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    Day 108: Houston We Have a Final Problem.
    Eliana
    • Feb 5, 2014
    • 3 min

    Day 108: Houston We Have a Final Problem.

    Getting to school today on the day of my final was a nightmare. The streets were a mess. It was as though 7eleven dumped it’s slushie...
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    Day 106: Pasta and Picture Day
    Eliana
    • Feb 3, 2014
    • 2 min

    Day 106: Pasta and Picture Day

    Don’t you hate that feeling you get when you are anxious about something? You just can’t wait to get that particular day over with! My...
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    Day 105: Corn Hush Puppies, We Meet Again!
    Eliana
    • Jan 31, 2014
    • 2 min

    Day 105: Corn Hush Puppies, We Meet Again!

    I had one thing on my mind and one thing only. CORN NUGGETS! Yeah, that’s right, I didn’t stutter. Little corn hush puppies. I was on...
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    Day 104: 5 More Days!
    Eliana
    • Jan 30, 2014
    • 2 min

    Day 104: 5 More Days!

    Moved over to the production station. O.M.G.—I’m done in 5 days (well 4 not counting today). I could cry! My day consisted of three...
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    Day 103: Full Eliana Mode.
    Eliana
    • Jan 29, 2014
    • 5 min

    Day 103: Full Eliana Mode.

    Heads up! This chronicle will not fail you. Everyone- today was my pastry mock final and let’s just say Eliana-isms came out full...
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    Day 102: A Piece of Cake, Also Literally.
    Eliana
    • Jan 28, 2014
    • 2 min

    Day 102: A Piece of Cake, Also Literally.

    Pastry has been a lot of fun theses days. Working on the two level 6 dishes with Chef is a piece of cake (no pun intended). Now, I...
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    Day 101: Once a Batter Addict, Always one.
    Eliana
    • Jan 27, 2014
    • 3 min

    Day 101: Once a Batter Addict, Always one.

    The one-hundred and one chronicle! Hot damn—would you look at that. I can’t wait to go back an reread my experiences from day 1-30 and...
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    Day 100: Oh How I Missed Pastry.
    Eliana
    • Jan 24, 2014
    • 2 min

    Day 100: Oh How I Missed Pastry.

    Thank the lord I have finally reached the pastry station! After the poissonier and saucier station, I was thrilled to be out of the...
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    Day 99: Covered in Duck Fat.
    Eliana
    • Jan 23, 2014
    • 2 min

    Day 99: Covered in Duck Fat.

    Brutally cold weather and going to restaurants- let’s just say they don’t mesh well together. Another slow day in the kitchen, but I’m...
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    Day 97: I Love You My Pear Dumpling.
    Eliana
    • Jan 22, 2014
    • 2 min

    Day 97: I Love You My Pear Dumpling.

    Hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend off thanks to Dr. Martin Luther King. Gotta love having Mondays off because you aren’t as tired...
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    Day 95: Covered in Fat, Duck Fat.
    Eliana
    • Jan 17, 2014
    • 2 min

    Day 95: Covered in Fat, Duck Fat.

    Since the past couple of days have been rather slow in the restaurant and we prepped really well, there was not much to do today at the...
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    Day 94: Busy as a Bee.
    Eliana
    • Jan 16, 2014
    • 1 min

    Day 94: Busy as a Bee.

    Nothing slow about today, well at least not on my station. Instead of making the cod, Pandora and I switched, so that we can practice...
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    Day 93: Big Mouth Bass.
    Eliana
    • Jan 15, 2014
    • 2 min

    Day 93: Big Mouth Bass.

    Nothing like the first day at a new station the day after flying in from a family vacation (I know, poor me. Someone get the mini violin...
    1 view0 comments
    Day 92: Chef and I. And My Phone.
    Eliana
    • Jan 9, 2014
    • 2 min

    Day 92: Chef and I. And My Phone.

    Just got back from a demo with Chef Jacques Pepin (famous chef and also one of the dean’s at my school). That man can work a knife like...
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    Day 91: First Day of the Last Month.
    Eliana
    • Jan 7, 2014
    • 2 min

    Day 91: First Day of the Last Month.

    Today was one of those days where I was too cold and too tired to take off my street clothes, so I made the executive decision to keep my...
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    Day 90: Cooking Up a Snow Storm.
    Eliana
    • Jan 6, 2014
    • 2 min

    Day 90: Cooking Up a Snow Storm.

    Technically today was the last day of level 5. I know, insane- I can’t believe it is already almost over also. After weathering a heck of...
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    Day 88: When I Cook, We Get the Orders.
    Eliana
    • Dec 20, 2013
    • 2 min

    Day 88: When I Cook, We Get the Orders.

    First day at the fish station (poissonier)- check! We had two dishes to make- the scallops in a butternut squash puree with pomegranates,...
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    Day 87: Be More 'Delicate', said Chef.
    Eliana
    • Dec 19, 2013
    • 1 min

    Day 87: Be More 'Delicate', said Chef.

    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...
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    Day 84: New Station, Need Every Dish.
    Eliana
    • Dec 16, 2013
    • 2 min

    Day 84: New Station, Need Every Dish.

    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...
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    Day 80: Pillsbury's New Dough Girl.
    Eliana
    • Dec 9, 2013
    • 2 min

    Day 80: Pillsbury's New Dough Girl.

    Will somebody please check me into the raw cake batter’s anonymous, already? It’s getting ridiculous. My dreams are all about the batter....
    2 views0 comments
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