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Find out how you can propel your culinary career to new heights! Dive into strategies and insights that may foster professional growth—which could position you for success in a competitive industry.
How a Degree or Diploma Can Propel Your Hospitality Career
Want to jump-start your hospitality career? A degree in Hospitality & Restaurant Operations Management or in Culinary Arts may give you an advantage.
How Long Can It Take to Become a Chef?
Passionate about cooking and want to move into the role of chef? Explore the pathway toward this profession!
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.
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.
What Makes a Restaurant Successful?
What makes restaurants successful? Explore elements of a top-performing restaurant, as well as some industry terms and marketing tidbits.
Do You Need Pastry School to Be a Pastry Chef?
Passionate about pastry arts? Have you considered pastry chef training? Find out if you really need to attend pastry school to become a pastry chef.
How to Become a Food Stylist: A Career Guide
Curious to learn what a food stylist does and what it might take to be one? Explore how to become a food stylist, along with some secrets of the trade.
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!
Why Attend Culinary School in Austin
Interested in attending culinary school in Austin? Find out what Escoffier’s campus in Austin, Texas, has to offer, and see if it might be right for you.
What Credentials Do You Need to Be a Plant-Based Chef?
Explore the credentials you may need to become a plant-based chef and discover how obtaining an education can open up job opportunities.
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.
What Can You Learn from a Culinary School Externship?
Explore why it’s important to secure a culinary school externship and how it can benefit your future career!
How to Become a Recipe Developer
A recipe developer career can be a great fit at all stages of a culinary career. Find out what experience and skills can help you become a recipe developer.
How to Become a Traveling Chef
Thinking about a career as a traveling chef? Discover which opportunities are out there, how to find them, and if you have what it takes.
How You Can Get a Job on a Cruise Ship
Curious about how to get a job on a cruise ship? Explore the education, training, and skills you may need to start a hospitality job on the sea!
How the Escoffier Alumni Association Can Transform Your Career Path
Explore why you should join the Escoffier Alumni Association, which includes access to mentorship, resources, and more!
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!
5 Important Networking Tips for All Chefs
Chefs who want more industry connections have to go out there and find them. Here are 5 networking tips for chefs to help you get started!
How to Become a Sommelier
Find out how to become a sommelier, from education to experience to licensing requirements. Plus, alternative careers if you don’t fancy fine dining.
Chef Instructor Eric Jenkins’ Journey From Farm House to White House
A short stint in the Army turned into 24 years with stops all over the world—including at the White House. Chef Eric cooked for four U.S. presidents!
What Is Holistic Nutrition and Wellness?
What is holistic nutrition and wellness exactly? Explore several career options and the education you may need to enter this thriving field.
How to Start a Successful Health Coaching Business
Curious about how to start a health coaching business? Find out the type of education, business planning, and marketing tips you may need.
How to Become a Chef: The Essential Guide
How to earn the title of “chef” with the broadest application across the professional food service industry.
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!
How Building a Personal Brand Can Benefit Your Culinary Career
Ever wonder how to build a personal brand as a chef or hospitality professional? Discover our best tips and how personal branding can benefit your career.
How to Earn a Culinary Degree from Home
You can earn a culinary degree from the comfort of your own home. Explore degree options and how the online education process works.
How Long Can It Take to Become a Nutritionist?
The regulations for nutritionists vary depending on where you plan to practice. But you may want to start with a degree in nutrition & wellness!
9 Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Changing the Food Industry
From menu pricing to food delivery, learn about some of the key ways AI is transforming the food industry.
Which Culinary Career Is Right For You? 5 Tips for Choosing a Career in Food
Even if you know you want to work in food, choosing a career can be difficult. Check these tips for selecting a career in food.
Which Degree Do You Need to Become a Nutritionist?
Do you enjoy healthy cooking and creating nutritious recipes? Find out the type of education you may need to start a career as a nutritionist.
5 Skills Every Food Entrepreneur Should Have
Explore the skills of an entrepreneur that could be essential to your success, and how you can hone them.
8 Career Paths If You Want to Be a Food Entrepreneur
If you’re interested in merging business with the culinary world, consider these 8 careers for food entrepreneurs.
5 Tips For How To Become a Personal Chef
Jumping into a career as a personal chef? Here are five tips to help you set your new business up for success, from marketing to networking.
8 Tips for Writing a Chef Resume
Make your chef resume stand out! With detailed work experience and a customized approach for each job, you can show that you’re the person for the job.
8 Tips for a Successful Restaurant Manager Interview
How can you prepare for a restaurant manager interview? Discover our top tips and questions you might expect.
Pro Food Stylist Lisa Spychala Learns New Tricks at Escoffier
Experienced food stylist Lisa Spychala explains how a stint on Food Network’s Chopped led her to seek an online culinary education with Escoffier.
Why Study at a French Culinary Institute?
Discover why you should study at a French culinary institute…including exploring French cooking techniques, ingredients, and dining experiences.
How to Prepare for an Executive Chef Interview
Prepare for your executive chef interview and stage request by exploring our top interview tips. Unpack common questions and skills you might need.
How Much Can It Cost to Start a Restaurant?
If you’re interested in food entrepreneurship, you may be wondering: how much does it cost to start a restaurant? Here are some costs you can expect.
What to Expect When You Attend Cooking School
What will you find when you attend cooking school at Escoffier? A variety of in-depth programs, flexible campus options, expert Chef Instructors, and more.
