I just woke up from my weekend hibernation. It’s something that happens most weekends and is especially needed between blocks, a.k.a. classes. We’ve also had cold and flu bugs flying around campus infecting everyone they land on. Someone in my class got sick last week and I of course had a sore throat on Thursday […]
Fire on Station 4! That was one of the dinnertime stories heard by us listeners as we all took turns explaining Day 12′s mishaps. One girl was making her spaetzle when her side towel caught on fire. She didn’t notice when the towel draped down beside her large pot of boiling water for spaetzle. Suddenly […]
I remembered to take a picture! As you can see, I remembered the picture after I had been evaluated by my chef, as bites are taken from each item. This is Sautéed Trout Meuniére (one fillet with the skin on and showing & one fillet skinned), Glazed Beets (my favorite thing on the dish!), Wild […]
I’m off my game. I have been off for a few days. I can feel it, sense it, and it shows in my food. This is another thing I’ve learned about myself…this sort of insight or being in tune with myself. Sounds kind of corky, huh? Being physically, mentally and emotionally ready for the kitchen […]
Yup, I’m sure I was pure entertainment for my chef in Skills Development 1 or what is commonly referred to as Skills 1. I performed my daily tasks like a one-man circus that had never practiced or rehearsed for opening day. There were days I ran around the kitchen wondering “what the hell am I […]
During our last week in Champaign, Illinois we finally got around to eating at Black Dog Smoke and Ale House, a fairly new restaurant we’d heard good things about. I always love visiting restaurants that others recommend. If it’s good enough for them to recommend, it’s good enough for me to spend my time and […]
My goodness they have their heads on with eyes attached! What are we supposed to do with this…this thing!?! How in the world do you hold it without it cutting you?! Oh geez…this is going to be a long 7 days! I’m fairly certain these were my initial thoughts in Seafood Identification and Fabrication class. […]
