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Student Life at the Culinary Institute Lenotre (CIL) is more than an educationโitโs a lifestyle!
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Discover hands-on education, expert-led courses, and a collaborative environment designed to ignite your passion and skills.
Celebrate your achievements and step confidently into the future. This is more than a ceremonyโit’s your launchpad to success.
A milestone worth celebrating! Your hard work leads to a proud momentโwhere success begins and new opportunities unfold.
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๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ฎ ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป.
At Culinary Institute Lenotre, in-person learning means hands-on experience, real-time feedback, and the energy of a working professional kitchen.
Why settle for a video when you can:
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Practice side-by-side with peers
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Taste, tweak, and perfect your food with your chef instructor
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Train on the same high-end equipment used in elite kitchens
This isnโt just schoolโitโs real-world prep.
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๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ธ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ป๐ Link in bio!
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๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ: ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐, ๐๐๐๐โฃโฃโฃโฃโฃ
๐๐ฒ๐โ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐บ๐ป๐๐, ๐จ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฅ
From extern at ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ช๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ to staging at ๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ด๐ผ, Urban Perez is proof that hustle and heart go a long way. He landed his opportunity at Alinea by reaching out to ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ณ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ himselfโthen stepped into one of the worldโs most iconic kitchens with the confidence, skill, and discipline he built at Culinary Institute Lenotre.
โ๐ผ ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ข๐โ ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐กโ ๐ก๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ถ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐ก๐ข๐ก๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐, ๐คโ๐๐๐ ๐ผโ๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐โ๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ โ๐๐ ๐๐๐ โ๐๐โ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ .โ - Urban Perez
โฃWe couldnโt be more proud of Urban and all the successful graduates of CIL!
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ? ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ ๐๐๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฝ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ธ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ณ ๐๐น๐๐ฏ!
Designed for kids ages ๐ณ ๐๐ผ ๐ญ๐ฐ, this hands-on class is a chance for you and 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.
๐จโ๐ณ ๐ก๐ฒ๐
๐ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐: ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐๐น๐ ๐ญ๐ต๐๐ต
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป?
Our Associate Degree in Baking & Pastry Arts gives you the hands-on training, classic French technique, and creative edge to build a career in the world of sweets and desserts.
If youโve ever dreamed of opening your own bakery or becoming a professional pastry chef, this is where your journey begins.
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๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ: ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐, ๐๐๐๐โฃโฃโฃโฃ
๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ! โค๏ธ๐ค๐
As a school rooted in French culinary tradition, right here in one of Americaโs most diverse cities, we celebrate the freedom to create, share, and come together around the tableโno matter where youโre from or whatโs on your plate.
Enjoy the fireworks, the food, and the moments that matter.
At Culinary Institute Lenotre, our ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ go beyond the kitchenโequipping you with advanced skills in ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ to thrive in the culinary world and beyond.
Your future isnโt just in the kitchen. Itโs in command.
๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ผ!
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๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ: ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐, ๐๐๐๐โฃโฃโฃโฃ
๐๐จ๐ฎโ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ โ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐๐น๐ ๐ญ๐ฒ๐๐ต ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐! The tour and tasting of gourmet samples kicks off at 6:30 PM. Friends and family are welcome!
Learn all about CILโs Bachelor of Science and Associate Degrees, our Diploma programs, as well as our many scholarships and Financial Aid options!
Earn your degree from the Best College for Culinary Arts in America as ranked by @NicheSocial in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2024!
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๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ: ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ต, ๐๐๐๐!
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๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐? ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฝ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ค๐ฅ ๐พ๐๐๐? ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ถ๐โ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐?
At CIL, we host high-stakes, high-energy competitions like the ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, where our students put their skills to the test under real pressure.
Want to sharpen your skills and get in on the action? This is where it starts.
๐ ๐ฐ๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ.๐ฒ๐ฑ๐โฃโฃโฃโฃ
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๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ: ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐, ๐๐๐๐โฃโฃโฃโฃ
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#CILCompetitions #CILlife #CILHouston #CulinaryInstituteLenotre #PastryArts #CulinaryArts #StudentChefLife #CulinarySchoolExperience
In honor of ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐, all classes at Culinary Institute Lenotre will be ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป Thursday, ๐๐๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฑ, and the school will be ๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป Friday, ๐๐๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ต.
We wish everyone a safe, relaxing, and delicious holiday! ๐๐ญ
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐!
You came hungry to learn, and now youโre leaving ready to lead. Weโre proud of your hard work, passion, and precisionโand we canโt wait to see what you cook up next.
Once a Lenotre chef, always a Lenotre chef. ๐
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Start cookinโ for your future: link in bio!
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๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ: ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐, ๐๐๐๐โฃโฃโฃโฃ
Right about now, our students are plating up flavor, flexing their skills, and breaking bread together at our weekly ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐ช๐๐จ Thursdays. ๐ฝ๏ธ๐ฅ
Every Thursday, the entire CIL community comes together to cook, share, and celebrate what weโre learning in the kitchen. Itโs a chance to showcase technique, build friendships, and, most importantlyโenjoy some seriously delicious food.
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐จ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ. Community, creativity, and a table full of flavor.
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Letโs share a meal: Link in bio!
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๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ: ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐, ๐๐๐๐โฃโฃโฃโฃ
๐ฆ๐ธ๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ธ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐. ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ, ๐๐ต๐ถ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป-๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ.
At Culinary Institute Lenotre, we host hands-on cooking events designed for companies who want more than a basic lunch-and-learn. Your group will cook together in small teams, learn real chef skills, and enjoy the reward: a full meal paired with French wine in our elegant ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ผ๐บ.
๐จโ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐
๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฟ
๐ ๐ญ,๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐พ ๐ณ๐ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ธ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ป
๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐
๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ผ!
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