4-week chef-led course
Culinary
Pro Essentials
Build the foundation behind every great dish.
Create flavorful stocks, sauces, soups, and stews. Explore pastry fundamentals, discover how heat transforms ingredients, and practice techniques such as roasting, sautéing, poaching, and braising. Then bring it all together with vegetables, grains, proteins, and beautifully built plates.
Jump to Course Details- 4 weeks
- Chef-led, live online sessions
- ~4–5 hours / week
- Certificate of Completion*
- Flexible Payment Plans may be available†
Skills this course can help you build
- Develop chef-led instincts for flavor, timing, and technique.
- Understand the why behind stocks, sauces, and cooking methods.
- Practice through guided recipes and interactive lessons.
- Build fluency reading recipes and making decisions as you cook.
- Hone a better structure for prepping, cooking, and plating.
- Earn a Certificate of Completion.*
*Completion of Essentials Courses does not constitute academic credit, nor will they qualify for transfer of academic credit in any academic program or course offered by Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts under the terms of the school's licensing or accredited programs.
Four weeks, one foundation
The 4-week curriculum
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Week 01: Stocks, Sauces, Soups & Stews
- Stocks (White and Brown Stock)
- Mother Sauces and Derivatives
- Soups and Stews
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Week 02: Garde Manger & Pastry Basics
- Cold Sauces (Mayo and Vinaigrette)
- Salads (Green, Bound, and Composed)
- Flours, Sugars, Fats, and Leaveners
- Measuring, Scaling, and Baker’s Percentage
- Creaming, Blending, and Cut-In Methods
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Week 03: Cooking Methods
- Effects of Heat (Coagulation, Caramelization, and Gelatinization)
- Dry Heat Techniques (Roast, Grill, Sauté, Fry and Confit)
- Moist Heat Technique (Poaching, Simmering, Boiling, Steaming)
- Combination Cooking (Braising)
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Week 04: Building the Plate
- Vegetable Cookery (Pigments)
- Starch Cookery (Grains, Rice, and Pasta)
- Animal Proteins (Beef, Veal, Pork, Lamb, Poultry, and Fish)
Quiz and Certificate of Completion
This Culinary Pro Essentials
Course Starts September 14
Developing a chef’s mindset
The plan to get you thinking more like a chef
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Weekly live online sessions
Recordings available if you can’t attend.
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Interactive lessons
Video demos & explainers.
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Recipes & charts
Downloadable, printable PDFs.
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Interactive diagrams
Learning tools, not just video.
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Knowledge checks
Practice as you go.
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Faculty messaging
Ask Escoffier faculty directly.
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Learn from almost anywhere
Mobile-friendly, flexible schedule.
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Certificate of Completion*
A shareable mark of the work you put in.
*Completion of Essentials Courses does not constitute academic credit, nor will they qualify for transfer of academic credit in any academic program or course offered by Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts under the terms of the school's licensing or accredited programs.
Live online sessions with Escoffier faculty
Live online sessions with Escoffier faculty
Explore a chef’s approach, live.
Each course includes one weekly live session led by an Escoffier Chef Instructor or faculty member. Sessions are tied to that week’s course content and may include Q&A, demonstration, coaching, or guided technique discussion depending on the topic. Recordings are posted to the course page after the session.
This Culinary Pro Essentials
Course Starts September 14
How the course works
Structured, but on your schedule
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Join a class Your course starts on a set date, with a real beginning and end.
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Learn each week Work through the week’s lessons whenever it suits you.
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Join live online sessions Join the weekly live session or catch the recording if you miss it.
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Earn your certificate of completion Finish with a short assessment and earn your Certificate of Completion.*
*Completion of Essentials Courses does not constitute academic credit, nor will they qualify for transfer of academic credit in any academic program or course offered by Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts under the terms of the school's licensing or accredited programs.
Your credential
Finish with a Certificate of Completion.
Pass the final assessment and earn a Certificate of Completion* — a shareable mark of the work you put in.
- Awarded on passing the final assessment
- Recognizes four weeks of chef-led training
- Shareable on LinkedIn and your résumé
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts
Continuing Education
Certificate of Completion
This certifies that
has completed Culinary Pro Essentials, a four-week chef-led course.
Final assessment passed
*Completion of Essentials Courses does not constitute academic credit, nor will they qualify for transfer of academic credit in any academic program or course offered by Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts under the terms of the school's licensing or accredited programs.
Questions about this course
Refund eligibility
- Refunds are limited to the original purchaser.
- Refund approval may require verification of purchase.
- Once a refund is approved, access to all course materials and related content will be revoked.
- If you have questions or concerns about your enrollment, email us before requesting a refund through your course account.
Refund request window
- Full refund for cancellation requests received before 11:59PM CT on Day 1 of the Session.
- No refund for cancellation requests received after Day 1.
- Once a refund is approved, access to all course materials, recordings, and live sessions is revoked immediately.
Provider-initiated cancellation
- If Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts cancels a course due to insufficient enrollment, instructor unavailability, or other institutional reason, learners will receive a full refund or the option to transfer to a future cohort.
How to request a refund
- Refund requests must be submitted in writing via email to [email protected]Refund requests must be submitted in writing via an email.
- Requests must include: full name, email address used at purchase, purchase confirmation or transaction information, and reason for the request.
- The date the written request is received determines refund eligibility.
- Submitting a refund request also serves as a request to cancel the participant’s enrollment in the class. Once a refund request is received, the participant’s registration will be canceled, and they will no longer have access to the class or any associated course materials, sessions, or benefits.
- If you wish to remain enrolled in the class, please do not submit a refund request. If you have questions or concerns about your enrollment, contact us before requesting a refund.
Processing time
Approved refunds will be processed within 5–10 business days. Timing may vary by payment provider.
Exceptions
We reserve the right to deny refund requests involving fraudulent activity, abuse of the refund policy, or repeated refund behavior across multiple purchases or accounts.
This Culinary Pro Essentials
Course Starts September 14
Four weeks from now, you could
cook with confidence.
