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Bienvenue! We look forward to welcoming you to Culinary Institute LeNôtre®,CIL. This newsletter will have upcoming events free for you to attend along with important contacts and resources for your growth as a student & professional. If you are an International student, we also have a webpage that includes Houston resources linked here for you. Have a great term and don’t forget to add us on so-cial media!
Mystery Basket Challenge for a $2,000 Scholarship!
Never Stop LearningRecent News2
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Student Life$250,000 Raised Gaston LeNôtre Scholarship Student Celebration Day: Valentine’s
Women’s History MonthStudent of the TermAlumni Success Story Chef Christelle Pradat
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ResourcesJaqueline PanjojElsa Piña
Important ContactsStudent ServicesGaleGet Student Discounts
Student CalendarOpen HouseEscoffier Scholarship
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NEVER STOP LEARNINGIn continuation with growth as a Chef, not only are demos use-ful but so are mentors and leaders in the profession. One of our esteemed friends and President to the Board of Trustees
of Culinary Institute LeNôtre®, Chef Charles Carroll, presented his new book The Recipe: a story of loss love and the ingredients of greatness soon to be converted into a movie! Chef Carroll gave a powerful and in-spiring account of his experience in the field sharing as much insight and advice he could fit within an hour.
“Learn the job BETTER than the person teaching you”, one of the many quotes and pieces of advice Chef Carroll gave our students. Fear usually puts many people at a stopping point because of the unknown but not Chef Carroll, he sees it as a challenge, an opportunity.
“Failure is that thing that helps to push you onto the path you’re supposed to be in”.
His presentation makes you want to pick his brain further but why not have it readily accessible. The Recipe will come in handy as you get to journey through his story along with learning key cooking concepts, cutting techniques, and other practical secrets of the kitchen. Visit the Boutique for a copy and special prize or get your copy on amazon.
Knives are an essential tool needed by all chefs and chef-stu-dents which is why we provide demos to enrich all those who attend. On November 28th, Culinary Institute LeNôtre® hosted a Mercer Knife Skills Demo by Chef Chris Parker. Chef Chris has worked over 5 years with our partner Mercer and is eager to offer creative and innovative enrichment to the students and alumni. Thanks again for offering these educational opportuni-ties, we look forward to having him back!
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A mystery basket challenge to win a scholarship? That’s right; an exciting new way to compete for a medal and a $2,000 schol-arship towards tuition at Culinary Institute LeNôtre® for the career they’ve dreamed about.
On January 26th, various imaginative high school students took on the Annual LeNôtre Chopped Tournament and worked as teams to create a dish that would set them apart from the oth-ers with the mystery ingredients. Its always an honor to have our Alumni be part of the judging for the contest. This year, we would like to say thank you for your participation to our Alum-ni Sherwin Laday, Beatrice McDaniel Watts, Alyssa LeBlanc and student Angelique Gonzalez.
It is our pleasure to congratulate all of the participants for doing an amazing job on their creations and plating- Foster High School, East Chambers High School, Texas City High School, La Porte High School, El Campo High School, Brazoswood High School, and Brazosport High School.
The following were the winners
Heat 1: 1st- La Porte, 2nd- East Chambers, 3rd- Texas CityHeat 2: 1st- Foster, 2nd- El Campo, 3rd- East Chambers
For more information about the LeNôtre Chopped Tournament contact [email protected]. View pictures here
MYSTERY BASKET CHALLENGE FOR A
$2,000 SCHOLARSHIP!
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$250,000 RAISEDGASTON LENÔTRE SCHOLARSHIPIf you know about Culinary Institute LeNôtre you know the significance of Chef Gaston LeNôtre. We work to have his legend in gastronomy live on by supporting “student-chefs” strive for excellence and pass down the skills to them. One of the ways we continue to support their dreams is through scholarships.
The Gaston LeNôtre Scholarship is awarded to students to support high quality education in the Culinary Arts and assist students in securing a rewarding career in the Hospitality Industry. Each year, Marie LeNôtre, Founder and President of the Gaston LeNôtre Scholarship, rais-es funds by hosting the Champagne & Chocolat Gala. This year, on February 14, $250,000 was raised thanks to the amazing attendees and silent auction. Houston’s philanthropic leaders had an opportunity to wine, dine and dance the night away while enjoying an array of pastries. From chocolate, macarons, to a French Can-can show, both students and guests enjoyed this festive event.
Our students work hard and display the skills they have gained by making the array of pastries and chocolate showpieces displayed during the gala. Take a look at some pictures of their amazing work and event here.
The scholarships are awarded four times annually and we would like to congratulate this years winners: Amber Ashford, Jacob Adair-Glielmi, Angie Andrade, Andrew Hernandez, and Daniela Mocofan!
