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Our students are rolling out fresh spinach pastaโvibrant, handmade, and packed with flavor. From dough to dish, itโs all about technique, creativity, and a little color in the kitchen. ๐ Would you try it?โฃ
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๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ: ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐, ๐๐๐๐โฃ
Patience. Precision. Perfection.
Every detail matters when you`re building something beautifulโand at Culinary Institute Lenotre, our students learn to treat every cake like a work of art. Swipe to watch the transformation unfoldโlayer by layer. โจ
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Next Term: August 4, 2025
๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซรจ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ซรป๐ฅรฉ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ!โฃ
At Culinary Institute Lenotre, we believe few things beat the crack of a perfect sugar crust.
๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ตโ๐ด ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ง๐ข๐ท๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ท๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ธ๐ช๐ด๐ต? ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ข ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ? ๐๐ด๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ฐ? ๐๐ข๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ?โฃ ๐ฎ
๐ฅฆ ๐๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฉ๐บ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฏ`๐ต ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ!โฃ
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At Culinary Institute Lenotre, our ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ are hands-on workshops designed to teach you how to cook for todayโs evolving dietsโespecially those connected to chronic health conditions.โฃ
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๐๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ง ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐. Take oneโor all sixโand gain skills with purpose.โฃ
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Get healthy with us๐ Link in bio!
๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐๐ฌโ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญโ๐ฐ๐โ๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ.โฃ
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Every dish, every challenge, every late night was a step toward the chef youโve become. Watching our students grow into professionals is what makes CIL so special.โฃ
Once a part of Culinary Institute Lenotre, always part of the CIL family. โฃ
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๐๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐.๐๐๐ฎโฃ
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#CILProud #CILGraduates #CILHouston #CulinaryInstituteLenotre #FromStudentToChef #FutureChefsHouston #CulinaryArtsTexas #PastryArtsTx
๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฌ๐บ๐ฐโ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ต ๐๐ถ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐ต๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ.โฃ
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Our students donโt just master French cuisineโthey train in global techniques, including the precision and artistry of sushi making. ๐ฃโฃ
Learning international cuisine is part of what makes a well-rounded chefโand at CIL, we embrace the flavors and traditions that shape kitchens worldwide.โฃ
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๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ด ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ. ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ด ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐บ.โฃ
At Culinary Institute Lenotre, thatโs more than a sayingโitโs how we live, cook, and learn every day. The best part of our school? The people we share it with. โค๏ธโฃ
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๐๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ Link in bio!
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๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ: ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐, ๐๐๐๐โฃโฃโฃ
๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ถ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฐ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ.โฃ
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The ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ & ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ซ๐ will prepare you for just that. In just 3 years, youโll gain real-world skills in sustainable hospitality, digital marketing, international management, and moreโwith electives tailored to your goals.โฃ
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๐๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ต. ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ช๐ต. ๐๐ถ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ต ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ.โฃ
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๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซโ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ .โฃ
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Weโre proud to spotlight ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ฅ, a Culinary Institute Lenotre alumnus, staff member, and now current student pursuing his Bachelor of Science in Culinary Arts right here at CIL.โฃ
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A native Houstonian and nationally recognized culinary artist, Chef Gabriel has appeared on ๐
๐จ๐ฑโ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅโ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ก๐๐ง (๐๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐), competed on ๐
๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐คโ๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐๐ก๐๐งโand walked away as ๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐๐ญ ๐. His decorated career includes training with world-class chefs and mastering both local and global cuisines.โฃ
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โFood is the common denominator in all cultures, and that is the core to which families gather around and make memories.โโฃ
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Now, heโs sharing that passion with the next generation of chefs, still pushing boundaries and continuing to grow. Thatโs the CIL mindset.โฃ
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๐๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ซ๐.๐๐๐ฎโฃ
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#ChefMichaelGabriel #CILHouston #CulinaryInstituteLenotre #HoustonChefs #HellsKitchenAlum #CutthroatKitchenChampion #BachelorsInCulinaryArts
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One of the best parts of in-person classes at Culinary Institute Lenotre? ๐๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ฏ!โฃ
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Every Thursday, classes come together to showcase their latest recipes and share a meal as one big culinary community. From French pastries to international entrรฉes, itโs hands-on learning with a side of connection. โฃ
โจ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ. ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ. ๐๐ข๐ต. ๐๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต.โฃ
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๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ: ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐, ๐๐๐๐โฃ
๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ค๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ? โฃ
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๐๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐งโ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง?โฃ
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In just under two years, our ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ program ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ & ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ at CIL will give you the hands-on training to become a professional pastry chef or even open your own bakery.โฃ
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๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ค๐ญ๐ข๐ด๐ด ๐ด๐ช๐ป๐ฆ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ง ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ค๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ดโฃ
๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ ๐ค๐ญ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ค ๐ต๐ฆ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฆ๐ด + ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฉ๐ช๐ฑ, ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ตโฃ
๐ ๐๐ถ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฌ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ด ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ฐ๐ฏโ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ค๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆโฃ
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If youโre serious about sweets, this is where your story begins.โฃ
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๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ: ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐, ๐๐๐๐โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ
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๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐: ๐๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐-๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌโฃ
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Join Chef Philippe Dege for a hands-on, interactive crepe workshop at Culinary Institute Lenotre! ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐
๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ก ๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ + ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐โ๐ง๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐๐.โฃ
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Whatโs included:โฃ
โ๏ธ ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฆ (๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐ข๐ต)โฃ
โ๏ธ ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ๐ดโฃ
โ๏ธ ๐๐ฐ-๐๐ฐ ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ช๐ด๐ฉโฃ
โ๏ธ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ด๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆโฃ
โ๏ธ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ฆโฃ
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