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Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts is a culinary school with campuses in Boulder, Colorado, Austin, Texas and online. The school offers culinary arts, pastry arts, and plant-based programs. It is named after Auguste Escoffier, the renowned French chef who is hailed as the father of modern haute cuisine, and owned by Triumph Higher Education group.
The Pennsylvania School of Culinary Arts is a division of YTI Career Institute - Lancaster.
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Pooja Dhingra is an Indian pastry chef and businesswoman. She opened India's first macaron store and is the owner of bakery chain Le15 Patisserie that specialises in macarons and a host of French desserts.
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- ↑ Pennsylvania Culinary Institute, About Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Pennsylvania Culinary Institute, Programs Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
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