Escoffier to offer plant-based culinary degree at Boulder campus

BOULDER — Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts is launching its first plant-based culinary degree both online and at its Boulder campus. 

The in-person diploma program in Boulder will offer a “campus-based, 42-week program [that] includes plant-based and industry courses, and an industry externship,” according to a school news release. 

“Our new associate degree and diploma programs offer comprehensive, relevant and flexible professional education options for new culinary students interested in the fundamentals of plant-based cooking,” Escoffier’s Boulder campus president and head of product and business development Kirk Bachmann said in the release. “For seasoned professionals interested in developing their plant-based repertoire,…