Nils Noren Is Leaving the French Culinary Institute

?When we last heard from the French Culinary Institute, the school was busy announcing its plans to open a new campus in California. Today, the news coming from Grand Street hits a bit closer to home: Nils Noren, the school's Vice President of Culinary and Pastry Arts, is stepping down as of Jan. 1.

Per Eater, the school says that the Swedish chef, who previously earned accolades as the Executive Chef at Aquavit and was known for his avant garde experimentation, is leaving to write a book. He'll be replaced by Kevin Steussi, a former chef with management experience in Las Vegas hotels who will be helping the school open their new West Coast campus.

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Sara Moulton Talks Sexist French Chefs, Hip-Hop

?"It hasn't changed enough. No way. New York in particular back then was a bastion of male domination in terms of the restaurant industry and most things. New York was where Le Pavillon was. ... When I first went to New York, I had worked in restaurants for seven years, and I couldn't get a job. I wanted to learn. That was why I was so pissed off that when I went to Lutèce, The Four Seasons, all of those French restaurants, they wouldn't hire me." --Sara Moulton talks to Eater about her early bouts with kitchen sexism. She is also, it turns out, a fan of the Beastie Boys and Run-DMC.

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