Day 58: Pork Fat + Duck Fat + Pork Shoulder =
Heaven. Heart disease patients avert your eyes. This rillette, or a pork pate, isn’t for the fair hearted. Well, it shouldn’t be for anyone with a pumping heart. This succulent […]
Monthly Archives: November 2012
Day 57: We’re Introduced to “The Dick”
The kitchen has a distinctive culture–one steeped in testosterone. A classmate sent me an article yesterday about a 23-year-old girl who works in a male-dominated kitchen, and she reports on how […]
Day 56: This Little Pig Came to Soho
There it was. Wrapped in plastic, looking foreign, and taking up five cutting boards. We finally got our halved Heritage pig, and it was a fatty. It tipped the scales […]
Day 55: We Pre-game for the Pig
Our conversation about charcuterie began with how the French elevated it to an artform after the Romans were the first to regulate the practice. But somehow our discussion spiraled into […]
Day 54: The Real Mock Midterm
Confused by the title? So were we. Today was our midterm, but it was a mock midterm. What that means exactly, I’m not sure. But I know to blame Sandy. […]
Day 53: Level 3 Slows Down
Tomorrow is our last day in level 3, and I should’ve felt more panicked than I did today. But because of Hurricane Sandy, tomorrow’s midterm will be a mock midterm, […]
Day 52: The Kitchen Turns Into a Lab
What if I told you, I could cook you a steak to the exact temperature you’d like, and I wouldn’t even have to keep an eye on it? Science fiction? […]
Day 51: I Become a Teacher’s Pet
Chef Sixto and I are bonding. I don’t know if he’d describe it like that, but I think I’m hitting his soft spots. Case in point? Today I had to […]
Day 50: It Feels Like Another Midterm Day
Yesterday I was forced to make two dishes. Today, I had to make two dishes because my partner didn’t show up. But one of my dishes was a salad nicoise, […]
Day 49: Mock Midterm Take Two
I spilled a pot of boiling water all over the floor. That was the start to my second mock midterm. The rest of the day proceeded like this: “Hey Sara, […]
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