The New USDA Food Pyramid
What Does the New USDA Food Pyramid Mean to Culinary Students In June of 2011, the USDA got rid of the familiar “food pyramid” used to instruct families and kids on the best types of foods to eat and...
View ArticleVisiting Chefs at Culinary School
Why Guest Speakers and Visiting Chefs Are a Great Idea For Culinary Schools Good culinary schools are the ones that offer a variety of learning formats. No two students learn exactly the same way, and...
View ArticleNatural Foods Culinary Schools
How Do I Find a Culinary School for Natural Foods? Specialty cuisine has always been a huge part of the culinary world, both at the training level and at the dining level. From classic French cuisine...
View ArticleInterview with Culinary Student Ken
An Informative Interview with a Culinary Student Born and raised in Maui, Hawaii, Ken has always enjoyed cooking. Growing up in a family of home cooks, he learned culinary skills from an early age....
View ArticleThe Importance of Culinary School
Anthony Bourdain’s Thoughts On Culinary School If you are a fan of Anthony Bourdain, celebrity chef, author and now television personality and are thinking of going to culinary or baking school, you...
View ArticleCulinary Careers in the Military
Are There Culinary Careers Available in the Military? If you have been considering culinary school but aren’t sure if you’re ready to take on the tuition costs or student loan debt, you may have heard...
View ArticleMore Culinary Adventures with TinFoilDuck- High End Cooking
Culinary Student Ken, aka- TinFoilDuck, is back. He is very excited to tell us about his first week cooking at his school’s high end restaurant, Leis’ Family Class Act. Here is what he had to say...
View ArticleTraining Your Palate for Culinary School
Getting Your Palate Ready Before Going to Culinary School Before you begin culinary arts school, it’s a good idea to spend some time acquainting yourself with food. After all, you’re about to sign on...
View ArticleCookbooks and Recipes in Culinary School
Do Culinary Students Use Cookbooks? One of the hallmarks of any good culinary school is that it teaches students to create dishes without the use of a recipe. Instead of relying on someone else’s...
View ArticleTechnology in the Kitchen
Culinary School Must Have Equipment One of the things we always tell prospective students to look for when choosing a culinary school is the type of technology they have in the training kitchens....
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