Louisiana Culinary Institute

National Nachos Day is over, but we’re still hungry for more. 🧀 Chef C**t Patin shares four recipes that turn a simple plate of chips into the highlight of your next get-together.

Pick your favorite and make enough to share!

Celebrate National Nachos Day with Chef C**t Patin! What can you make for National Nachos Day? Celebrate with Chef C**t Patin and Louisiana Culinary Institute’s recipes for barbecue, Louisiana seafood, Buffalo chicken, and Southern breakfast nachos.

From LCI student to chef instructor, welcome back, Chef Jardon Ray! 👨‍🍳

An LCI graduate, Chef Ray worked his way from baker to Executive Chef at Eatons’ Ranch in Wyoming while building a cheesecake business and mentoring young culinarians. Now, he’s bringing that experience and his passion for culinary excellence back to the kitchens where his journey began.

Get to know Chef Ray and the experience he’s bringing to LCI!
https://www.lci.edu/jardon-ray

See what’s possible when your passion for food meets a culinary education. 👨‍🍳 Explore LCI and take the next step toward a career in the kitchen. Schedule your campus tour today!

https://www.lci.edu/campus-tour

Three desserts. Twelve sweet reasons to join us. 🍓

Spend your Saturday morning with Chef C**t learning the pastry techniques behind Strawberry & Blueberry Tartlets, classic Crème Brûlée and Strawberry Bavarian Cream in our Creams & Custards leisure class!

You’ll leave with new skills and 12 desserts to share, or keep for yourself.

📅 Saturday, November 21 | 9 AM–1 PM

Make room for something sweet! Reserve your spot now!

Pull out your tortilla chips and heat up your queso, because Today is National Nachos Day! 😍

LCI’s very own Chef C**t Patin is celebrating with WBRZ by sharing some savory, southern recipes in a cooking segment! Begin the morning feeling festive with your Southern Breakfast Nachos or wind down the evening with BRQ Style BBQ Nachos!

Still not sure what to prepare for the big game tomorrow? Check out our Game Day Buffalo Chicken Nachos or our Louisiana Crawfish Boil Nachos recipes! These will satisfy your appetite so you can focus on cheering for your favorite team. 🏈

Gear up and chow down! Find the complete recipes on our socials, on WBRZ, or on our blog. Thanks to WBRZ for helping us celebrate this special day. 🧑‍🍳

Passion is the first ingredient. Professional training is what helps it grow. At LCI, students turn their love of food into real-world culinary skills through hands-on instruction and practice. Come visit LCI and see the difference for yourself.

Schedule a campus tour: https://www.lci.edu/campus-tour

We’ve all been there. You’ve had a long day, and ingredients around the house are scarce. However, you and your circle of friends or family are still hungry, so you improvise with what you have around the house.

It’s not always a hit, but sometimes, you make something special. This is how the generosity and ingenuity of Ignacio “Nacho” Anaya created a recipe loved and savored world-wide. Now, people from all walks of life continue to honor Ignacio’s creativity by using their own!

Join Chef C**t Patin this Friday, November 6th, 2026 for his Live Cooking Segment on WBRZ to celebrate National Nachos Day! Featured lineup includes:

BRQ-Style BBQ Nachos
Louisiana Crawfish Boil Nachos
Game Day Buffalo Chicken Nachos
Southern Breakfast Nachos

You won’t want to miss it!

Teamwork looks good in the kitchen! 👨‍🍳👏 We loved hosting the Iberville Chamber of Commerce Leadership for a culinary class filled with friendly competition, plenty of laughs, and delicious food.

Thank you for cooking with us, and congratulations to team Stir Crazy on their first-place finish! 🏆

🎃 We had a spooktacular Halloween at LCI! 👻

Our employees got into the Halloween spirit, and our Halloween Cookie Contest brought out some seriously creative (and delicious!) treats. 🍪 Congratulations to our contest winners, and thank you to everyone who participated and made it so much fun!

We hope everyone had a happy and safe Halloween! 🧡🖤

Your culinary education should come with more than recipes and techniques. LCI offers chef mentorship, industry connections, and career support to help you grow with confidence from day one.