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ABOUT AUGUSTE ESCOFFIER SCHOOL OF CULINARY ARTS (PROFESSIONAL TRAINING)
In addition to enthusiast training, Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts offers professional training in the culinary and pastry arts for the career-minded culinarian. With an equal emphasis on building aspiring chefs as well as capable entrepreneurs, our well-rounded educational model puts our students and their professional advancement first. Offering degree and diploma programs at campuses in Austin, TX and Boulder, CO, as well as online programs, the culinary schools provide comprehensive training used by culinarians with an array of professional backgrounds and experience levels.
ABOUT AUGUSTE ESCOFFIER
Who was Chef Auguste Escoffier?
Informally known as the first celebrity chef, Auguste Escoffier is recognized as one of the most important figureheads in culinary history. A name respected in professional kitchens the world over, “The King of Chefs and Chef of Kings” is known for establishing many of the cooking techniques and methodologies used in professional kitchens today.
As the first chef to codify the art of French cuisine, he remains today the foremost theoretician of modern cookery. Additionally, Escoffier initiated the implementation of important safety and sanitation standards and helped raise the status to a reputable profession. For expert chefs everywhere, the name Auguste Escoffier is synonymous with excellence, quality, commitment and skill in the culinary profession.
