Culinary Arts

Location:

Winston-Salem, NC

Salary:

12.00

Posted:

September 07, 2024

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PREPARING

FOR A CAREER

IN THE

CULINARY

OR PASTRY

ARTS

Learn the fundamental skills and knowledge that can get you started in your culinary career. Our mission is to try and push you beyond what you think is possible...to help you pursue your highest creative potential.

Mission: To cultivate lifetime careers in food and wellness industries by offering affordable, accessible and socially minded education and training. The universe of flavors and dining experiences is infinite. Navigating this world, and assisting others in the adventure, is our speciality.

Now it’s your turn. Take the next step on your culinary career adventure. FIND YOUR MENTOR IN THE BUSINESS OF FOOD

Chef Kareen

Hi there! I’m Chef Kareen, one of more than 100 Chef Instructors here at Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts. We’ve been waiting for you. We’re ready to guide and mentor you towards the career of your dreams...to leverage your passion for food and prepare you for a rewarding and purposeful life. CHEF KAREEN LINTON

CHEF INSTRUCTOR

Passion. Preparation. Purpose.

DID YOU

KNOW?

His contributions to the culinary world include:

creating the menu, codifying the five mother sauces, promoting farm-to-table cuisine, developing the

kitchen brigade, and instituting sanitation standards. His influence on cuisine is felt in kitchens across the world nearly a century later!

Auguste Escoffier was

known as the King of Chefs

and the Chef of Kings!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

“Good food is the foundation of

genuine happiness.”

AUGUSTE ESCOFFIER

What kinds of jobs do culinary arts, pastry arts, plant-based, holistic nutrition

& wellness, hospitality & restaurant operations and food entrepreneurship graduates typically do?

CAREER PLANNER

What does the curriculum look like?

ACADEMIC PLANNER

How can you pay for school?

FINANCIAL PLANNER

Is “life” in the way of your dreams? If so, Escoffier’s success coaches and advisors can help!

LIFE SUCCESS PLANNER

CAREER

A BETTER, SMARTER, PLANNER

MORE SUCCESSFUL YOU

Do you have the fundamental kitchen skills? How skilled are you at interviewing for a job? How prepared are you to write your resume, display a portfolio of your work, or reach out to potential employers? Do you have a network of people already in the industry you could talk to? If you want to open your own restaurant or another business someday, what are the steps you would take?

If these details make you anxious, don’t worry...Escoffier’s Career Services has your back! Our mission is to understand your goals and help you build a plan to achieve them. It’s OK if you don’t have it all figured out yet...just follow the process and you can get there.

Once you’re clear on your goals, we’ll assign a dedicated Career Services representative to assist you in getting a hands-on industry externship that’s aligned with what you want. We don’t get the job for you, but we offer plenty of help with developing your portfolio and honing your networking and interviewing skills. It’s all about creating the very best version of you, your way. YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO SUCCEED IN THE CULINARY ARTS, PLANT-BASED CULINARY ARTS, PASTRY ARTS, HOLISTIC

NUTRITION & WELLNESS, HOSPITALITY & RESTAURANT

OPERATIONS AND FOOD ENTREPRENEURSHIP ... BUT HOW DO YOU GET STARTED?

CAREER

PLANNING

RESUME AND

PORTFOLIO ASSISTANCE

INTERVIEW

PREPARATION

We can help you understand your career

options. An externship course allows you

to try out career options.

Build a resume and portfolio that catch

the attention of employers in the niche

where you’d like to work.

We can help you practice your interview

skills to be ready for any question that

comes your way.

THE SEVEN SEGMENTS OF

THE CULINARY INDUSTRY

THERE ARE SEVEN MAJOR SEGMENTS IN THE CULINARY INDUSTRY: LODGING

Full Service

Select Service

Bed and Breakfasts

All-inclusive

Eco Travel

Timeshare

Five-star Luxury

Business Hotels

Inns

Boutique Hotels

Private Island Resorts

Cruise Lines

CAREER

PLANNER

RESTAURANTS

CATERING

Off Premise

Full Venue

Private/Personal Chef

RETAIL FOOD

Grocery Stores

Food Trucks

Prepare Foods for Pickup/Delivery

Bakeries

Candy Makers

Ice Cream/Gelato Shops

Home Cooking School

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Review the career options above. What would be your top two choices for a career if you could choose today?

Fine Dining/Upscale

Casual

Fast Casual

Fast Food

Ghost Kitchen

Chains

Restaurant Groups

Owner Operator

LEISURE & RECREATION

Theme Parks

Museums

Camps

Movie Theaters

Sports Venues

Business and Sports Clubs

FOOD MANUFACTURER/

WHOLESALER

Test Kitchens

Product Manufacturing Operations

Airline Food Production

Food Broker

Food Distributors

Equipment Manufacturers

INSTITUTIONAL &

COMMERCIAL DINING

Healthcare

Assisted Living/Nursing Homes

Correctional Facilities

Employee/Factory Cafeterias

Universities and Colleges

Private Schools

Rehabilitation Centers

Day Care

Office/Corporate Dining

Private Housing Communities

Fraternities/Sororities

Public Schools/Districts

ACADEMIC

PLANNER

WHICH ACADEMIC PATH IS

RIGHT FOR YOU?

Do you feel the longing for the Colorado mountains, or the vibe and beat of Austin’s nightlife? If you can’t get up and leave for Boulder or Austin, you can learn online. WHERE AND WHAT DO YOU WANT TO STUDY? AND HOW DEEP DO YOU WANT TO GO? IF YOU’RE NOT SURE YET, NO WORRIES...WE’LL HELP YOU FIGURE IT OUT! WHERE DO YOU WANT TO STUDY?

