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Wisconsin is well-known for its unique local fare, as well as its leading production of cheese and butter. In fact, Wisconsin is responsible for 40% of the country's cheese and 20% of its butter. Tours of cheese factories and breweries are common throughout.

The food and drinking services sector is the state's second-largest industry and is expected to grow by 13% through 2012. Chefs, in particular, can look forward to an increase of 12.1% in job openings in that same time period.

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Culinary Professionals
• Auguste Escoffier - During his culinary career, Escoffier took on many culinary roles. His early years saw him working as a chef the fashionable Le Petit Moulin Rouge and several other restaurants in Paris, Monte Carlo, Switzerland, and London. In 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War, Escoffier served in the French army as Chef de Cuisine. During this culinary stint he realized the need for tinned foods and was the first chef to study techniques for canning and preserving meats and vegetables. He returned to civilian life and resumed his career in various Parisian restaurants while steadily moveing up the ladder of success. As a chef, he worked to simplify cooking methods by eliminating garnishes, reducing the number of courses served in a meal, and by reorganizing professional kitchens into a single unit instead of individualized preparation sections. Escoffier simplified menus and wrote the dishes down in the order in which they would be served (Service à la Russe). He was the first chef to create the à la Carte menu.
• Paul Prudhomme - Today, one of the country's most popular culinary trends is for Cajun or Creole influenced dishes. Before Emeril Lagasse made his mark with this cooking style, there was another top-name chef who delighted individuals with his world-class Cajun cuisine. Paul Prudhomme, a native of Louisiana, grew up with a love of cooking and began his training as a boy while working side-by-side with his mother in her kitchen. His family had no refrigeration, so all the ingredients were fresh and locally grown or raised, a trend he continued to use in his professional kitchens. After Prudhomme attendeded school he spent several years traveling and learned more about cooking styles and ingredients found in different parts of the country. He is known for sneaking spices into recipes that he found otherwise bland and receiving kudos from the customers - sometimes to the disatifaction of the head cooks. Eventually he landed in New Orleans where he eventually opened K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen, a restaurant that became recognized worldwide and had customers lining up on a daily basis. Two of Prudhomme's signature creations - Blackened Redfish and Blackened Steak - were originally served at this restaurant and are now widely imitated.
• James Beard - Hailed as "The Father of American Gastronomy", James Beard is noted as an exceptional and prolific author, having written 60+ books covering various aspects of the culinary world. Many of these books have become classics and are still in print: The James Beard Cookbook (1959), James Beard's Treasury of Outdoor Cooking (1960), James Beard's Menus for Entertaining (1965), Beard on Bread (1973), Beard on Food (1974), The New James Beard (1981), and Beard on Pasta (1983). Beard is also known for having the first cooking show on NBC (in 1946) which led to numerous spots on television and radio programs throughout the years that followed. Other accomplishments of Beard include his contribution of articles and columns to Woman's Day, Gourmet and House and Garden magazines; his service as a consultant to many restaurateurs and food producers; and his ownership of a restaurant on Nantucket. In addition, he established The James Beard Cooking School in 1955 where he proceeded to teach cooking for the next 30 years.
• Fannie Merritt Farmer - In 1896 a cookbook was published that would revolutionize cooking methods. The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book was an adaptation of another cookbook, but with a difference. Fannie Farmer, a student of Mary J. Lincoln at the Boston Cooking-School had worked with the recipes to arrive at exact measurements for all of the included ingredients. At the time, most recipes were not specific about amounts to use, and often a phrase like "your results will vary" was found included in the recipe's text. As such, Farmer standardized measurements and thereby made the results more dependable. Fannie Farmer graduated from Lincoln's school in 1889. She remained at the school and worked as assistant director, and became director in 1894. In 1902, she left to open her own school, Miss Farmer's School of Cookery, which was geared to train housewives instead of professional cooks.
• Hector Boiardi - Boiardi was born in Italy in 1898 and began working in professinal kitchens at 11 years of age. He was well known for his culinary talents by the age of 17 and eventually moved to New York City in 1915. Boiardi joined the kitchen staff of the Plaza and worked in other hotel kitchens in New York - including the world famous Ritz-Carlton. As one of his most noted accomplishments as a professional chef, he catered President Woodrow Wilson's wedding at the Greenbriar in West Virginia. Boiardi opened his own restaurant, Il Giardino d'Italia, where his spaghetti sauce was so popular, he was soon selling it in milk bottles to his customers who wished to take it home with them. As the sauce business grew, Boiardi expanded his product line to include dry pasta and packets of cheese to go with the sauce. He then Americanized his name to "Chef Boyardee" and moved production to Pennsylvania, where the company later merged with American Home Products (now International Home Foods).
Historic Culinary Creations & Innovations
The Nineteenth Century

1876 - Premium (later Saltines) Soda Crackers
1881 - Pillsbury Flour
1886 - Coca-Cola
1887 - Ball-Mason Jars
1888 - Log Cabin Syrup
1889 - McCormick Spices
1890 - Knox Gelatine
1891 - Quaker Oats Company
1893 - Cream of Wheat
1894 - Chili Powder
1895 - Shredded Coconut
1896 - Cracker Jack
1897 - Campbell's Condensed Soup
1898 - Nabisco Graham Crackers
1899 - Wesson Oil

The Twentieth Century

1900 - Hershey's Chocolate Bar
1901 - Instant Coffee
1902 - Barnum's Animal Crackers
1902 - Pepsi
1903 - Sanka
1904 - Peanut Butter
1905 - Epsicle (later Popsicle)
1906 - Kellogg's Corn Flakes
1907 - Hershey's Hiss
1908 - Dixie Cup
1909 - Melitta Drip Coffeemaker

