Culinary School: Getting Here is Half the Battle
Chef’s Training Program (CTP) 183 started last Tuesday. I peeked into the kitchen where they were having their orientation and just imagined all of the phone calls, emails, luggage and baggage that it...
View ArticleChef’s Training Student Nicole Croes Blogs the Friday Night Dinner Experience
Nicole Croes is a member of Chef’s Training Program class 178, which began seven months ago. As CTP 178 approaches the end of their program, they are in the process of planning their 3-course Friday...
View ArticleChef’s Training Student Nicole Croes Blogs the Friday Night Dinner Experience...
Nicole Croes is a member of Chef’s Training Program class 178, which began several months ago. As CTP 178 approaches the end of their program, they are in the process of planning their 3-course Friday...
View ArticleChef’s Training Group 190B Prepares for Friday Night Dinner
Full-time Chef’s Training Group 190 is close to graduation. Here are some photos of CTP 190B’s preparations, under the direction of Chef Barbara Rich, for the final dinner they designed themselves. The...
View ArticleChef’s Training Program Group 195 Finds Inspiration in Sea Vegetables
Here are some photos from the Sea Vegetable Practicum in our professional program. This class explores both the healing properties and culinary versatility of one of the world’s most nutrient dense...
View ArticleThe Natural Gourmet Take on Cake
Here, from Chef’s Training student Roberta Roberti, is a “taste” of what the program’s Cake Decorating Class is all about. Photos by Chef’s Training student Elyse Prince . . . July ushered in the...
View ArticleBrunch, the Natural Gourmet Way, with CTP 197
Chef’s Training students Roberta Roberti (text) and Elyse Prince (photos) team up again to give you a recap of a student favorite, the Brunch Class. Recently, CTP 197 had its brunch, our first...
View ArticleTwo Natural Gourmet Graduates Give Salad Bars a Makeover in New York’s Public...
TChef Madea and Chef Liz conducting a healthy food demonstration at a bodega in Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY, (July 2011) Like many of our Chef’s Training graduates, Chefs Liz Fleischman and Madea Allen are...
View ArticleThe “How did NGI change your life?” contest: Last, but not least, our third...
Our third contest winner, Debbie Rosmarin, graduated from our Chef’s Training Program earlier this year. Debbie shares an insightful and empowering story about her newly-adopted health-supportive...
View ArticleWho knew? Crowd-sourced Natural Gourmet student and grad page goes gangbusters
So, just a few weeks ago, our grad Nancy Ligouri asked me – NGI’s social media guy – if she could start a Facebook page for grads and current students. I told her that it was a great idea. Several...
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