Competition:  The Race to Cannes II - Round 1, Group B
Friday, February 26, 2010

The next set of students will compete for a chance to cook at the Cannes Film Festival in France.

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Executive Chef Alon Shaya (Domenica in New Orleans) to Hold Demonstration for LCI Students
Wednesday February 24, 2010

The Louisiana Culinary Institute (LCI) is proud to announce that Executive Chef Alon Shaya (Domenica in New Orelans) will be holding a cooking demonstration on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 for LCI students.

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Competition:  The Race to Cannes II

Friday, February 12, 2010

LCI students are again competing for a chance to cook at the Cannes Film Festival.

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Praise for LCI from Top Chef Winner, Hosea Rosenberg - Pleased with LCI Students, Staff and Facility - Would Hire Graduates

Wednesday December 22, 2009

Fast Recipes presents the Louisiana Culinary Institute

Thursday December 10, 2009

FastRecipes.com sat down with Co-Director, Chef David Tiner, and Public Affairs Coordinator, Charlie Ruffolo, to discuss LCI's rigorous academic program, educational opportunites and latest happenings.

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Admissions Officer and Nutrition Instructor, Jackie Marsh, Demonstrates on CBS

Sunday November 15, 2009

Top Chef Winner Hosea Rosenberg to Hold Demonstrations for LCI Students
Monday November 9, 2009

The Louisiana Culinary Institute (LCI) is proud to announce that the winner of Top Chef, Season 5, Chef Hosea Rosenberg will be holding cooking demonstrations on Monday, November 9, 2009 for LCI students.

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2009 International Cooking Competition & Tasting Fair

Sunday November 1, 2009

Toyota/Hybrid Farm to Table Tour
Saturday October 17, 2009

Come and join Louisiana Culinary Institute (LCI) at The Red Stick Farmers Market on Saturday October 17th for the Toyota/Hybrid Farm to Table Tour, a nationwide tour showcasing selected farmers markets from around the country.  The goal of the tour is to bring awareness and show the importance of buying fresh local product from Louisiana vendors, growers, and farmers.  LCI’s own Chef Instructor Pat Mahon along with LCI students will be serving fresh and delectable lettuce wraps in Tent 3 at 8:30am until 9:30am.

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Cooking with Southern Oregon Pears

Saturday October 17, 2009 at 12pm-3pm

Join the Louisiana Culinary Institute’s (LCI) own Nutrition Instructor Jackie Marsh and LCI students for a cooking demonstration at Harry David’s in Gonzalez, LA.  The cooking demo will incorporate Harry and David’s famous Southern Oregon Pears into delectable samples for guest shoppers.

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Chef David Tiner Receives CEC and CCA Designation by the American Culinary Federation

Louisiana Culinary Institute Co-Director, Chef David Tiner received his Certified Executive Chef and Certified Culinary Administrator designation by the American Culinary Federation.

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How to (Really) Chop An Onion
LCI Co-Director teaches knife skills to 225 Magazine foodie

Louisiana Culinary Institute's Co-Director, Chef David Tiner, teaches knife skills to Maggie Richardson of 225 Magazine.

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LCI brings home the gold

LCI Team wins 1st place at competition

Students from the Louisiana Culinary Institute won first place at the 2009 Louisiana Alligator Soirée for their Louisiana alligator appetizer and entrée.
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Justin Ferguson of Stroube's Chophouse
LCI Graduate is profiled in 225 Magazine

LCI graduate, Chef Justin Ferguson, is profiled in 225 Magazine.

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Veteran Pastry Chef
LCI Co-Director is profiled in 225 Magazine

LCI Co-Director, Chef Christina Nicosia, is profiled in 225 Magazine.

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New Student Demonstrations

The Around Town Show visits LCI

LCI recently hosted The Around Town Show and several of our students recorded new cooking demonstrations.
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School Cooks Up Culinary Success

Louisiana Culinary Institute moves in to new facility, plans for future

LCI receives featured treatment in the May 24, 2009 Advocate.
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Race To Cannes Winner Announced
Trip Illing is on his way to Cannes, France

The winner of the Competition:  The Race to Cannes is Trip Illing of Covington, LA.

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Island Girl

LCI Graduate profiled in 225 Magazine

LCI Gradudate and Hawaiian-Samoan local chef Meredith Beck-Wiggins is profiled in 225 Magazine.
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Competition: The Race to Cannes

A kitchen and the competition heats up!

Follow the competition to find the LCI student who will have a chance to cook for the Cannes Film Festival. Continue reading...

Culinary Institute Nearing Completion

With our beautiful new facility set to open soon, people have started to notice. Maggie Heyn Richardson of 1012corridor.com writes about the new facility.
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LCI on TV

Louisiana Culinary Institute unveils new commercial

To highlight the opening of our new facility, we've produced a new commercial.

LCI Holds Fall Baking Competition

Ingredient: Pumpkin!

LCI recently held its in-house Fall Baking Competition. Continue reading...

Louisiana Culinary Institute Sweeps The American Culinary Federation Competition

LCI makes competition history with unprecedented victory

Three of the Louisiana Culinary Institute's (LCI) top students swept the student category of the 24th Annual Baton Rouge Culinary Classic competition on September 22, 2008 at the Holiday Inn Select. Continue reading...

Students Win Scholarships

Two top LCI students garner prestigious scholarships

LCI would like to congratulate two of their top students. Lauryn Leger and Cassie Gilford recently were awarded $2,500.00 each from the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation (NRAEF). Continue reading...

National Hunting and Wildlife Day

Louisiana Culinary Institute Helps With Celebrations

National Hunting and Fishing Day is Saturday, Sept. 27, and in Baton Rouge, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will mark the day with its 24th annual celebration at Waddill Wildlife Refuge, 4142 N. Flannery Road, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Louisiana Culinary Institute (LCI) will have student volunteers and staffs help with this event. LCI will prepare Venison and Duck to serve to the public.

Borders Grand Opening

Louisiana Culinary Institute Cooking Demonstrations

Louisiana Culinary Institute (LCI) will be doing three cooking demonstrations at the Grand Opening of Borders' in Baton Rouge August 29-31. Continue reading....

LCI on TV

Louisiana Culinary Institute Cooking Demonstrations for television

Learn from our students and chef instructors through these quick and helpful videos, now airing locally. Continue reading....

2008 Louisiana Alligator Soirée

Louisiana Culinary Institute places 3rd in competition

Louisiana Culinary Institute (LCI) would like to congratulate our students at this year's Alligator Soiree in New Orleans. This year's team was Dustie Latiolais, Bryan Joubert, Trip Illings, Pat Holstein, and alternate Brad Bridges. Team LCI placed third in the competition. Continue reading....

Home Plate Classic IX Results

Team Yellow's sweet victory

Louisiana Culinary Institute (LCI) and the guest judges would like to congratulate both teams for participating in the final round of the Home Plate Classic IX, held on July 17th. Although it was a tough and close decision the Yellow Team was victorious over the Green Team. Peaches were the mystery ingredient for this year's classic Each team did an outstanding job and this competition will go down in history as one of the closest scored Home Plate Classics. Continue reading...