Our Campus

NOCHI is located in the heart of downtown New Orleans. The streetcar stops outside our front door, and we’re a stone’s throw in every direction from restaurants, museums, and other attractions both historic and new.

Our five-story campus blends old and new, with an iconic yellow brick facade dating back to the 1920s and new construction from the 2000s to build out our 93,000-square-foot space. Our state-of-the-art facilities are full of resources for aspiring food and hospitality professionals, passionate cooks, and anyone looking for a place to meet or celebrate: from teaching kitchens and classrooms to versatile, beautiful venues for convenings and celebrations, we’ve got a space for everyone. To learn more about private event spaces, head this way.

Where you’ll be learning.

Baking & pastry teaching kitchens

The two baking and pastry arts laboratory kitchens vary slightly in size and configuration, but each is equipped with at least the following:

• An instructor’s table and eight baker’s tables with a drop cord and planetary mixer for each student (i.e., two per table)

• Reach-in refrigerator, reach-in freezer, large planetary mixers, deck oven, roll-in oven, convection ovens, doughnut fryer, six-burner range, roll-in proofer retarder, proofer holding cabinets, dough divider rounders and a dough sheeter

• Dry storage area and additional ingredient bins

• Pot wash area

Culinary Teaching Kitchens

The two culinary laboratory kitchens are the same in size (each accommodating up to 16 students) and equipped with the following:

• An instructor’s station with a four-burner range and under-counter refrigerator

• Eight student stations, each with a six-burner range, salamander, fryer (one for every two stations), 24” charbroiler (one for every two stations), kettle/pot filler faucet and worktable with a sink and under-counter refrigerator

• Food processors, slicers, 20-quart mixers and food cutters

• Dry storage area

• Pot wash area

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Dining Lab

This one-of-a-kind contemporary space features exposed beams, original windows, and a full-service open kitchen and bar with space for 70 people. Windows allow natural light to pour into the bistro-inspired dining room and overlook the streetcar line. This is where each cohort’s pop-up capstone project will operate.

Lecture Classrooms

Our lecture classrooms are where students dive into the theory behind what they execute in the kitchens. Lunchtime speakers are also scheduled at various times through the program, bringing industry expertise to supplement the cohort’s curriculum.

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