What It’s Actually Like at America’s Top Culinary School, With Brigid Washington

What It’s Actually Like at America’s Top Culinary School, With Brigid Washington

From The Dinner Plan by Maggie Hoffman

May 18, 2026 · 52 min · Episode 104

About this episode

Brigid Washington shares her experiences at The Culinary Institute of America and discusses her memoir, Salt, Sweat & Steam.

If you’ve been watching Next Gen Chef on Netflix, you’re probably curious about what it's really like to go to school at The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park. Brigid Washington’s new memoir, Salt, Sweat & Steam, is set at the same culinary school as the Netflix show. In this episode of The Dinner Plan, Brigid recounts her kitchen triumphs and failures—and what she learned from things not always going right. For an easy dinner recipe from Brigid, head to this week’s newsletter at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com . _____ Thanks to today's sponsors: Rouxbe Online Culinary School:  Get 30% off your first course with code DINNERPLAN30 at Rouxbe.com/dinnerplan Dirty Labs :  Use code THEDINNERPLAN to get 15% off your first order at DirtyLabs.com Made In Cookware:  Head to  madein.cc/dinnerplan  to unlock your discount offer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Maggie Hoffman

Guest: Brigid Washington

Topics covered

  • culinary education
  • memoir
  • cooking experiences
  • kitchen challenges
  • culinary school insights

Keywords

  • culinary school
  • Brigid Washington
  • Salt Sweat & Steam
  • cooking
  • Next Gen Chef

Sponsors

Rouxbe Online Culinary School, Dirty Labs, Made In Cookware

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Culinary Institute of America, Next Gen Chef

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