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Join Chef Jacquy Pfeiffer from The French Pastry School to learn how to make holiday ice creams, a classic holiday bread wreath, and a classic Buche de Noel. Making use of some of the recipes from our Trilogy of courses, we will show how to improvise and create a variety of memorable holiday classics. The link mentioned in this episode is https://rouxbe.com/pages/the-holiday-meal - Holiday Meals L...

Join Chef Dan Marek for The Holiday Meal Part 2 to learn tips, tricks, techniques for cooking sides for your holiday meals. Dan will bring a lot of ideas for your sides that can even serve as the main dish of your plant-based holiday meals! Links mentioned in this episode were https://rouxbe.com/pages/the-holiday-meal - Holiday Meals Live Event Series and recipes! https://lms.rouxbe.com/live-event...

Join Chef Barton Seaver for The Holiday Meal Part 1 to learn tips, tricks, techniques for cooking birds of all different sizes. Links from this episode are: https://rouxbe.com/pages/the-holiday-meal - Holiday Meals Live Event Series and recipes https://youtu.be/1KLOJQxjHIg - Barton's Full Chicken Roulade https://bit.ly/3BFy7mM - Barton Seaver Thanksgiving https://wwnorton.com/books/The-Essential-N...

Join Chef and Instructor Eric Wynkoop in his virtual office as he welcomed all questions for this episode of Office Hours from October 26th 2021.  Links mentioned in this episode: https://amzn.to/3EdlnFq - Men's Chef Coats https://amzn.to/2XQxBoa - Women's Chef Coats Eric Wynkoop previously served as a founding faculty member at The International Culinary School, instructor in anthropology at...

Join Chef Jacquy Pfeiffer, Chef Scott Samuel and special guest Chef Alissa Wallers for an introduction to Cake Baking & Decorating Arts. This 3rd online course was developed by a team of chef educators and master cake decorators at The French Pastry School, and this immersive 180-day online course teaches the principles of cake baking science, as well as how to execute 80+ new recipes and tech...

Join Chef and Instructor Eric Wynkoop in his virtual office as he welcomed all questions for this episode of Office Hours from October 12th 2021. Eric opens his discussion with the idea of alcohol in cooking, and substitutions. The links mentioned in this event are https://lms.rouxbe.com/live-events/481 - Ayurvedic Curious Live Event https://lms.rouxbe.com/live-events/487 - Ayurvedic Guidelines Li...

It’s that time of year when the sweaters come out and the harvest gets sweet. Join Chef Barton Seaver as we explore one of his favorite ingredients and learn how to get creative with these culinary gems Barton Seaver is one of the world’s leading sustainable seafood experts and educators. He traded his illustrious career as an award-winning chef leading top seafood restaurants, DC, for traveling t...

Join Chef Dan Marek in his virtual office as he welcomes all of your questions. From cooking techniques to course-specific questions, to how to turn your cooking passion into profit or simply hearing the perspective of a professional chef, Chef Dan tackled all variety of questions!  The links mentioned in this episode were https://tofubud.com/blogs/tips/vegan-butter-substitute https://lms.rou...

Join Chef and Author Barton Seaver as he discusses this oft used, but little understood ingredient. Learn about different varieties and their culinary qualities, as well as exploring all the ways to use this key ingredient! Barton Seaver is one of the world’s leading sustainable seafood experts and educators. He traded his illustrious career as an award-winning chef leading top seafood restaurants...

Desserts are treats, there is no question about  it. While more decadent versions are better for special occasions and holidays, everyday treats can be in the mix too. Portion size, presentation and the garnishes all matter. Join Chef Fran Costigan for a follow up discussion of what happens or might, when you stray from a tested recipe, as well as some secrets for success. Fran Costigan is in...

Join Chef Char Nolan in her virtual office as she welcomes all of your questions. From cooking techniques to course-specific questions, to how to turn your cooking passion into profit or simply hearing the perspective of a professional chef, Chef Nolan tackled all variety of questions! Char Nolan is a serious crusader for plant-based education, armed with a degree in public health from Philadelphi...

Join Chef and Author Barton Seaver in his virtual office as he welcomes all questions.  Barton Seaver is one of the world’s leading sustainable seafood experts and educators. He traded his illustrious career as an award-winning chef leading top seafood restaurants, DC, for traveling the world as an Explorer with the National Geographic Society. Barton translated his experiences into leadershi...

