Keeping Up With – Fine Dining, Labor Day Parties & Grilling

The Escoffier Online blog brings you industry news, the hottest cooking trends, cooking demonstrations, real chef tips, testimonials and much more. Check out our newest posts of the week!

Front Of House Dining Room Service
In this video, Escoffier Online’s Chef Mark Dowling and Ruth Chris Steak House‘s Michael Walton discuss fine dining room service, hospitality, and front of house key selling points in a fine dining restaurant. When serving in front of the house it is important to know how to describe and sell a dish to guests and [Read More…]

Popular Small Dishes For Labor Day Parties
You might be wondering about creative foods for Labor Day weekend as you continue your online culinary arts certificate program. Practice makes perfect, so you can cook up a storm with these fun dish ideas and practice some culinary school techniques. Corn on the cob: There are a few ways to make traditional corn on [Read More…]

What Spices To Use When Grilling
In this video, Escoffier Online’s Chef Mark Dowling discusses which spices to use with your barbecue and why. Spices use to be used to mask unpleasant flavors in meat but now spices are use to enhance the flavors! Chef Mark likes to use a blend usually or suggests making your own blend of rub. [Read More…]

In The Kitchen With Escoffier Online – How To Cook Barbecue Ribs On The Grill
In the kitchen with Escoffier Online connects you with real chefs answering the world’s cooking questions one video at a time. In this video series, Chef Mark Dowling gives an online cooking lesson on how to cook barbecue ribs on the grill. [Read More…]

Texas Restaurants Make Bon Appetit’s Hot 10
As part of an annual tradition, Bon Appetit magazine scours the country in search for the top 10 new restaurants of the year. The list has been in existence since 2009. As far as job assignments go, having to travel around the U.S. sampling dishes from the best new restaurants doesn’t sound like a bad [Read More…]