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โฃEvery 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. โฃโฃ
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๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ: ๐๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐, ๐๐๐๐โฃโฃ
๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ง`๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐๐๐ญ! โฃ
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Many classic and innovative savory dishes rely on skilled pastry creativity! Open up a world of delicious possibilities by starting your culinary education with LENOTRE!โฃ
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๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง? ๐คโฃ
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At Culinary Institute Lenotre, our students have the chance to level up their skills through ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐, ๐
๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฅ๐, ๐๐๐ฑ๐ข๐๐จ. โฃโฃ
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Imagine perfecting pastries in Provence or learning authentic cuisine in Mexicoโbecause at CIL, your education doesn`t stop at the kitchen doorโฆ it goes global. ๐๐จโ๐ณโฃโฃ
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๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐, ๐๐๐๐โฃโฃ
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๐๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ & ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ต = ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐คคโฃ
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A Tarte Nougat Pomme is a French apple tart featuring a crunchy topping made from nougat. The name translates to โnougat apple tartโ from French. It combines the classic elements of a tarte aux pommes (apple tart) with a sweet, nutty confection. This video covers Tarte Nougat Pomme (Apple & Almond Tart), located on page 258 in โFrench Pastries and Desserts by LENOTREโโฃ
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#BakingHobby #BakingEnthusiast #LoveOfBaking #FrenchBaking #LearnNewSkills #AppleAlmondTart
๐๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ค๐ข๐๐๐จ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฉ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐!๐ฝ๏ธโฃ
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Designed for kids ages ๐ณ ๐๐ผ ๐ญ๐ฐ, this hands-on class is a chance for your child to cook or bake side-by-side under the guidance of a professional chef. Youโll learn kid-friendly techniques, create delicious recipes, and most importantly, share quality time in the kitchen together.โฃ
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๐๐ญ๐ข๐ด๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ช๐ค: ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ด๐จ๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ/ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐ค๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด!โฃ
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#CILHouston #FamilyCookingClass #CookingWithKids #PastryArts #CulinaryArts #HoustonFamilyEvents #LearnTogetherCookTogether
From LENOTRE to one of Houstonโs favorite spots โ ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ง๐ข ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐!โฃ
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Pastry Chef Rebbecca Gonzalez, a proud LENOTRE graduate, is serving up sweet perfection at @TinyBoxwoods right here in Houston. ๐ฐ๐ฟโฃ
Weโre always proud to see our chefs making their mark in the cityโs vibrant culinary scene!โฃ
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Thanksgiving, but make it French! ๐ฆ๐ฅโฃ
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๐๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ง๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก, ๐๐๐๐! We`ll be making a French-inspired Thanksgiving: a Turducken roulade with pommes boulangรจre, gravy, sautรฉed fennel, and an orange glaze. ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐
๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ก ๐ญ๐๐๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ + ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐โ๐ง๐จ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐๐.โฃโฃ
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โ๏ธ ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ช๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ๐ดโฃโฃ
โ๏ธ ๐๐ฐ-๐๐ฐ ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ช๐ด๐ฉโฃโฃ
โ๏ธ ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ด๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆโฃโฃ
โ๏ธ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ฆโฃโฃ
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Are you a passionate home baker interested in leveling-up your skills? You don`t need a degree to learn professional techniques and skills.โฃ
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We offer 21 different, hands-on 4-day Baking & Pastry seminars, held Monday through Thursday, every 10 weeks.โฃ
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Join our students in the lab with our internationally trained, top-notch, and friendly chef instructors, learning techniques right alongside them.โฃ
Available separately or combined, these seminars teach primarily French techniques and recipes for both the professional and the curious home baker.โฃ
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Broaden your baking horizons ๐Link in bio!
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Our Bachelor of Science degrees are designed to enhance graduatesโ potential, paving the way for career mobility and entrepreneurial opportunities! โฃ
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These higher education programs feature a hybrid learning modality, combining online and in-person classes to provide flexibility and convenience to our students.โฃ
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๐๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐บ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฐ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ! ๐ป๐๐ฌโฃ
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Have a ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ช๐๐๐ from all of us here at LENOTRE!โฃ
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Learn more about CILโs Baking & Pastry Arts Degree!โฃ
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๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ: ๐๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐, ๐๐๐๐โฃ
Recently, our students had the incredible opportunity to dive into the world of sensory profiling and flavor pairing during an engaging seminar led by Chef Michael Laiskonis, Culinary Director of Les Vergers Boiron.โฃ
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Les Vergers Boiron, a world-renowned French company, has been crafting premium fruit purรฉes and coulis for over 80 years, a trusted partner to chefs and pastry professionals worldwide who seek excellence and consistency in flavor.โฃ
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Following the seminar, Chef Laiskonis presented a captivating demo titled โContemporary Flavor-Forward Pastry Techniques,โ showcasing innovative recipes that highlighted texture, balance, and the art of modern pastry. Students explored new techniques and gained insight into how thoughtful ingredient pairing elevates creativity in the kitchen.โฃ
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A huge thank-you to Les Vergers Boiron and Chef Laiskonis for sharing their expertise and inspiring our future chefs!โฃ
๐๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ค๐ถ๐ด, ๐ฃ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ, ๐ฑ๐ข๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ.โฃ
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At LENOTRE, our Bachelor`s of Science in Culinary Arts helps you cultivate all the skills you need to be a successful chef in the always-booming hospitality industry.โฃ
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Don`t leave your future waiting๐โฃ
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