The 1910s

1910 - Tea Bag
1911 - Crisco
1912 - Hellmann's Mayonnaise
1913 - Oreo Cookie
1914 - Doublemint Gum
1915 - Processed Cheese
1916 - Orange Crush
1917 - Clark Bar
1918 - Welch's Grapelade (first jam)
1919 - Fridgidaire

The 1920s

1920 - Wonder Bread
1921 - Betty Crocker
1922 - Charleston Chew Candy
1923 - Reese's Peanut Butter Cup
1924 - Packaged Sliced Bacon (Oscar Mayer)
1925 - Green Giant Canned Peas
1926 - Cobb Salad
1927 - Gerber Baby Food
1928 - Velveeta Cheese
1929 - Oscar Mayer Weiner

The 1930s

1930 - Birds Eye Frosted Foods
1931 - Dehydrated Onion
1932 - Jell-O Chocolate Pudding
1933 - Waldorf Salad
1934 - Campbell's Chicken Noodle
1935 - Adolph's Meat Tenderizer
1936 - Waring Blender
1937 - Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner
1937 - Shopping Cart
1938 - Nescafé (first instant coffee)
1939 - Pressure Cooker

The 1940s

1940 - Cellophane-wrapped Meat
1941 - Cheerioats (later renamed Cheerios)
1942 - Dannon yogurt
1944 - Chiquita Banana Jingle
1945 - Tupperware
1946 - Ragu Pasta Sauce
1947 - Aluminum Foil
1948 - Nestle's Quik
1949 - Pillsbury Bake-Off

The 1950s

1950 - Green Giant Company
1951 - Swanson Pot Pies
1952 - Saran Wrap
1953 - Swanson TV Dinner
1954 - Butterball Turkey
1955 - Del Monte Stewed Tomatoes
1956 - Imperial Margarine
1957 - Sweet'n Low
1958 - Aluminum Beverage Can (Coors)
1959 - Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream

The 1960s

1960 - Coffee Rich Non-dairy Creamer
1961 - Charlie the Tuna (Starkist)
1962 - Pet-Ritz Frozen Pie Crust
1963 - Weight Watchers
1964 - Kellogg's Pop-Tarts
1965 - Tang
1966 - Fresca
1967 - Bugles
1968 - McDonald's Big Mac
1969 - Sugarless Gum

The 1970s

1970 - Hamburger Helper
1971 - Starbucks
1972 - Top Ramen
1973 - Cuisinart Food Processor
1976 - Jelly Belly
1977 - McDonald's Happy Meal
1978 - Reese's Pieces

The 1980s

1981 - Aspartame
1982 - Diet Coke
1983 - Nutrasweet
1984 - Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream
1985 - Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn
1986 - Classic Coke
1987 - Soy Milk
1989 - Symphony Candy Bar

The 1990s

1990 - Dolphin-safe Tuna
1992 - Spam Lite
1993 - The Food Network
1995 - Blue M&Ms
1996 - Olestra
1998 - Wow Potato Chips
1999 - Incredibles (push-up food)

The 21st Century

2000 - Heinz Green Ketchup
2001 - Chicken of the Sea Tuna Salad Kits

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6004 Prairie Rd.
PO Box 5009
Janesville, WI 53547, US
(608) 757-7730    Fax: (608) 757-9407
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Courses and/or Programs Sample*:  Baking,  Catering,  Cooking,  Costing,  Culinary Arts (A),  Food Safety,  Food Service,  Food Styling,  Gourmet Foods,  Menu Planning,  Nutrition,  Purchasing,  Safety,  Salads,  Sanitation,  Sauces


PO Box 220
836 S. 8th St.
Manitowoc, WI 54221-0220, US
(920) 684-5521 or (800) 236-2433    Fax: (920) 684-5524
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Courses and/or Programs Sample*:  Appetizers,  Bread Making,  Cajun,  Cake Decorating,  Chocolates,  Desserts,  Ethnic Cuisines,  French,  Italian,  Pizza Making,  Salads,  Sauces,  Sushi,  Thai


9458 N. Regent Ct., PO Box 17664
Milwaukee, WI 53217, US
(414) 352-0975   
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765 H Woodlake Dr.
Kohler, WI 53044, US
(920) 451-9151    Fax: (920) 451-9152
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1825 N. Bluemound Dr.,
PO Box 2277
Appleton, WI 54912-2277, US
((800) 735-3882    Fax: (414) 831-5410
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3550 Anderson St.
Madison, WI 53704, US
(608) 246-6368    Fax: (608) 246-6880
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700 W. State St.
Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53233, US
(414) 297-6861    Fax: (414) 297-7990
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235 N. National Ave., PO Box 1940
Fond du Lac, WI 54936-1940, US
(920) 922-8611 or (800) 472-4554    Fax: (920) 929-2478
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County Highway G
Rhinelander, WI 54501, US
(800) 544-3039    Fax: (715) 365-4445
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1721 Monroe St.
Madison, WI 53711, US
(608) 255-8211    Fax: (608) 255-8404
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800 Main St.
Pewaukee, WI 53072, US
(262) 691-5254    Fax: (262) 691-5155
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Courses and/or Programs Sample*:  Cooking,  Costing,  Culinary Management (A),  Nutrition,  Restaurant Management


3313 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53705, US
(608) 233-9566    Fax: (608) 233-8066
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W6248 Lake Ellen Dr.
Cascade, WI 53011-1322, US
(414) 528-8015    Fax: (920) 528-8811
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