First day at the fish station (poissonier)- check! We had two dishes to make- the scallops in a butternut squash puree with pomegranates,...

I really want to take a nap, so I am going to keep this straight to the point. Our chef wasn’t here today, so we had another chef fill...

Walk into the locker room and first thing I hear is Zandra. “Well, good morning Eliana- didn’t you wear that shit yesterday!?”. Actually...

Hello Garde Manger! Moved over to the appetizer station where we were assembling the soups and salads for level 5. I tell you- I don’t...

Oh, Happy Day! OHHHHH, Happy Day! I had two VERY special visitors today in the kitchen and restaurant. Drum roll please…. Veronica and...

Brrrr- it’s cold outside. As if that wasn’t a hassle enough, we had a “planned” fire drill at 9am sharp. I don’t understand why fire...

Move over Pastry, hello production! All in a days work, I was a butcher, a dishwasher, a messenger, a runner, a yogurt maker, a taster, a...

Will somebody please check me into the raw cake batter’s anonymous, already? It’s getting ridiculous. My dreams are all about the batter....

Happy Friday Everybody! Another fun filled day stuffed with different cookie recipes and cake recipes. On top of making our signature...

Day two of pastry station was busy. Chef Anna the restaurant’s night pastry chef was our chef today and she had us moving around every...

The crossover into level 5 has officially gone down. Pandora, Tyler, and I joined Olivia and Mayo who are in level 6 in the pastry...

We come into class and Chef Veronica tells us we are doing a mini small buffet today. Remember last week how I told you we put on a big...

I hope that everyone had a fabulous thanksgiving spent with family surrounded with fabulous/delicious food. I know I did. I went home for...

We were in full buffet mode. We have to be ready by Tuesday and we don’t have the weekend to prepare, so we made sure to cook everything...

It’s all about the brisket baby! All those sweet spices and bbq sauce finally got married together to create my very first brisket that I...

What a productive day! Our buffet is really starting to come along. All of our cures, brines, and charcuterie is progressing right on...

Prepare yourselves because you are about to experience breaking down a half pig. Roll up those sleeves and get those saws out because we...

Half way done with level 4 and my mind is blown at how fast time flies. Chef Veronica came back today and my group switched from family...

What an interesting day we had today. First, we have been waiting on the health department to come in for the past week to inspect the...

Morning was pretty busy because I was elbows deep in tandoori chicken. The chicken was stored in this huge tub and in order to get those...