Learn more at GastonLenotreScholarship.org
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Next student celebration day: April 19
What better way to spread love around the in-stitute than with a Valentine’s Day themed Stu-dent Celebration! Bringing everyone together, on February 21st, students had the opportunity to enjoy a day filled with food, music, and good at-mosphere with their fellow instructors and staff.
There are two themed competitions which our students get to participate and win a prize. One is the Chocolate Showpiece and the other is the Celebration Cake Competition. We would like to thank all the participants and con-gratulate the winners for their amazing work.
Chocolate Showpiece Competition Winners: First Place- Sarang Marek, Second Place- Karina Reyes, Third Place- Ayana Green Celebration Cake Competition Winners: First Place- Yessenia Moreno, Second Place- Emily Jimenez, Third Place- Jasmine Eggstein
View all event pictures here! If you missed it, make sure to mark your calendars for the next Spring themed SCD event on April 19th.
VALENTINE’S
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STUDENT OF THE TERMFirst and last name: Saerom Park
Program: Baking & Pastry Diploma
“A career in nursing was very satisfying, but the intensity of physical and emotional labor at ICU for nearly a decade had wore me out for a quite some time. When an opportunity for a career change to me, bak-ery came to my mind the first. I helped people with medical care. Now
I want to make people happy with my pastry...” Read More
ALUMNI SUCCESS STORYBrittney started her career in Accounting. Due to circumstances, she decided to go for what she wanted. Given the opportunity to travel, she has taken advantage of what CIL had to offer from the internship
in France to the connections she made during her education.
First and last name: Brittney GilProgram: AAS Culinary Arts
The Success Story: “...During my time at CIL, I did my internship in France at St Jean De Monts in 2016. I really liked going outside to the market and being able to choose the products. The quality of the food was another of my favorites... after the internship, I came back here, finished and graduated in December. I got a call, one of my friends had
recommended me to work in Alaska...” Read More
CHEF CHRISTELLE PRADATMeet Chef Christelle Pradat- Head of the Baking & Pastry Department,
Baking & Pastry Chef-Instructor and the only female Chef at CIL!
“I began my career in my uncle’s bakery at the age of 12. This is where I worked every weekend and all of my vacation until I was 18 and developed my passion for baking. I then decided I wanted to share my
knowledge and techniques through teaching.” Read More
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“Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your work with excellence.”
– Jaqueline Panjoj
CONGRATULATIONS JAQUELINE PANJOJ!On February 7th, students from CIL had the chance to attend Ben E Keith Food Show at the NRG Stadium. One of the exciting high-lights of the show was that our student Jaqueline Panjoj ranked 2nd in the Pastry Competition held at the show!
Jaqueline, currently enrolled in Level 3 “Master Chef”‘, created the winning dessert which she called Les 3 Amies Crepes mean-ing The 3 Friends in French. The people she was referring to were her two friends Maria Maldonado Garcia and San Juanita Garza who were with her for the competition. The three have been together for the past year and Jaqueline says,
“They were there through this whole journey at CIL! We have shared so many good memories together, like being awarded for Gaston Scholarship; they are my rock.”
Were did her recipe stem from? Jaqueline, born and raised in Guatemala, is very proud of her roots. She witnessed that peo-ple are less fortunate to have an education. Fighting for her dreams and showing them that nothing is impossible is one of her greatest motivations. However, Jaqueline’s biggest inspira-tion to pursue her dreams has always been her grandmother. She’s the person that taught her the recipe and put a lot of love
ELSA PIÑAOn February 28th, CIL decided to Honor Elsa Pina, our Financial Aid Manager, for defining our vision of excellence. Her outstanding compliance results for 2017 and 2018 have been exceptional.
Congratulations Elsa and thank you for everything you do for our institute!
CAREER SERVICESAfi Frank | South Building
713.358.5073| [email protected] matching
Job placement assistance Resume mentoring
Interview skills for diploma studentsAdminister CIL surveys
MANAGER OF FINANCIAL AID Elsa Piña | South Building
713.358.5052 | [email protected]
FAFSA Process Financial Aid/Scholarships & Grants
assistance Saturday Scholarship workshops
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COORDINATOR Roberto Hernandez | South Building
713.358.5053| [email protected]
Satisfactory Academic Progress Advising to Students
Status Change AdvisingAdjunct Faculty Oversight
REGISTRARJocelyn Tobar| South Building
713.358.5056| [email protected]
Assistant to the Academic Affairs ManagerDegree & program changesStudent schedules, monitors
Attendance and grading
ADMISSIONS MANAGEREllen Hogaboom | North Building
713.358.5064 | [email protected]
Open housesStudent enrollment
New students orientationInternational student inquiry
Important contacts
student services
LIBRARYConnie Pine | South Building
713.692.0077 ex:[email protected]
Learning Resource Center
Computer RoomBook check-out
Resume tutoring for A.A.S. students
BOUTIQUESamantha Kellen | North Building
713.358.5086| [email protected]
Student I.D. ProcessingUniforms
Student PaymentsVA Certifying
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Access many commercial publications that are not available on the “free” Inter-net. Including materials on culinary arts, small business, hospitality, tourism, marketing, etc.
