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The Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts in Boulder (“Escoffier-Boulder”), formerly, the Culinary School of the Rockies, is pleased to host renowned chef, author, and food and wine educator John Ash from June 21-22 nd at the culinary school. Since launching John Ash & Company, the first restaurant in Northern California wine country to focus on local, seasonal ingredients to complement local wines, Ash has become known for sustainable cooking-- cooking with ingredients that are ethically grown and created locally and in season.
He will present to students on sustainability and farm-to-table, as well as discuss culinary icon Auguste Escoffier, and his legacy and influence on chefs today.

“The farm-to-table externship at Escoffier Boulder is one of the most innovative in the

country,” said Ash. “I couldn’t be more pleased to meet with students and chef-educators so fully committed to sustainable cuisine.”

Escoffier-Boulder provides professional culinary education with a focus on the principles, methods, recipes and quality standards of Auguste Escoffier, who is widely viewed as the source of modern cooking. The school also offers a unique five-week offsite farm-to-table externship, during which students meet chefs, farmers, vintners, producers and purveyors in Colorado’s burgeoning farming and organic food industry.
The externship provides the opportunity for students to directly experience where their food comes from, and how much effort goes into growing and producing organic produce, free range meat and poultry, and other foods.

The sustainability focus of Escoffier-Boulder is a perfect venue for Ash, who serves on the board of the Chef's Collaborative, a national organization of chefs committed to sustainable and ethical food issues, and on the board of advisors of Seafood Watch, an educational initiative for sustainable seafood by the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Ash has authored three cookbooks, including From the Earth to the Table: John Ash's Wine Country Cuisine, hosts a food and wine radio show in Northern California, and has hosted his own program on the Food Network.
In 2008 he was voted “Cooking School Teacher of the Year” by the International Association of Culinary Professionals.

Ash will present to both professional culinary as well as home cook classes at Escoffier-Boulder during his visit. Media are invited to attend/participate by contacting Lynne Baker at lbaker@intuscommunications.com : mailto:lbaker@intuscommunications.com or 847 404-3462.

About the Auguste Escoffier Schools of Culinary Arts


The Auguste Escoffier Schools of Culinary Arts offer professional culinary arts programs based on the methods, principles and systems of Auguste Escoffier, the international culinary icon and the source of modern cooking. Students have the opportunity to learn history and context directly from the Escoffier family, as well as from expert chef instructors. At the same time, the programs address contemporary culinary trends from around the globe and put a unique focus on seasonal foods, farm-to-table, and sustainable practices.

The Schools’ affordable and accredited professional Culinary Arts and Baking and Pastry certificate programs offer students rigorous culinary skills training as well as grounding in the standards of professionalism and excellence sought by employers. Programs are accelerated and tuition is affordable. Campuses are located in Boulder, Colorado and Austin, Texas, and also offer an array of Home Cook classes for the culinary enthusiast.

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Auguste Escoffier Schools of Culinary ArtsLynne Baker, 847-404-3462 lbaker@intuscommunications.com : mailto:lbaker@intuscommunications.com