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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! Dan Marek is a chef educator who has been teaching vegan and vegetarian cooking for over 15 years. At Rouxbe, he is o...

Join Chef Eric Wynkoop in his 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 chef, Eric Wynkoop tackled all variety of questions! Eric Wynkoop previously served as a founding faculty member at The International Culinary School, instructor in anthropolo...

Today’s profusion of non-dairy options is astonishing, and maybe just a tad confusing. Join Chef Fran, our director of Vegan Pastry at Rouxbe, to explore the vast array of plant milks, creams, yogurt, butters. It’s not just soy and rice milk (or the dreaded hydrogenated margarine) anymore. For vegan or lactose intolerant folks, these ingredients are a boon. Plant-based dairy products are kinder to...

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 Ken Rubin 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 Ken tackled all variety of questions! Ken Rubin is a nationally recognized chef, educator, food anthropologist and with over 25 years of broad culinary ind...

Join Chef Eric Wynkoop in his 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 chef, Eric Wynkoop tackled all variety of questions! Eric Wynkoop previously served as a founding faculty member at The International Culinary School, instructor in anthropolo...

Join Chef Jacquy Pfeiffer as he dives into his old recipe books and dusts off his Springerle machine to reveal his holiday favorites.  As always, Chef Jacquy is joined by Chef Scott Samuel for this lively conversation. Learn to craft traditional Springerle shortbread cookies and other cherished treats, including sugar-glazed gingerbread stars with candied oranges, an array of savory kougelopf...

Join Vegan Pastry Master Fran Costigan for an exploration of Holiday Showstopper desserts! Learn how to make the spectacular holiday log known as Buche de Noel complete with mushrooms and forest ‘dirt’ and how to make Baked Jelly Donut (Sufganiyot) for Chanukah.  The Chef Fran way means making components ahead, a simpler shaped cake and variations for dietary considerations. Fran Costigan is...

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! Dan Marek is a chef educator who has been teaching vegan and vegetarian cooking for over 15 years. At Rouxbe, he is o...

Join Chefs Jacquy Pfeiffer and Scott Samuel for an exploration of some exciting new ideas for the holidays! Learn how to make quince jelly and spread from scratch, and learn how to flavor it with hibiscus petals and elderberry to create a delicious tart. Other recipes include a fresh pear pie, “the Jacquy way” and a thin puff pastry galette featuring mushrooms sautéed with parsley, pink garlic, fe...

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 Philadelp...

It’s the time of year to be thinking about Holiday Meals, and Holiday Desserts are a must! This year let’s enjoy desserts that are healthier and lighter but no less delightful. Join Vegan Pastry Master Fran Costigan for this exploration of full flavored but surprisingly better-for you desserts! Fran Costigan is internationally renowned as the authority on vegan desserts. Trained at the New York Re...

Join Chef Eric Wynkoop in his 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 chef, Eric Wynkoop tackled all variety of questions! Eric Wynkoop previously served as a founding faculty member at The International Culinary School, instructor in anthropolo...

In this ACTE/Rouxbe presentation, Chef Dan Marek will talk about Plant-Based Diets and how they can lead to a healthier lifestyle by simply eating more plants. Dan Marek is a chef educator who has been teaching vegan and vegetarian cooking for over 15 years. At Rouxbe, he is our Director of Plant-Based Culinary and Development where he helps develop content, classes and builds courses for many of...

Join Chef Barton Seaver and Katy Rivera as they discuss the wide world of grains – from barley and corn to quinoa and winter wheat berries, and everything in between. Whole grains offer great health benefit, but also diversity of tastes, textures, flavor, and colors! We’ll discuss strategies for making the most of this culinary staple and explore the varied options available to the home cook. Bart...

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 Philadelph...

Chef Jacquy Pfeiffer has crafted new seasonal fall-inspired desserts and cakes made from core Rouxbe pastry courses fundamentals and techniques. These new recipes include a traditional Swiss Engadine walnut tart; a roasted pumpkin and pear spiced pound cake, a light fall plum, lemon, and nut coffee cake, a savory puff pastry pie filled with sautéed cepe mushrooms, garlic and parsley and many more....

From Vegan Cane to Okinawan Black Sugar, Chef Fran is looking further into granulated sweeteners. All sweeteners used in Essential Vegan Desserts are less refined but there are differences. Come learn that those differences are!  Come hungry, and bring all your questions for Chef Fran Costigan! Fran Costigan is internationally renowned as the authority on vegan desserts. Trained at the New Yo...

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 leadership in s...

In this ACTE/Rouxbe presentation, Chef Eric Wynkoop will provide an introduction to Indian cuisine, one of the hot culinary trends for 2022 and beyond.  The conversation will be framed by the cultural influences that shape the rich culinary history and traditions of the Sub-continent. Chef Eric will outline regional distinctions that are showing up on menus in order to encourage educators and...

Join Chef Barton Seaver to discuss the wide world of cooking and finishing oils (and butter, of course!). We’ll discuss strategies for making the most of this culinary staple and explore the world of options available to the home cook. As always, bring your questions! Barton Seaver is one of the world’s leading sustainable seafood experts and educators. He traded his illustrious career as an award...

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! Dan Marek is a chef educator who has been teaching vegan and vegetarian cooking for over 15 years. At Rouxbe, he is o...

In this classic episode, we welcomed Dr. David Huneycutt as he discussed The Dietary Approach to Cardiovascular Disease. Dr. Huneycutt analyzed and broke down the connection between diet and cardiovascular diseases and how you can avoid the number one killer. Join us as we explored how to avoid disease through what we eat. Dave Huneycutt is a practicing cardiologist in Nashville Tennessee. As a ge...

In this live event Chef Jacquy works in his temporary tiny kitchen and creates simple seasonal desserts with these products while using Rouxbe Pastry Courses recipes. Chef Jacquy Pfeiffer's exceptional career began with an apprenticeship in Alsace at the famous Jean Clauss Pâtisserie. Following his apprenticeship in Strasbourg, Pfeiffer went on to establish himself as a leading figure in the art o...

Join Vegan Pastry Master Fran Costigan in her virtual office as she welcomes all questions. 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 before moving into teaching over 20 years ago. A lifelong chocoholic and long time vegan, Fran’...