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Have your sights set on becoming an executive chef? Begin to understand executive chef job responsibilities, challenges, and strategies for reaching the pinnacle of the culinary hierarchy.
How to Carve a Chicken Like a Professional Chef
Discover how to carve a chicken the way a professional would, allowing you to maximize flavor, minimize waste, and create a stunning presentation.
What Are the Different Chef Certifications?
Cooks and chefs can obtain numerous chef certifications. Here are some of the most popular options.
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 if it may be right for you.
Beef Carving 101: How to Cut Corned Beef, Roast, and More
Discover the art of beef carving! Learn to prepare and cut corned beef, tenderloin, and prime rib with expert tips in this comprehensive guide.
Beef Cuts Explained: Different Cuts of Beef Every Professional Cook Should Know
Up your cooking game with this guide to understanding how beef cuts are created and categorized!
What Is Food Tourism? A Guide to Culinary Career Opportunities
Foodie adventures and dream jobs await! Explore how you can combine culinary passion and travel with a career in food tourism.
How to Fillet a Fish: A Beginner’s Guide
Ditch pre-cuts and discover how you can fillet a fish! This beginner's guide breaks down the process into simple steps, tips, and common mistakes.
How to Care for Your Kitchen Knives: Sharpening & Storage
Want to gain an edge in your kitchen? It might just start with proper knife care, which can help you prep better meals and get the most out of your knives.
Kitchen Slang: A Guide to Jargon Used in Professional Kitchens
Professional kitchens use a wild amount of unique language. Here’s a guide to some of the most common kitchen jargon you’ll hear from chefs.
Knife Skills: 10 Knife Cuts Every Professional Cook Should Know
Knife skills can make or break your career in the kitchen, so check out these ten knife cuts all serious cooks need to know!
How Restaurant Owners Can Create a Positive Team Culture
Discover how you can increase your reputation and employee experience by developing a positive team culture.
Triumph Higher Education’s Escoffier and Gecko Hospitality Showcase Commitment to Support Industry Excellence, Innovation and Strengthen Work Force
By joining forces, Triumph's Escoffier and Gecko bring together expertise and resources from the largest culinary school brand in the U.S.* and one of the largest recruitment firms dedicated solely to the hospitality and restaurant industry.
Chef Kevin Quinn Honored as a Recipient of Career Education Review’s Exceptional Educator Awards
Career Education Review (CER) recently named Kevin Quinn, Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts chef instructor, as a recipient of its Exceptional Educator Awards.
Should Restaurant Owners Go to Culinary School?
Ever wonder if going to culinary school is worth it or not? Learn more about the benefits of attending culinary school as a restaurant owner.
How to Manage Your Back of House Schedule
Back-of-house scheduling can be a dull chore—or the secret to your restaurant’s success! Discover our top tips for how to schedule restaurant staff.
Tandoori Cooking: 5 Secrets Behind Indian Clay Oven Techniques
Discover the secrets behind tandoori cooking and the vibrant flavors that have captivated taste buds for centuries.
How to Find Work-Life Balance as a Chef
You love being a chef, but it can be a tough job. We’ll show you how you can find work-life balance as a professional chef.
Cooking for a Crowd: Techniques for Scaling Recipes
Discover the essential tips and techniques to adjust ingredient quantities, maintain flavor balance, and create perfect portions every time.
How to Organize Your Home Kitchen Like a Professional Chef
To set up a home kitchen like a professional chef, efficiency and organization are key.
How to Calculate Food Cost Percentage
Learn how to calculate food cost percentage, and find out how this vital performance indicator can help contribute to the success of your business.
Inside a Chef’s Mind: The Process Behind Creating New Dishes
Discover how to create new dishes, with insights from a professional chef into the techniques, process, and mindset that can contribute to culinary innovation!
How to Negotiate with Food Vendors
Explore how to negotiate with vendors, including researching your options, using your leverage, and requesting terms that can benefit your business.
Why Chefs Should Care About Culinary Nutrition
Learn what culinary nutrition is, and why both aspiring and established chefs should care about this wellness-oriented approach to food.
Veganism 101: The Basics of Vegan Cooking
Vegan cooking can include a lot of creativity and a willingness to experiment with flavors and substitutes.
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....
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!
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.
How to Make Soy Glazed Pacific Halibut with Crispy Mushroom Roll and Bok Choy
Pacific halibut is one of the largest species of flatfish and is primarily found in the icy waters of the...
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.
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 Make Fish Tacos
Escoffier Chef Instructor Scott Cohen shares his famous fish tacos. His recipe includes fresh and colorful ingredients!
Easter Celebrations Are Full of Hoppy Traditions
The Easter Bunny, spring bonnets, egg hunts, and of course… the food! Easter traditions are alive and well across the...
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.
10 Dishes Every Vegan Chef Should Know How to Make
Whether you’re a vegan chef or are looking to learn how to make more plant-based recipes, start with these ten vegan dishes.
Treat Your Sweetie to a Valentine’s Day Delight – Chocolate Raspberry Tarts
Whether you’re enrolled in culinary school as a pastry arts student working toward your degree or diploma, an executive chef...
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.
Some Souper Recipes from Escoffier Chef Instructors
The thought of hot and hearty soup can bring up notions of time gone by. Memories of tomato soup and...
5 Tips All Chefs Should Follow to Avoid Burnout
Professional chefs might experience chronic stress in a busy kitchen, working long hours. Discover how to avoid burnout in the culinary world.
5 Experiences that All Great Chefs Should Have
Whether you start your own restaurant, write a cookbook, or train under elite chefs, here are experiences all chefs should have.
How to Make Dark Chocolate Peppermint Truffles
Escoffier Chef Instructor Renee Moreno shares a decadent dark chocolate peppermint truffle recipe great for the holidays.
