Encampment 'steps up to the plate'

Colorado chef teaches south county Pro-Start class about presentation and plating

Celebrity chefs are everywhere today-from Anthony Bourdain traveling internationally for CNN to Guy Fieri checking out his favorite diners. According to Chef Mike Dries (pronounced drees) from the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, the namesake of the school was the celebrity chef of his day.

Escoffier, who was born in 1846 and died in 1935, was often referred to as the "Chef of Kings" by the French press. Chef Auguste Escoffier, however, is most known for his work to elevate chefs to the status of a respected profession. He also made it a mission to simplify and modernize haute cuisin...

 

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