Join Chef and Instructor Eric Wynkoop in his virtual office as he welcomed all questions for this episode of Office Hours from August 17th 2021. The two events mentioned by Eric during this episode are Food Costing and Plant Based Milks . Eric Wynkoop previously served as a founding faculty member at The International Culinary School, instructor in anthropology at Portland State University, and Se...

One of the most popular yet most difficult styles of food to master is Sushi.  Join Chef Barton Seaver and his special guest Chef Kazumi Wickenkamp for this special event exploring the cooking techniques and special skills required to master the art of Sushi! Kazumi Wickenkamp, originally from Japan, is the founder of Master of Japanese Cuisine Academy , the world’s first online academy speci...

Join Chef and Instructor Eric Wynkoop in his virtual office as he welcomed all questions for this episode of Office Hours from August 17th 2021. Eric Wynkoop previously served as a founding faculty member at The International Culinary School, instructor in anthropology at Portland State University, and Senior Instructor at the Le Cordon Bleu program at Western Culinary Institute, in Portland, Oreg...

Soups are not just for winter fare.  Join Chef Barton Seaver to learn about cold soups and make several easy, elegant and delicious recipes together. Perfect for hot weather and summer garden bounty, Barton highlighted soups that are vegetarian and vegan friendly. The Event Document discussed during this episode can be found at the episode page on Rouxbe . Barton Seaver is one of the world’s...

One of our most popular episodes has a sequel! Join Chef Fran Costigan for a follow up discussion of what happens or might, when you stray from a tested recipe, as well as some secrets for success. Fran Costigan is internationally renowned as the authority on vegan desserts. Trained at the New York Restaurant School and Natural Gourmet Institute, Fran was a chef in both traditional and vegan pastr...

This was one of our most popular episodes of 2021, and we're excited to bring it to you. Our sequel to this episode will come to you later this week. Plant milks vary one from the other, so do fats, sweeteners, replacements for eggs and flours. Join Chef Fran Costigan for a discussion of what happens or might, when you stray from a tested recipe, as well as some secrets for success. Fran Costigan...

Join Chef and Instructor Eric Wynkoop in his virtual office as he welcomed all questions for this episode of Office Hours from August 3rd 2021. Eric Wynkoop previously served as a founding faculty member at The International Culinary School, instructor in anthropology at Portland State University, and Senior Instructor at the Le Cordon Bleu program at Western Culinary Institute, in Portland, Orego...

In part 3 of our special Around the Table series, Chef Barton Seaver welcomed award winning Chef Ana Sortun, of Oleana, Sofra bakery & Sarma. They discussed Ana's lauded cookbooks (Soframiz and Spice), their favorite herbs and spices, and their tips for how to eat, cook, and live well.  Hailed as one of the country’s “most creative fusion practitioners,” Ana Sortun was named the Best Chef...

Join the Traveling Chef Steven Petusevsky and Ken Rubin for a discussion of world cuisine and unique flavours! Chef Steven Petusevsky is a pioneer in healthy and creative cuisine, in fact, he is the author of The Whole Foods Market Cookbook (Clarkson Potter; 2002). His most powerful tool is traveling throughout the world and integrating cuisines in areas where there are no labels, only incredibly...

Join Chef and Instructor Eric Wynkoop in his virtual office as he welcomed all questions for this episode of Office Hours from July 21st 2021. Eric Wynkoop previously served as a founding faculty member at The International Culinary School, instructor in anthropology at Portland State University, and Senior Instructor at the Le Cordon Bleu program at Western Culinary Institute, in Portland, Oregon...

Raghavan Iyer and Ken Rubin held this Live Event to learn about culinary career paths, leveraging your skill set and 21st century skills for culinary and food professionals. Chef Iyer shared his personal and professional path and answered questions about how to build a career as a culinary professional. Bombay-born Raghavan Iyer, CCP, is a cookbook author, culinary educator, product development ex...

Join Chef Fran Costigan for a look at desserts that range from the celebratory to everyday treats, with tips and tricks. Sure we can make raw desserts but we can also do so much more! Fran Costigan is internationally renowned as the authority on vegan desserts. Trained at the New York Restaurant School and Natural Gourmet Institute, Fran was a chef in both traditional and vegan pastry kitchens bef...

In this classic episode, healthy living specialist Whitney Lauritsen (EcoVeganGal) joins Plant-Based Chef Chad Sarno to offer detailed tips on how to shop and cook whole foods, and enjoy them while dining out, without spending a lot of money or time. Despite popular belief, organic, plant-based food can be affordable. Learn all about the benefits of swapping expensive, processed foods for nutritio...