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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.
Dietitian vs. Nutritionist: What is the Difference?
Both nutritionists and dietitians work with food and health, but a dietitian is often more regulated and educated than a nutritionist.
5 Effective Ways Chefs Can Communicate With Wait Staff
Great chefs are also skilled communicators. Here are five ways chefs can improve communication with wait staff.
The Future of Culinary Education Is Here: This Is What It Looks Like
As the world changes, so does culinary school. Here’s what the future of culinary education might have in store.
5 Culinary Apps All Chefs Should Have
Here are the top culinary apps every chef should have: creating recipes, managing inventory, food trends and more.
How GLEAM & Escoffier’s Mentorship Program Can Guide Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Escoffier has teamed up with the GLEAM network to offer mentorship opportunities to student and alumni entrepreneurs. Check out these success stories!
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 To Get A Job As A Pastry Chef
Are you hoping to start a career in baking and pastry? Learn what restaurant managers look for when hiring a pastry chef.
How to Communicate Effectively in the Kitchen
Check out these tips on how to communicate in the kitchen for both a productive and safe foodservice operation.
What Skills Do You Need for a Career in Hospitality and Tourism?
Learn about the important skills you need to start a successful career in the hospitality and tourism industry.
7 Tips for Becoming a Faster Cook
If you’re looking to increase your speed in the kitchen, check out these tips for becoming a faster cook.
What Chefs Look For When Hiring Culinary School Graduates
Before you begin a professional cooking career, learn about what chefs may look for when hiring culinary school graduates.
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.
The Pros and Cons of Becoming an Uber Eats Restaurant Partner
If you want to offer food delivery, consider working with a delivery company. Here are some of the pros and cons of becoming an Uber Eats restaurant partner.
5 More Ways to Manage Your Time as a Chef
Kitchens are busy places and chefs have to efficiently manage their time. Here are five time management techniques that chefs can adopt.
Is Getting a Degree in Holistic Nutrition and Wellness Worth It?
Yes it is! Holistic nutrition and wellness is about more than just healthy eating. It could be the first step to an exciting and lucrative career in health!
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.
Starting a Career as a Garde-Manger
If you’re passionate about appetizers and desserts you may be interested in starting a career as a Garde-Manger. Learn more about this important position.
What Is It Like to Be a Pastry Chef?
Find out what it takes to work in a bakery or pastry department. What is it really like to be a pastry chef, and how can you get started?
Why Older Students Should Consider Culinary School
While some people think culinary school is for younger students, there isn’t an age limit! Here’s why older students can excel in culinary school.
French Culinary Education: 7 French Cooking Techniques Chefs Need to Know
Build flavor with a simple mirepoix and a fresh bouquet garni. Perfect your julienne and brunoise. And get plenty of practice in French culinary school.
How to Become a Food Photographer
If you’re as happy behind a camera as you are in the kitchen, you may want to explore how to become a food photographer.
What Can You Learn in a Hospitality Degree Program?
Menu design and purchasing. Facilities operations and technology. Accounting and event management. There’s plenty to learn in a hospitality degree program.
10 Tools You Need in Your Chef Utility Belt
To simplify their job and create a more perfect product, every chef should possess certain culinary tools. Here are the top ten to keep in your utility belt.
What Can You Learn in Baking School?
Are you curious about what baking school can teach you? Here are some of the skills and techniques you may learn to help prepare for a career or promotion.
5 Lessons From Culinary School You Can Use Every Day
Along with kitchen skills, culinary school can expose you to valuable lessons that you can apply to everyday life.
Is Culinary School Considered a “College”?
Where does culinary school fit in with other colleges and universities? Is it a culinary college? A trade school? It turns out “college” is tough to define!
How to Become a Baker
Learn the five steps for how to become a baker, and find out how pastry school may help make that journey a little easier.
Culinary School vs. Working in a Kitchen: Which Should You Do First?
If you’re unsure whether you should get your culinary degree, let’s look at some reasons to attend culinary school – and some reasons to work in a kitchen.
6 Skills That All Restaurant Managers Need
As leaders in the restaurant world, managers are often well-rounded individuals. Here are 6 skills every great restaurant manager typically has.
4 Advanced Cooking Methods for Every Chef
Once chefs master culinary basics, it’s time they step up their game. These four advanced cooking methods are a good place to start.
What Does a Chef Consultant Do?
Chef consultants are valuable resources for coaching and advising restaurant owners and managers. What is a chef consultant, exactly? Let’s explore this role.
5 Culinary School Skills You Can Take With You Anywhere
No matter where life takes you, culinary school can help you develop skills you can carry into the future. Here are the top five.
What It Takes To Be An Executive Chef
Think you’ve got what it takes to be an executive chef? Find out how you can set yourself up for success in your culinary career.
How Much Does It Cost to Become a Nutritionist?
Find out how much it may cost you to pursue a career as a nutritionist. The state where you plan to practice may have a big impact on your costs!
Kitchen Hierarchy Explained: Different Jobs in the Brigade de Cuisine
The brigade de cuisine keeps a kitchen running like a well-oiled machine. What are some of the roles on this team and what do they entail?
What Can You Do with a Plant-Based Foods Degree or Diploma?
The plant-based culinary market is growing at a fast clip. Find out where the future could take you with a degree or diploma in plant-based cuisine!
From Substance Abuse to Culinary School Graduate: A Journey of Redemption
From struggles with addiction to working in one of the best restaurants in the world, follow Parker Wilks-Bryant’s story and his plans for giving back.
Career Options For Culinary School Graduates
What can you do with a culinary degree? The options are truly endless. Here are a few common culinary career paths.
How to Start a Career as a Chef Instructor
Learn the steps to becoming a Chef Instructor. Pass on your skills and knowledge, and provide mentorship to the next generation of chefs!
How to Become a Chocolatier
Fancy a career as a chocolate expert? Find out how to become a chocolatier so you can master this sticky-yet-satisfying artistic medium.
