that can help you advance your culinary career from the comfort of your home.
What’s an Online Culinary School Success Coach and Why Do You Need One?
If you run into challenges during culinary school, a dedicated Success Coach can help support you.
What Are the Different Chef Certifications?
Cooks and chefs can obtain numerous chef certifications. Here are some of the most popular options.
Escoffier Announces New Hybrid Education Option for Austin-Area Students
The new 60-week hybrid option incorporates online lecture courses with in-person, on-campus kitchen classes, Farm To Table® Experiences, and a required 12-week in-person industry externship, for students interested in earning Escoffier's Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in culinary arts.
The Unlikely Leap: How an Injury Transformed a Ballet Dancer into a Culinary Artist
Discover the inspiring story of a culinary tutor who reshaped her career after a devastating injury.
How Restaurants Can Get Involved in Their Community
Restaurants are often vital parts of their communities. Explore some strategies restaurants can use to give back to the communities that support them.
Benefits of Mindfulness for Students in Culinary School
Find out how you can manage stress and thrive in your culinary journey and life with these mindfulness tips for students.
10 Restaurants in Austin Every Culinary Arts Student Should Check Out
Discover the top ten restaurants in Austin, Texas that every culinary arts student should check out. From innovative fusion dishes to traditional Tex-Mex.
What to Look for in a Culinary School Curriculum
All culinary schools aren’t the same, so how will you know if a school’s curriculum is right for you? Here are some factors to keep in mind as you compare.
Beyond Borders: A Tenacious Culinary Graduate’s Inspiring Journey from Ecuador to Austin
Discover Escoffier graduate Estefania Colamarco’s journey from Ecuador to the U.S. as she followed her culinary dreams.
Why It’s Important to Find a Peer Mentor in Culinary School
Discover why finding peer mentors in culinary school is important and how it can enhance your learning experience and career in the culinary industry.
Why Stress Management Is Important for Culinary Students
Kitchen got you stressed? An expert reveals stress management techniques for culinary students to potentially enhance creativity and improve mental health.
What Is a Stagiaire?
You’ve heard the term stagiaire—but what does it mean? Learn the past—and future—of this culinary practice, and why aspiring chefs should care.
How Long Does It Take to Finish Culinary School?
Worried you don’t have time to pursue your culinary dreams? Find out how long culinary school, pastry school, and other Escoffier programs take to complete and how many hours a week you can expect to spend on school.
How Culinary School Students Can Foster a Sense of Belonging
Discover how students can find community and an invaluable sense of belonging in culinary school.
Why Is Goal Setting Important for Culinary School Students?
Why is goal setting important for culinary students? Discover how defining future goals can boost confidence in the kitchen and much more!
Mentorship in the Mountains: Culinary School Externs Find Guidance at La Marmotte
Escoffier students unleash their culinary potential during their externship at La Marmotte restaurant in Telluride, CO.
How Culinary Students Explore Flavor Profiles
Flavor is a complex combination of taste, aroma, and texture. Learn how culinary students explore flavor profiles!
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.
Is Culinary School a Trade School?
Is culinary school a trade school? Find out how trade school differs from a university, vocation, or tech school, and which one may be for you!
How a Culinary Education Led Shai Fernandez to the Four Seasons
Culinary Arts student Shai Fernandez wanted to build a culinary career on a foundation of good habits. And he knew that Escoffier could help him build that base!
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.
Cooking Up Resilience: How Five Culinary School Graduates Turned Challenges into Triumphs
Stories of resilience, overcoming self-doubt, and pushing past barriers from five inspirational Escoffier graduates. Get motivated to pursue your goals!
5 Tips for Building a Supportive Network in Culinary School
A support network in culinary school can be critical for success. Explore our top five tips on how to start building yours.
Why Is It Important to Go to an Accredited Culinary School?
Discover why you should attend an accredited culinary school to avoid losing time and money. Secure a high-quality education that could help you in your career.
How Do You Get Graded in Online Culinary School?
If instructors can’t taste dishes, how do students get graded in online culinary school? Through careful documentation, flavor wheels, photos, and more.
The Essential Professional Chef Tools Every Student Needs for Culinary School
One part of improving your cooking skills is learning how to use professional chef tools. Check out some of these tools and how to use them.
After Homelessness, An Austin Pastry Student Finds Stability in the Kitchen
Escoffier baking & pastry graduate Merisauh Gamble shares how she went from a homeless teen to an educated baker with an externship in Ireland!
Escoffier Graduate Cassie Wallace Discovers Her Strengths in the Face of Disability
A diagnosis of an auditory processing disorder may have limited the future of this baking and pastry grad. Instead, she is excelling in the industry!
Boulder Student Chris Marhevka Blends Social Work and Culinary Arts
Follow associate degree student Chris Marhevka as shifts his boundless energy from social work to culinary arts on Escoffier’s Boulder campus.
College Not For You? Try Culinary School.
Culinary school can be an alternative to a traditional four-year college degree. Students can gain hands-on experience and skills for a culinary career.
Culinary Math & Science: Turning Your High School Education Into a Culinary Career
Cooking is a delicious blend of math, chemistry, and biology. Find out how your high school education can help you in your pursuit of a culinary career.
How Full-Time, Working Adults Can Succeed in Online Culinary School
With work, school, and family life, you’re juggling a lot! Here are some tips to help you succeed in online culinary school.
Why Earn an Associate Degree in Culinary Arts?
If you’re interested in a culinary career, an associate degree in the culinary arts could be a great starting point. We explain why.
Why Are Internships and Externships Important For Culinary School?
Internships and externships allow students to work in professional kitchens and develop skills outside of the culinary school classroom. Here's how.
5 Important Things to Know Before Starting Culinary School
Are you thinking of pursuing an education to advance your cooking skills? Here’s what to know before you enter culinary school.
Do You Need to Know How to Cook to Go to Culinary School?
Nervous that you’ll be behind when you start a culinary program? Fortunately, you don’t have to bring cooking knowledge with you. That’s what school is for!
