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just food

18Jun08

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intro to garde manger

21May08

as i said before, garde manger is mainly just a fancy word for the cold kitchen, however that is not how it is literally translated. that said, intro to garde manger was a great class. we learned the basic components of salads, appetizers, and hors d’oeuvre.

overall it was a fun class with a [...]

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american regional cuisine

26Apr08

another cycle in the bag. the last three weeks i have been in american regional. in this class we spend a day or two in the many regions of the u.s. we started in the mid-atlantic states, then through new england, the south, louisiana, texas and tex-mex, the central plains, california, hawaii, [...]

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pineapple grows in iowa?

23Apr08

on our recent trip home we were lucky enough to see something quite rare. lets start from the beginning. . .
around 6 years ago, deeann and her family went to hawaii. they brought home a pineapple from that trip, twisted the top off, ate the fruit and decided to plant the top. [...]

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another cycle done

08Mar08

meat & seafood identification & fabrication. good times.
we started with seafood, filleting salmon, halibut, shucking oysters, and making calimari. then we moved on to poultry, breaking down everything from chicken, duck, squab, and other wild birds. after the birds we moved to the beef, pork, and lamb, fabricating cuts from the sides [...]

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chef brian malarky

10Feb08

yesterday chef brian malarky came to wci to do a demo of his seafood sausage. this is the dish that won him the second round of top chef, season 3 on bravo. top chef is
a new reality competition series celebrating the culinary arts with a fascinating window into the competitive, pressurized environment of [...]

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giving thanks

22Nov07

today was a good day. of course sleeping in always makes for a good morning, prepping a big thanksgiving meal is also a good start to the day.
we got up and went for a walk through the south park blocks. we stopped at the park avenue coffeehouse and chatted about our weekend plans, [...]

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