Many people are aware of the fact that the French seem to have some uncanny ability to eat rich, creamy, fat-filled foods and yet never gain a pound of weight on their bodies. What many people don’t realize is that this has more to do with the French perspective on food than it does with [...]

 
The Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago is known to many simply as "chic". The word is an acronym for the name of the culinary arts school but it is apropos of the ambience that surrounds the education offered here.
There are many aspects of the Cooking Institute of Chicago which are best defined as "chic". [...]

You just can’t get anywhere in life without knowing what you want out of it.
Take your education and career, for instance.  I knew a woman who didn’t know what she wanted to do with her career.  She liked to cook and thought she might like to switch to a culinary arts degree, but couldn’t get [...]

 
Texas was one of the first states in the nation to change "French Fries" to "Freedom Fries" on restaurant menus. Despite this, even the people who live in Texas have to admit that the French are known for making some fine food. All throughout the larger cities of Texas, such as Dallas, French fine dining [...]

 
People who attend Culinary Arts Programs in Boston (and elsewhere in the world) generally plan on learning only those skills which relate to the restaurant business. They want to learn how to improve their cooking and baking abilities as well as to gain restaurant management experience so that they can get a job in the culinary [...]