Here’s ow to access GALE:
• Go to CulinaryInstitute.edu website, hover over “About Us” and select “Library” • When the Library page appears, scroll down until you see the “Access GALE” button (which is just above the contact information). This link will open the GALE search screen.
The search interface is easy to use and intuitive. Articles can be printed or down-loaded. Additionally, highlighting and bibliographic tools are available.
*GALE is accessible both on campus and remotely. If you are using a school com-puter, you should not need a password; however, if you are signing on remotely, you will be asked to provide the password.
If you have questions or encounter any problems, please contact Connie Pine, [email protected]
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THAT ARE HERE FOR YOU TO SUCCEED!
Monday-Thursday: 9 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesdays: Hours extended to 7:30 pm for
Financial Aid & Registrar
Check out studentrate.com for a list of companies to receive dis-counts such as Best Buy, Mac, Microsoft, etc.
here’s how to activate your email:
• Go to gmail.com• Enter your email address
- Your email address will be first initial, last name, and last 3 digits of your student I.D. [email protected] For example, [email protected] Student ID: Your instructor will be able to give you your student ID number
• Your default password will be Culinary01. Gmail will prompt you to change your password which must be at least 8 characters long• All students will be able to use the @ciaml.com or @culinaryin-stitute.edu
* This email is linked to an ‘edu’ address. When the company asks for your email address, instead of putting @ciaml.com, put @culinaryin-stitute.edu and you can get started on enjoying the student discounts. If you have any issues logging in or have any questions, please contact I.T. at [email protected]
Access it from www.LenotreHUB.com!
-I.T. Department
Activate your Culinary Institute LeNôtre email, get student discounts. Easy as that!
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STUDENTS & STAFF25% OFF LUNCH & DINNER
AT LE BISTRO FOR YOUR
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WITH ANY OTHER OFFER
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OPEN HOUSETHURSDAY, MARCH 29 SATURDAY, APRIL 21THURSDAY, MAY 10CALL 713-692-0077*Private Tours available Monday-SaturdayGive us a call at 713-692-0077
ESCOFFIER SCHOLARSHIPDUE DATE: JUNE 1ST
SAVE MONEY!
For more information contact the
Financial Aid Department
Sandra Ayala |[email protected]
Four $1,000 scholarships will be awarded by the
Escoffier Society and CIL will match it for a total of
$2,000 per student/scholarship.
View more information
MARCHNutrition Month
14 New Start16 105th Graduation Academics | [email protected] St. Patrick’s Day24 Free Scholarship Workshop 10:00 AM-11:00 AM S. Building30 Student Holiday: Good Friday
1 Easter7 Free Scholarship Workshop 10:00 AM-11:00 AM S. Building19 Spring Student Celebration Day 10:00 AM-6:30 PM N. Building- Amphitheater | [email protected] Free Scholarship Workshop 10:00 AM-11:00 AM S. Building22 Earth Day25 Referral Drive North & South Building| [email protected]
2 Job Fair5 Free Scholarship Workshop 10:00 AM-11:00 AM S. Building12 New Student Orientation Academics | [email protected] Free Scholarship Workshop 10:00 AM-11:00 AM S. Building23 New Start25 106th Graduation Academics | [email protected] Student Holiday: Memorial Day
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Marketing Coordinator | South BuildingElisa Rodriguez | 713.358.5083 | [email protected]
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CAREER SERVICES:
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Click here to view more jobs in The HUB
There are many openings for front desk agents, cooks, servers ,bartenders , room service agents, and house-keeping. The Marriott Houston North, it is a 20 minute commute north of the school off of I-45. View more info
We are growing quickly and are looking for a passion-ate culinary talent to join our group. All BOH Culinary positions open, from management to entry-level, pas-try and savory. If you are a team player with a love of culinary arts we want to hear from you! View more info
The Woodlands Country Club is hiring! They are looking for talented students or alumni for the fol-lowing positions: 1 Prep / Receiver, 2 Pantry Cooks, 2 Line Cooks, 2 Banquet Prep/Cooks, 4 Dishwashers. View more info
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