One of the greatest things about being back in the Bay Area is that it serves as home to a large community of do-it-yourself food enthusiasts that love getting up close and personal with their food. From home-brewing to whole-hog-butchering, if you can think of it, you have a great chance of finding a class [...]
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Seattle
As promised, here’s the full report from our recent Seattle adventure. I’m pleased to say that we managed to have many great meals and didn’t even have to break our budget to do so. Not too long after landing in the Emerald City, we found ourselves strolling along Alki Beach in West Seattle right at [...]
Student Spotlight
I have just a quick update tonight for you all. The Cambridge School of Culinary Arts Fall 2009 Alumni Newsletter was just released today and I am featured in the “Student Spotlight”. Click here to view the article. My feature is on page 11. I was also interviewed for the “Twitter Tactics” article on the [...]
TV Diner – Video is online!
As mentioned in my last post, the ‘Student Chef Showdown’ episode of TV Diner, featuring an appearance by yours truly, aired this morning and I’m pleased to say that I did not come across as a babbling buffoon. Here’s the clip from the TV Diner website…fast forward to the 3:40 mark to see my segment. [...]
TV Diner
Recently, I was offered a chance to compete in a ‘student chef showdown’, an opportunity that the budding-chef in me just couldn’t turn down. To give you all some background, there is a television show that airs here in Boston on NECN (New England Cable News) called TV Diner. TV Diner is a great program that [...]
Guest Chef for a Night: Recap
My first ever Guest Chef for a Night event has come and passed and now that I’ve had some time to reflect on the big night, I can truly say that I can’t remember a time when I ever worked so hard and furiously to bring something to life. The initial work began a few [...]
Guest Chef for a Night!
A few times a year, CSCA students are presented with an opportunity to participate in a “Guest Chef for a Night” program. Beginning in 2006, the school has partnered with many well known chefs in the Boston area, providing students with the chance to plan a special menu for an evening, to be served as a supplement to the restaurant’s ‘regular’ [...]
Island Creek Oyster Festival
On Saturday, I volunteered my services at the annual Island Creek Oyster Festival, held in Duxbury Beach, located about 45 minutes south of Boston. The event served as a fundraiser for the Island Creek Oysters Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports numerous local charities and sustainable aquaculture projects. With some 3,000 expected attendees and a [...]
Sabers and Culinary School – Together at Last
Chef J had a special demonstration for us at the end of our five week Food Management seminar. He led off by telling us about the three different ways to open a bottle of champagne; the wrong way, the ‘normal’ way, and the ‘impressive’ way. The wrong way involves shaking up the bottle for a [...]
Sushi Night at School
One of the graduation requirements for my program is that students must participate in a certain number of school-sponsored events during the school year. For Culinary Certificate Program students like me, this translates into a time commitment of approximately 12 hours. One of the easiest and most popular ways for students to satisfy this requirement is [...]
