Culinary School Confidential – Level 2, Weeks 2-3.5: From Savory to Sweet

Raspberry Soufflé It’s pastry time people and it’s a whole new ball game. Well, actually . . . first they made us do some math. Week...

Culinary School Confidential - Level Two, Week 1: Game Week

Braised Lamb Shank w. Couscous With the weight of the Level One Practical over and done with, I started to hit a nice stride last week.  Fl...

Yankee Stadium Kitchens Tour

A few weeks ago I got the chance to go on a tour of the kitchens of Yankee Stadium with a group from FCI and I did a write up for the sch...

Culinary School Confidential - Week 4: Poultry, Meats & the PRACTICAL EXAM

Thanks to a weekend of sleep, week four of class went a lot more smoothly than fish week . . . fish week.   I also have to give some cre...

Culinary School Confidential– Week 3: Something’s Fishy

Insomnia induced crazy eyes. Sorry for the terrible pun, but I couldn’t resist. If week 2 was my favorite week so far, week 3 was the rou...

Culinary School Confidential - Week 2: Potions – Stocks, Sauces & Soups

Farmer-style Vegetable Soup Ok kids, I know I’ve kind of fallen behind a little bit.  However, I didn’t want to skip over week 2, because i...