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New Orleans Culinary & Hospitality Institute
We Made the Morning News!
We Made the Morning News!

Executive Director Leah Sarris and Chef Tory McPhail of Commander’s Palace appeared on Fox 8 to speak about Cooking for a Cause and our October 14 grand finale.

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Jessica SigmundssonOctober 8, 2020
Ian McNulty on Cooking for a Cause
Ian McNulty on Cooking for a Cause

From NOLA.com | The Advocate: “Cooking for a Cause is an online auction benefiting NOCHI and offering culinary experiences with accomplished chefs from New Orleans restaurants and big names from the American food world.”

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Jessica SigmundssonSeptember 26, 2020CFAC
Cooking for a Cause in Adore Magazine
Cooking for a Cause in Adore Magazine

"We’ve seen a lot of chef-led cooking classes but we’ve never seen Nina Compton teaching pasta or Danny Meyer of Union Square Hospitality Group offering individualized business coaching. It’s pretty surreal to know we can help bring such unparalleled experiences to our community."

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Jessica SigmundssonSeptember 24, 2020CFAC
Cooking for a Cause in Garden & Gun
Cooking for a Cause in Garden & Gun

Winner, winner, cheers to dinner—our fundraiser got top billing in Garden & Gun's Talk of the South newsletter!

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Jessica SigmundssonSeptember 24, 2020CFAC
News to Know: Cooking for a Cause is Almost Here!
News to Know: Cooking for a Cause is Almost Here!

Cooking for a Cause—and the October 14 grand finale, co-hosted with Commander's Palace—made Eater NOLA’s roundup of notable news.

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Jessica SigmundssonSeptember 24, 2020CFAC
Cooking for a Cause Is Heating Up to Aid the Hospitality Biz
Cooking for a Cause Is Heating Up to Aid the Hospitality Biz

We’ve teamed up with some of the city’s most famous chefs to host Cooking for a Cause, a virtual auction offering unparalleled experiences with some of the top names in hospitality.

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Jessica SigmundssonSeptember 17, 2020CFAC
NOCHI Recognized Among Top Cooking Schools in U.S.
NOCHI Recognized Among Top Cooking Schools in U.S.

Where Y’at celebrates our top-ranking certificate program, participation in the COVID-19 Meal Assistance Program, and HOSP training, saying, “it is no surprise that NOCHI has ranked so highly, given its prominence in education as well as charity in our community.”

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Jessica SigmundssonSeptember 17, 2020Certificate Program
Cooking for a Cause in Country Roads
Cooking for a Cause in Country Roads

“NOCHI, the nonprofit that trains culinary students as well as future restaurant hospitality leaders in New Orleans, will host Cooking for a Cause: a virtual auction with the aim of providing once-in-a-lifetime experiences with celebrity chefs and more while supporting the nonprofit.”

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Jessica SigmundssonSeptember 16, 2020CFAC
Recapping Our Online Professional Development Series with WRRC
Recapping Our Online Professional Development Series with WRRC

We partnered with the Washington Red Raspberry Commission to curate and host a six-week continuing education series featuring baking and mixology professionals from across New Orleans. It was delicious!

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Jessica SigmundssonSeptember 15, 2020
We're One of America's Top Culinary Schools!
We're One of America's Top Culinary Schools!

FSR named us to their list of top American culinary schools dedicated to training the next generation of hospitality professionals.

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Jessica SigmundssonSeptember 8, 2020
Buzz About Our First Fundraiser!
Buzz About Our First Fundraiser!

Cooking for a Cause is a fundraiser tailored to the times, where auctiongoers can bid on unparalleled private classes with some of the top names in hospitality.

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Jessica SigmundssonAugust 31, 2020CFAC
Meals Available for New Orleans Families
Meals Available for New Orleans Families

Learn more about the COVID-19 Meal Assistance Program, conceptualized by Mayor Cantrell, from one of our partners at Chef’s Brigade.

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Jessica SigmundssonJuly 17, 2020Relief Work
Mass Feeding Initiative Helps Neighbors & Restaurants
Mass Feeding Initiative Helps Neighbors & Restaurants

Ian McNulty covers our meal assistance program, which not only serves community members in need but also brings new business to struggling restaurants.

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Jessica SigmundssonJuly 10, 2020Relief Work
Apply for Meals Through Our COVID-19 Meal Assistance Program
Apply for Meals Through Our COVID-19 Meal Assistance Program

If you or anyone you know are in need of food, call 311 or go to nola.gov/311 to apply for the program.

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Jessica SigmundssonJuly 10, 2020Relief Work
HOSP Makes the Morning News!
HOSP Makes the Morning News!

Learn more about HOSP, our online training for Hospitality Operators, Staff & Patrons, and how we’re bringing together the latest guidelines and best practices for a safe reopening.

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Jessica SigmundssonJuly 10, 2020Relief Work
Things We Adore: NOCHI Together Membership!
Things We Adore: NOCHI Together Membership!

Now, you can support our livestream classes with a one-month membership that includes unlimited access (and a members-only red apron!).

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Jessica SigmundssonJuly 9, 2020
N.O., FEMA, Restaurants Work Together to Provide Meal Assistance
N.O., FEMA, Restaurants Work Together to Provide Meal Assistance

Through a coalition of over 100 restaurants, our program will supply fresh, nutritious meals to up to 30,000 vulnerable residents per day.

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Jessica SigmundssonJuly 9, 2020Relief Work
Learn About Our Citywide Mass Feeding Initiative
Learn About Our Citywide Mass Feeding Initiative

We've teamed up with the City of New Orleans, Chef's Brigade, and Revolution Foods to deliver meals to people in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Jessica SigmundssonJuly 9, 2020Relief Work
Staycation with Our Livestream Cooking Classes
Staycation with Our Livestream Cooking Classes

New Orleans Magazine gives some stay-at-home love to NOCHI Together, our virtual cooking series featuring guest chefs. (Sign up here!)

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Jessica SigmundssonJuly 9, 2020
On the Future of Hands-On Culinary Training
On the Future of Hands-On Culinary Training

Eater interviewed NOCHI, Johnson & Wales, Institute of Culinary Education, and other culinary schools to take a closer look at how industry training will adapt to COVID-19.

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Jessica SigmundssonJune 12, 2020Certificate Program
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Our Baking & Pastry Arts students tackled gluten-free pâte à choux this morning, learning how to adapt a classic French pastry to meet modern dietary needs. Without gluten to provide structure, precision matters even more: balancing
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Join us at NOCHI on March 26 from 4–6 PM for an Open House + Make-Your-Own Pizza Party! Step into our teaching kitchens to meet our chef instructors and get a *literal* taste of our six-month certificate prog
At NOCHI, students learn more than how to cook.⁠
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For Quinci Lewis, coming straight from high school meant gaining confidence, professionalism, and skills she’ll use for life, both inside and outside the kitchen.⁠
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Hospitality is how you show up and Serving Up Hospitality is where you sharpen the skills that make it count.⁠
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This free, hands-on training series, available to employees of @neworleansandco member businesses, focuses on real-world service: communi
Yesterday’s Garde Manger Showcase was a full display of skill and serious flavor. ⁠
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Our Culinary Arts students presented everything from duck liver mousse (with blueberry balsamic glaze and sherry green apple gelée) to house-made duck

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