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When my family found out I was going to culinary school, they were worried I'd graduate with nine fingers. This is my daily log of what goes on behind the scenes at The International Culinary Center formerly known as The French Culinary Institute.

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Monthly Archives: December 2012

Day 66: A Wild Vegetarian Entree

December 12, 2012by forkadventures 1 Comment

When you’re on the line serving lunch, people can become testy if there’s not enough of something. This becomes especially apparent if the vegetarian entree dish quickly disappears. Even the […]

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Day 65: The Panic Room

December 11, 2012by forkadventures 3 Comments

No I didn’t meet Jodi Foster today, but I did start panicking in a metal room. Sometimes being on time is a bad thing. Like when you’re the first to […]

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Day 64: Family Meal Begins

December 8, 2012by forkadventures 1 Comment

Family meal is what you get when you work in the restaurant industry: a free meal cooked by the staff. And at The International Culinary Center, students are responsible for […]

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Day 63: A Spanish Wedding

December 7, 2012by forkadventures Leave a comment

Today was the culmination of two weeks worth of preparation: The grand buffet. We served 36 different dishes. And I’m embarrassed to say that I mostly filled my plate with […]

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Day 62: How to Make Churros

December 6, 2012by forkadventures Leave a comment

I used to be a ballerina (a lousy one, that is) when I was younger, and there was always a joke when dancers had to buy pointe shoes: You’d try […]

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Day 61: Homemade Wieners

December 5, 2012by forkadventures 1 Comment

Every morning, I’m usually the first to walk in for the buffet group. And I’ll find Chef Marc  deep in the refrigerator, snacking on something that is never quite right […]

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Day 60: The Pig Makes a Public Debut

December 4, 2012by forkadventures 1 Comment

I have a screaming headache and my stomach is spilling over my jeans because I ate too much today. Charcuterie day. It’s days like these I don’t know how I […]

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Day 59: We Beef Up the Buffet

December 3, 2012by forkadventures 2 Comments

When you have a halved pig that weighs more than a 100 pounds, you have enough meat for two buffets. And that’s exactly what we do in Level 4: A […]

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