Online Programs* Boulder, CO Austin, TX

Are you more attracted by the chaos of a steaming kitchen, the precision and technical detail of a pastry shop, or the nuts and bolts of running a hospitality & restaurant operations business? WHAT DO YOU WANT TO STUDY?

Culinary

Arts

Baking &

Pastry Arts

What’s the difference between a degree and a diploma? Diplomas offer a basic level of academic coursework and are shorter in length. A degree requires additional academic courses and has longer externship requirements. DO YOU WANT A DIPLOMA OR A DEGREE?

Diploma Degree

They’re called the culinary and pastry ARTS for a reason: we’re artists when we’re in the kitchen. Like painters, sculp- tors, and musicians, we’re constantly creating and experimenting. A playful and open mind is critical to expanding our creative gifts.

And the food business is exactly that: a BUSINESS. There are practical skills you need, like understanding costs and margins, making purchasing decisions, and building menus and other marketing materials. If you open a restaurant someday, how do you “pitch” the idea? That has a structure, too. All academic plans balance training in the culinary and pastry arts with practical business skills. This combination of artistry and business knowledge can give you exactly what you need to pursue your passion as your vocation — and sets you apart from your peers.

BALANCING THE CULINARY AND PASTRY ARTS WITH THE SCIENCE OF BUSINESS 7

FIRST, LET’S TALK LOGISTICS:

*Available through our Boulder Campus

Food

Entrepreneurship

(Online Only)

Hospitality &

Restaurant Operations

Management

(Online Only)

Holistic Nutrition

& Wellness

(Online Only)

Plant-Based

Culinary Arts

ACADEMIC

PLANNER

Menu design and management

Psychology in the workplace

A specific course on building your own business

...and more.

OUR HOSPITALITY & RESTAURANT OPERATIONS

MANAGEMENT DEGREE GOES DEEP INTO THE

BUSINESS OF FOOD:

INDUSTRY EXTERNSHIP

Career services assists in identifying your specific career goals, helping you prepare your resume and portfolio, preparing for interviews, and helping you find an appropriate externship to complement your studies and ambitions.

THE INDUSTRY EXTERNSHIP LIES AT THE INTERSECTION

OF YOUR ACADEMIC STUDIES AND CAREER GOALS.

INNOVATING IN THE

FOOD BUSINESS

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

What are your top three reasons for developing your creative gifts in the culinary, plant-based, or pastry arts? Or what are your top three reasons for furthering your knowledge about holistic nutrition and wellness? For hospitality & restaurant operations, what are your top three reasons for developing your business innovation and entrepreneurship skills?

If your creative calling is in food entrepreneurship and business innovation, be sure to ask about this program.

Do you have a dream of opening your own

restaurant, bar, or other business? What’s your

idea, and how do you think culinary school

could help?

HOW WILL YOU PAY FOR

CULINARY SCHOOL?

FINANCIAL

PLAN

ESCOFFIER RESOURCES

Scholarships Page

How to Apply for Financial Aid

FAFSA for Culinary School

GI Bill for Culinary School

How much would you be willing to pay for school out of pocket? How much would you be comfortable borrowing? Evaluate your existing resources and whether or not you plan to continue working while in school. While never guaranteed, you should research and apply for any grants or scholarships that might be available to you. There are hundreds of resources, and many of them go unclaimed, year after year! Even small amounts add up, so apply as often as you can.

The following is just a partial list of resources to get you started. FEDERAL RESOURCES

Grants Page

Scholarships Page

Loans Page

Federal Versus Private Loans

CULINARY INDUSTRY SCHOLARSHIPS

National Restaurant Association Educational

Foundation

List of Culinary-Related Awards at Scholarships.com List of Food and Beverage Industry Scholarships

OTHER RESOURCES

List of Private Lenders for Student Loans

Tool to Compare Private Lending Options

LOANS, SCHOLARSHIPS,

AND GRANTS (for those who apply & qualify)

Grants and Scholarships

Federal Loan Amount

Private Loan Amount

GI Bill Amount

RESOURCE 1:

HOW MUCH OF YOUR OWN EXISTING RESOURCES

ARE YOU WILLING TO ALLOCATE TOWARDS YOUR

EDUCATION?

EMPLOYER REIMBURSEMENT

Even if you are unaware of a specific education reimbursement plan with your employer, ask if they would be willing to help. SOME EMPLOYERS WILL REIMBURSE A PORTION

OF EDUCATIONAL EXPENSES.

YOU, FAMILY & FRIENDS

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Members of your family may also be open to contributing to your education: parents, grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins. What are your top concerns or questions with regards to financing your culinary education?

FINANCIAL

PLAN

Income Allocation

Savings Allocation

Friends and Family

Employer Reimbursement

RESOURCE 3:

RESOURCE 2:

LIFE

PLAN

Will you keep working, or just be a full-time student? SOMETIMES, LIFE CAN GET OVERWHELMING.

IF LIFE GETS IN THE WAY,

WE’RE HERE FOR YOU.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Considering my schedule, I can dedicate this many

hours to my studies every week:

People I can count on to hold me accountable to my culinary school commitments:

That’s why Escoffier has a full team of Success Coaches for our online students, and Advisors for our Austin and Boulder campus students. Our mission is to help you navigate through any roadblocks to your success, to assist you to the finish line of graduating on time. Culinary school is a commitment. You need to allocate time for studying, cooking, delivering your work to Chef Instructors, and collaborating with fellow students.

Things that are happening now, or that could happen, that could derail my culinary dreams include:

A FEW PERSONAL CONSIDERATIONS:

What are your family and other obligations to keep in mind? How will you balance those?

What will change in your weekly or upcoming plans? Can you meet the required study schedule?

ADMISSIONS:

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FINANCIAL AID:

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CAREER SERVICES:

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