The Culinary Tales Week 24: The Best of Times, The Worst of Times
I had finally felt comfortable with baking, was even liking it. But I couldn’t wait to be done with the track. The whole class…
The Culinary Tales Week 23: Fun with Fondant
There was so much more to baking that there wasn’t enough time to cover every topic. That is why there’s a whole separate patisserie…
The Culinary Tales Week 22: I Dream of Chocolate
The week’s menu called for Opera Cake and Sachertorte, as well as the second of our mystery box challenges. We also got up close and…
The Culinary Tales Week 20: “C” is for Cookie
My favorite glutton in the world, Cookie Monster, would have been in heaven during Week 20 of culinary school. Or as I like to…
The Culinary Tales Week 19: Just Shoot Me
It was the first week of Baking 2, the advanced advanced class, where we get to elevate our dessert-making skills and put out some…
The Culinary Tales Week 18: Story of My Life
I wish I can say finals week of Baking 1 went off as smoothly as my menu had promised. I didn’t expect it to, but…
The Culinary Tales Week 17: Let Them Eat Cake
Ah, that misunderstood, much-maligned Marie Antoinette. That poor little Austrian princess didn’t even want to go to France (who could blame her) and then she…
The Culinary Tales Week 14: It’s A Man’s World
For most of us, the kitchen was Mom’s domain. Ironically enough, the professional culinary world is a testorone-driven universe, probably owing to a misogynistic, sexist French tradition.…
The Culinary Tales Week 13: Hell’s Kitchen
“You’ve heard of Hell’s Kitchen, right? Welcome to Hell’s Lab.” Those were the first words that Chef Satan greeted us with on the first day…