Le Cordon Bleu

and Paul returned to America and decided to get married. In 1948, Paul was sent to the U.S Information Service at the American Embassy in Paris. While there Julia expanded her love for French cuisine and decided to enroll in the world-famous Le Cordon Bleu cooking school. After her six-months of training with master chef Max Bugnard, Julia became friends with two other students, Simone Beck and Louisette Bertholle. The three of them formed their own cooking school L’Ecole de Trois Gourmands…

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Whisks and bowls have always intrigued me, the way cakes rise in the oven, or cookies become solid. Since I was little I have loved watching the Food Network, and now I have added so much to my cooking repertoire. “Julia Child was a beloved American icon who pioneered an entire genre of cooking shows and taught a generation of food lovers that cooking can be easy and enjoyable”, says KPBS (pbs.org) I have so many “heroes” for my love of cooking, like my grandma or my parents, but one woman…

From dishwashers to servers, manager to chef, there are many different jobs in the culinary world. One of the few professions that you can start out at the bottom and work your way to the top is the culinary world. What are some culinary careers? In the culinary field there are numerous jobs a person could have, some are chef jobs, some are baking jobs, then there are the other misalliances culinary jobs. Without chefs we would never be able to go out to eat at restaurants. Some chef jobs…

An Influential Culinary Figure: Julia Child Julia Carolyn McWilliams was born in Pasadena California on August 15th 1912 and was the eldest of three children. Julia’s father John McWilliams Jr. was a Princeton graduate, class of 1901 and her mother, Julia Carolyn (Weston) McWilliams, of Smith College class of 1900, a paper company heiress whose father Byron Curtis Weston, served as a lieutenant governor and was the founder of Weston Paper Co. Julia’s father had a successful career in the field…

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Organizational Chart Job Description Executive Chef Culinary chef at the top of the hierarchy in a kitchen. They are responsible for ordering supplies, recipe and menu creation, accounting, staffing, and cooking. Executive chefs are usually mentors for other chefs and must maintain a professional demeanor. Sous Chef Culinary chef below the executive or head chef. They are responsible for planning and directing food preparation. Managing the kitchen staff, scheduling, and some administrative…

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must be 17 or older, have a high school diploma or GED, and pass a substance abuse screening. (Bureau of Labor Statistics) Lastly, you could take classes at a technical and receive a certificate or license. Most chefs obtain these at schools like Le Cordon Bleu. Although education is not required "If you think you 'd like to manage or own a restaurant, a two- or four-year degree in hotel…