May 21, 2012
5:30 AM : My alarm goes off. I snooze for another 5 minutes—despite my cat meowing in the distance to be fed—and finally get...
May 18, 2012
This week was full of time-intensive menus to get us geared up for our difficult practical exam at the end of the week! Everyday...
May 16, 2012
Woops—the weekend zoomed by and I didn’t ever end up writing a quick weekend update! Before I knew it, I was heading back to...
May 13, 2012
This Thursday, we took a break from school and headed out to Boxwood Winery in Middleburg, VA for a private tour and field trip! ...
May 12, 2012
Wednesday was our regular day of production this week! We started off the day by learning how to make another soufflé, in this case,...
May 9, 2012
Week 19 (!) is a bit different than usual. Chef Patrice is out of town doing several cooking demonstrations in Texas, which means Chef...
May 7, 2012
I’ve been meaning to share more about our weekly Market Basket challenges with all of you! Well, last Friday, I finally got a chance...
May 5, 2012
This past Wednesday and Thursday’s classes were dedicated to Restaurant Challenge—essentially two days in which our lecture room is set up as a dining...
May 4, 2012
This week has been nuts so far! The week started off one regular production day at school, filled with brand-new dishes as usual. And...
April 30, 2012
This cup of tea cake, adapted from my grandmother’s recipe, is a deliciously light, crumby cake. It is flavored with brewed tea, dried fruit,...
April 29, 2012
This week ended with an extremely tough production on Thursday, followed by an equally tough (third) Market Basket on Friday. But first, I’ll talk...
April 26, 2012
I am back with yesterday’s school update! Wednesday’s menu was full of some interesting dishes, some good, some not so good (or at least,...
