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It’s A Bird! It’s a Plane! No, It’s… Fennel!

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Braised Fennel and Carrots

Another fantastic gourmet Italian class! The only hitch is that I didn’t read the recipe closely enough to realize it was only for 2 people so I had to make it again and mix them. its basically carrots, fennel and onion with a little garlic, salt, water, and a tiny bit of oil, braised in [...]

Amo la Cottura Italiana! I Love Italian Cooking!

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I really had no expectations when i walked into my first gourmet Italian cooking class this past weekend. Its a required class to get my culinary artistry certification. I hoped I would like it I have always loved to make Italian things at home so I went to class optimistic. First things first, its such [...]

Paradise…Carved?

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I can’t even find the word for how much I love my Garde Manger class. The kicker? it was only the first class! But its pure artistry. And the best part is there is no sweating involved. Well that might not be true we have ice carving in a few weeks and I might work [...]

5 Food Documentaries That Changed My Life

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I have this one teacher who not only is in charge of the food program at Michigan State University, but is also a staunch supporter of the real food movement. he is very passionate about getting the word out about some of the travesties that have happened to food, all kinds of food, and animals, [...]

Registering For Classes

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I’m no stranger to registering for classes. As a matter of fact at 9 PM EST Tuesday night. I will be registering for my 6th semester. I have a couple cooking classes on tap and some hospitality classes as well. I do think I am going to delay my internship so i can keep my [...]

Magic In The Menu

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We’ve been plugging along in our Artistry class, creating tasty things left and right. Albeit we’ve been having to learn from a sub for a few weeks, we still manage to come together and work it out. And I mean we come together, the last two weeks especially we’ve had to work in teams. This [...]