In a research article by food-service magazine Full-Service Restaurants (FSR),
our very own New Orleans Culinary and Hospitality
Institute (NOCHI) is honored as ranking among the best culinary
schools in the nation. As a nonprofit organization founded in 2013, NOCHI has
been dedicated to turning out excellent providers of hospitality and food
service for seven years now. A massive part of New Orleans's storied culture is
its varied cuisine, and NOCHI's main goal is to ensure this tradition continues
through the future.
As you might expect, the entire hospitality
industry has been outright turned on its head with the outbreak; there are
simply fewer people in-restaurant to serve than ever before. Following suit
with every organization that has managed to stay afloat thus far, though, NOCHI
is adapting and making ends meet via creative alternative learning plans.
Utilizing a reopening plan dubbed HOSP, an online learning program with
multiple stratums, NOCHI intends to continue training and putting out
professionals, despite the dire circumstances. This program will include
valuable information for those looking to safely reopen their businesses for
in-person service and hospitality.
NOCHI recognizes the extreme danger that many
hospitality-based institutions are facing right now and has made a concerted
effort to ameliorate the issue by partnering with relief groups and the city
itself. Efforts like the COVID-19 Meal Assistance Program are working with
NOCHI to bring sustenance to those in need across the city with an estimated
60,000 fresh meals on a daily basis. This kind of support is only possible
through extreme generosity and the participation of over 100 establishments, so
it is no surprise that NOCHI has ranked so highly in FSR's study, given its
prominence in education as well as charity in our community.
To learn more about NOCHI's values, please visit
their website HERE.
NOCHI: 725
Howard Ave., (504) 891-4060, nochi.com.
