Les Dames d'Escoffier St Louis

Since our scholarship program began in 2010, LDEI STL has awarded over $70,000 in scholarship funds to deserving young women studying for careers in in the fields of culinary arts, nutrition, beverage management, and hospitality. Our first scholarship winner was recently awarded her PhD, and is an assistant professor in Dietetics at St Louis University. We have also established Les Dames d'Escoffier, St. Louis Chapter Annual Scholarship in conjunction with The Fontbonne Scholarship matching program. One scholarship to a deserving Fontbonne Dietician student will be awarded every year for the next five years.
We are also committed to supporting St Louis community outreach in the areas of food production, farming and food insecurity. We have recently awarded grants to Operation Food Search, Earthdance Farms, and the Ville Collaborative.