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i look good in a chefs toque.
it’s official. i’ve graduated from culinary school at le cordon bleu, portland. now what? -
american regional cuisine
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… -
chef brian malarky
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
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another cycle down
don’t worry, i’m still here.
things have been quite busy with this last class. culinary skills 2 has been a whirlwind of cooking methods, stocks, sauces, and all sorts of dicin’ fun. this week has been all sorts of…
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visitors
last week we had our first visitors(not including terra and pete, who helped move us out here). deeanns parents came out for about 6 days to see our new home.
we showed them around town, ate at a…
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first day of school
well, the first day is behind me. and boy, am i in for a ride!
i’m really excited for what is coming. right now i’m taking culinary skills 1 and food service sanitation. they are two classes that kind of…
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a little update
things in portland are moving right along. deeann has settled well into work. it doesn’t seem to be too stressful at this point and the contract at this VA hospital is really going well. i had orientation last saturday and…