Sicily

Sicily

by | Dec 8, 2011 | Culinary Arts

I haven’t gotten to travel to Europe yet, but after this research paper, I am adding Sicily to my list! Introduction to Sicily: Whenever I think of Sicily, I think of two things: the food and the movie, The Sicilian, based on a Mario Puzo book. Romance...

Cambodia

by | Nov 16, 2011 | Culinary Arts

The really cool thing about being in the third quarter of culinary school is that we have to research different topics related to the material we’re studying. We started the quarter in Southeast Asia, and my country was Cambodia. I was really moved by the...
Sicily

Line Cooking and Setting Up Your Station

by | Nov 1, 2011 | Culinary Arts

My first time working on a line was at Stopsky’s Delicatessen when we opened in May 2011. It was terrifying. Of course, the chef and the other cooks were supremely helpful, but there’s something truly intimidating about the first time you hear “Order...
Sicily

Square One Pizza – Real version

by | Oct 26, 2011 | Culinary Arts

After Chef Vicky allowed us to experiment with our own pizza doughs, she demo’d a pizza assembly for the bistro. This quarter we’re making pizza in advance and selling by the slice. Customers can also wait for a made-to-order pizza, but they don’t...
Sicily

Square One Pizza Demo

by | Oct 13, 2011 | Culinary Arts

At the beginning of each quarter, the chefs will teach the students how to cook some of the dishes. This is particularly helpful because we operate rather independently of each other once we start cooking on the line. Chef Vicky demonstrated the pizza dough rolling...