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See how our students innovate, inspire, and shape their futures. You could be nextโexplore their journeys!
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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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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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Chef Gabriel is driven by a powerful belief:โฃ
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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๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ: ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐, ๐๐๐๐โฃ
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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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๐๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ Link in bio!
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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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๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ | ๐:๐๐ ๐๐ โ ๐ ๐๐โฃ
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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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Spots are limited!โฃ
Learn more๐ Link in bio!
๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ from Culinary Institute Lenotre! ๐๐ฅโฃ
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Today, we honor our French roots and the spirit of ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐ญรฉ, รฉ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ญรฉ, ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ญรฉโvalues sparked on in 1789, during the storming of the Bastille.โฃ
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As a school built on French culinary excellence, weโre proud to carry that legacy forward every dayโin every dish, every class, and every chef we train. ๐๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ข ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ! โฃ
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.
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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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