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A milestone worth celebrating! Your hard work leads to a proud momentโwhere success begins and new opportunities unfold.
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๐๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐โ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ค.โฃ
At Culinary Institute Lenotre, ๐๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ฆ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ฅ๐ด ๐๐ฉ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด๐ฅ๐ข๐บ๐ด means sharing your hard work, trying your classmatesโ creations, and enjoying the best kind of lunch: one made by chefs-in-training. โฃ
This is what hands-on learning tastes like.โฃ
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Dine with us๐ Link in bio!โฃ
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Playing with sugar never tasted so fun!โฃ
At Culinary Institute Lenotre, our pastry students learn how to turn molten sugar into jaw-dropping works of art. Watch the magic happen. ๐ฅโจโฃ
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๐๐๐ญ`๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐.๐๐๐ฎโฃ
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#CILHouston #CulinaryInstituteLenotre #SugarArt #PastryArtsHouston #EdibleArt #HoustonChefs #FuturePastryChefsHTX #HandsOnLearning
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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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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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Bake something beautiful ๐ Link in bio!
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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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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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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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Learn more๐ Link in bio!
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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
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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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