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Recently, our Chef Instructor, Michael Gabriel, took some students to the historic Houston Farmers Market! โฃโฃ
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โฃThis vibrant public market is located at 2520 Airline Dr, Houston, TX 77009. Itโs the oldest and largest farmersโ market in Houston, spanning 18 acres. The market reflects the cityโs cultural and culinary diversity and offers a lively destination for discovering fresh fruits and vegetables, specialty ingredients, and inspiration. โฃโฃ
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Itโs open daily and features community events, food stalls, and unique finds! If you are a Houstonian who loves food as much as we do, we recommend you check it out. And don`t be afraid to say โHiโ if you see us there in our LENOTRE chef gear ๐โฃโฃ
๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ ๐๐๐ค๐: ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐๐๐ญ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐จ๐จ!โฃ
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Happy National Carrot Cake Day! The dessert that proves anything can be a sweet treat if you believe in yourself. ๐โฃ
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Samantha Kellen has been with the Culinary Institute Lenotre for 12 years. During her tenure, she has held various positions within the organization and currently serves as the Business Office Director. Sam holds a bachelorโs degree in General Business from the University of Houston.
Known for her caring nature and straightforward approach to ensuring the institutionโs financial success, her favorite saying is, โShow me the money.โ ๐โฃ
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We are so grateful for all her hard work and dedication! โฃ
โจ ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ ๐ข๐ญ! Learn the best techniques and recipes through immersive, hands-on courses with dedicated, experienced chef instructors. โฃ
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๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง ๐ ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐! LENOTRE students have the unique opportunity to participate in international externships, gaining real-world experience in diverse culinary environments.
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๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐, ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ซ, ๐ ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ! ๐โฃ
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At Culinary Institute Lenotre, our students have the chance to level up their skills through ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐, ๐
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Imagine perfecting pastries in Provence or learning authentic cuisine in Mexicoโbecause at LENOTRE, your education doesnโt stop at the kitchen doorโฆ it travels the world with you. ๐๐จโ๐ณโฃโฃโฃ
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Our ๐๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ถ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐๐ณ๐ต๐ด and ๐๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ & ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ถ๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต programs combine advanced cooking techniques, business strategy, and real-world experience to help you build a career you love.โฃโฃ
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๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฐ๐๐ซ; ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ?๐ซโฃ
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Happy National Chocolate Cake Day! If your love of baking is as strong as the universal love of Chocolate Cake, why arenโt you in our Baking & Pastry Associate Degree program?โฃ
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๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐ค๐ ๐ข๐ญ! ๐https://bit.ly/3OjzqAgโฃ
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๐๐จ๐ฎโ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ โ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐
๐๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐! ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐จ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ด๐ข๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฌ๐ช๐ค๐ฌ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง๐ง ๐ข๐ต ๐ผ:๐น๐ถ ๐๐. Friends and family are welcome!โฃโฃโฃ
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Learn all about LENOTREโs Bachelor of Science and Associate Degrees, our Diploma programs, as well as our many scholarships and Financial Aid options!โฃโฃโฃ
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๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐๐ณ๐ต๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ข, ๐ข๐ด ๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ @Nichesocial ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ถ๐ท๐ฟ, ๐ธ๐ถ๐ธ๐ถ, ๐ธ๐ถ๐ธ๐ท, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ธ๐ถ๐ธ๐บ!โฃโฃโฃ
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๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ: ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ญ๐ก, ๐๐๐๐!โฃโฃโฃ
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We are so proud to say that not only do our students and instructors come from all over the globe to grow with us at the Culinary Institute Lenotre, but they then take all the knowledge theyโve gained back out into the world. โฃ
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Our commitment to culinary excellence is embodied through our dedication to embracing international techniques, flavors, and experiences!โฃ
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๐ช๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ?โฃ
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Every week, our students, staff, and instructors get to dine like royalty on plates just like these at our weekly ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐ช๐๐จ on Thursdays. ๐ฝ๏ธ๐ฅโฃโฃ
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Every Thursday, the entire LENOTRE community comes together to cook, share, and celebrate what weโre learning in the kitchen. Itโs a chance to showcase technique, build friendships, and, most importantly, enjoy some seriously delicious food.โฃโฃ
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โฃ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐จ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ. Community, creativity, and a table full of flavor.โฃโฃ
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They say ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ต๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ, and it`s the heart of every restaurant youโve ever loved. We couldnโt agree more!
At Culinary Institute Lenotre, we believe that thereโs no better way to bond than through making and sharing good food. โฃ
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Weโd love to invite you to our kitchen. โค๏ธโฃ
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๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ? โฃโฃ
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๐๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง?โฃโฃ
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In just under two years, our ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ & ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ at LENOTRE will give you the hands-on training you need to become a professional pastry chef or even open your own bakery.โฃโฃ
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๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ค๐ญ๐ข๐ด๐ด ๐ด๐ช๐ป๐ฆ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ง ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ค๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ดโฃโฃ
๐ ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ฆ-๐ฐ๐ง-๐ข๐ณ๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ดโฃ
๐ ๐๐ถ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฌ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ด ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ โฃโฃ
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If youโre serious about sweets, this is where your story begins.โฃโฃ
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