Learning Resource Center

The Cooking & Hospitality Institute of Chicago

  • Hours & Contact

    7 to 7 Monday-Thursday
    7 to 4 Friday
    11 to 3 Saturday
    Closed Sunday

    Email us!
    312-873-2069
  • Find Books

    Search the CHIC online catalog to find books in the library.

    Click to recommend a book
  • Find Articles & eBooks

    CECybrary is the place to go for magazine articles, newspaper articles, digitized books, and more. Log in with your Portal username and password. Need help? Ask!

    New York Times username:chiclibrary password: library

    Chicago Tribune username: library@chicnet.org password: chiclibrary

  • Skill Labs

    Skill labs are an opportunity to practice and improve specific skills under the guidance of a chef.

    Fridays in Kitchen 3. Morning, mid-day, and evening.

    Click here to register for culinary skill labs.

    Click here to register for baking & pastry skill labs.
  • Student Resource Services

    Did you know that, as a CHIC student, you have access to expert help and information 24 hours a day? SRS can help with any issue that interferes with your life and your success.

    Call 1-866-640-4777 or log on www.studentlifetools.com. username: CHIC610 password: flourish

    These services are free and 100% confidential.

Learning Languages


Students interested in learning FRENCH should plan to attend the French Club, Fridays @ 12:30 p.m. in C2. See John Cagle for more information.


Free online courses and information

Babbel (multiple languages)
www.babbel.com

BBC Languages (multiple languages)
bbc.co.uk/languages

Before You Know It (multiple languages)
www.byki.com

French
Coffee Break French
www.coffeebreakfrench.com
Learn French by Podcast
www.learnfrenchbypodcast.com

Italian
academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/modlang/carasi/site/

Less Commonly Taught Languages Project
www.carla.umn.edu/LCTL/

Live Mocha (multiple languages – courses & language partners)
www.livemocha.com

Radio Lingua Network (multiple languages)
www.radiolingua.com/

Spanish
Coffee Break Spanish
www.coffeebreakspanish.com/
Learn Spanish Online
www.studyspanish.com/

Language Partners
Check Craigslist under the Activities heading for local language partners
www.babbel.com
www.livemocha.com
www.mylanguageexchange.com