Escoffier and Tower to Tour School and Preside Over Escoffier Events March 3-5, 2016
Austin, Texas (PRWEB) February 23, 2016
The Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts located at 6020-B Dillard Circle, welcomes distinguished advisory board members Michel Escoffier and Jeremiah Tower to Austin this March.
“It is an honor and privilege to have Mr. Escoffier and Mr. Tower join us to celebrate the rich heritage of one of the most famous chefs in history, Auguste Escoffier,” said Marcus McMellon, Campus President of the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts.
Michel Escoffier, the great grandson of Master Chef Auguste Escoffier and president of the Escoffier Museum and Foundation in Villanueve – Loubet, France which is affiliated with the school along with Jeremiah Tower, the American celebrity chef who, along with Alice Waters, is generally credited with developing the culinary style known as California cuisine will spend quality time touring the school’s campus including its 6,000 square foot outdoor agricultural learning center and interacting with students, staff, employers and farm partners.
In addition to touring the school, Mr. Escoffier and Mr. Tower will preside over Escoffier related events including the induction of local Austin professionals into the prestigious Disciples d’Escoffier on March 3rd at Olive & June. Tower will also serve as the keynote speaker at the school’s graduation ceremony on March 5th at the Holiday Inn in Midtown.
With more than 20,000 members worldwide, the Disciples d’Escoffier is a premier international culinary society that honors the memory of Auguste Escoffier, promotes and preserves his work and promotes culinary education and apprenticeships encouraging people to discover the desire and motivation to work as professional chefs. New inductees include Jennifer Etzkin, Executive Chef of Corner Restaurant at the JW Marriott; Gene and Eileen Niswander, Owners of Yegua Creek Farms; Steven Rafferty, Lead Chef Instructor at the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts Austin and Uyen Pham, Chef Instructor at the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts Austin. Other celebrated guests attending the ceremony include the school’s distinguished International Advisory Committee members: Mary Chamberlin, the Founder and President of Les Dames d’Escoffier International – Monterey Bay Chapter and the National Vice Chair of the American Institute of Food & Wine; Candy Wallace, Founder & Executive Director of American Personal and Private Chefs Association; Michael Pythoud, Executive Chef of Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, Downtown Disney Entertainment Complex, Water Parks and Sport & Recreation Food and Beverage overseeing all dining experiences; and Kevin Gawronski, ACF-certified Master Chef.
To learn more about the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts and its innovative “Farm To Table®” Experience, the first farm to table registered educational program in the United States, visit Escoffier.edu, call 866-552-2433 or follow us on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/escoffierschool.
About the Auguste Escoffier Schools of Culinary Arts
The Auguste Escoffier Schools of Culinary Arts offer professional culinary arts programs based on the methods, principles and systems of Auguste Escoffier, the international culinary icon and the source of modern cooking. Students have the opportunity to learn history and context directly from the Escoffier family, and expert chef instructors.
The schools' Culinary Arts and Pastry Arts certificate programs offer rigorous industry skills training, the Farm To Table ® Experience as well as grounding in the standards of professionalism and excellence sought by employers. Campuses are located in Austin, Texas and Boulder. http://www.escoffier.edu
In addition to ground campuses, the Escoffier Online Culinary Academy is a certificate program which is part of the Austin campus. It is the first-ever 100% online culinary school, offering professional culinary training for serious career-seeking students throughout the country. Modeled after the most prestigious culinary institutes in the world and inspired by the world-renowned Escoffier name, Escoffier Online offers a comprehensive curriculum of cooking techniques and fundamentals. http://www.escoffieronline.com
About Disciples Escoffier International – USA
The Disciples Escoffier International is the premier gastronomic society established in France to maintain the good name and traditions of French Cuisine. The goals of the Disciples Escoffier International are to honor the memory of Auguste Escoffier, in France and worldwide, promoting and preserving his work and maintaining the great culinary traditions; to promote culinary education and apprenticeship encouraging young people to discover the desire and motivation to work as a professional chef. The Disciples Escoffier International continues to work in close cooperation with schools, establishing contacts between professionals and students; to organize culinary events worthy of these traditions; to honor those in the culinary profession who work to maintain the high standards of French haute cuisine and to unite all Disciples Escoffier from around the world and in the true “Esprit Escoffier”.
Today, there is a worldwide membership of more than 20,000 that includes a large membership in France, China, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Benelux, Canada, Mexico, Portugal, Thailand, Germany, South Africa, Morocco, Russia and the United States. It is in this spirit that the Disciples Escoffier International – USA strives to develop a national membership, establish a culinary scholarship fund and continue its charitable endeavors.
Media Contact:
Laura Nepveux, Patrick Henry Creative Promotions, Inc.
713-594-6404, laura(at)phcp(dot)com
School Contact:
Marcus McMellon, Campus President, Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts
512-451-5743, mmcmellon(at)escoffier(dot)edu
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