The Freshman Class

2012 • Cooking Channel

4.9

14 reviews

TV-G

Rating

Eligible

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Season 1 episodes (8)

1 Meet the Freshmen

10/06/13

It's a new class of incoming freshmen at the Louisiana Culinary Institute.

2 Jasmine's Secret

17/06/13

Jasmine Simmons tries to tell her mom the truth about her job.

3 Jared's Burden

24/06/13

The freshmen are thrown into the kitchen for their first big cooking test.

4 Tiffany vs. The School

1/07/13

The LCI freshmen slice and dice their way through a knife skills exam.

5 Ben's Money Trouble

8/07/13

The LCI freshmen simmer as they try to prove their skills in sauce class.

6 Tiffany's Breakfast

15/07/13

The LCI freshmen take on the school's most demanding professor.

7 Jasmine's Temper

22/07/13

The freshmen at Louisiana Culinary Institute move from vegetables to meat.

8 Freshmen No More

29/07/13

Before they can move on, the LCI freshmen must pass the toughest test yet.

About this show

Every year nearly 30,000 Americans enter culinary school with dreams of success in the food world. But culinary school is a cutthroat, stressful and expensive pressure-cooker, and a large percentage of students drop out within the first months of their program. Cooking Channel's new 8-part documentary series follows four aspiring chefs through their difficult first semester at the prestigious Louisiana Culinary Institute in Baton Rouge.

Ratings and reviews

4.9

14 reviews

kern g

2 July 2023

Inspirational..................it was a great viewing experience to witness several of the students rise above adversity and persevere.

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