Today was a little hectic. It was the first day back from our week off because of Hurricane Sandy. The school lost power and wasn’t able to operate so I […]

Chef Marc told me to rub the chicken. So I started to pet my cooked bird as if it were my pet parrot, which made Chef crack up. “No, with […]

On mock midterm day, I didn’t have time to snap any pictures, but I thought this picture pretty much summed up how I felt: Frantic. Our challenge of the day […]

I came into class today feeling really on top of today’s recipe: Skate with a butter-caper sauce. I mean, I should’ve been prepared since I walked into class two days […]

Chef called out a ten minute warning for our amuse, and we didn’t have any of our components on a plate. Today’s amuse was a major improvement. Reiley made a […]

No. Need proof (other than the terrible pictures you’ve been staring at for the past 40 days)? Take today’s first dabble at an amuse bouche. Literally, “amuse bouche,” is a […]

When Chef Sixto, our new chef, told us to close the door and put the garbage can in front of it, we all started shaking. It was two minutes to […]

Just a month ago, I was preparing for my first practical. Today, I had my second practical and I was pretty nervous. This test took more skill and strength than […]

Why? Because we were drinking (sort of). To complete the foundation of our culinary education, we had a full day of wine lectures and tastings. I took an entire course […]

All weekend I was fretting over today: Flounder day. Why? Because flounder doesn’t taste like much, and it was our turn to create a recipe to exhibit what we can […]