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 machine all over the place and then forced you to walk! The ground was pure slush and impossible to navigate. Luckily I someh...

          I was feeling very bittersweet and no not like the chocolate. Wish I tasted like chocolate, but come to think of it thank g-d I don’t because I would be biting off pieces of myself to eat. Bittersweet in the sense that I am sad that culinary school is officia...

        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 friends- that is how I feel about this coming Wednesday--- MY FINAL! I hope you have all been praying for me to pass because t...

         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 canapés and I planned on making canapés my slave!—until the freaking deep fryer started giving me problems. The first time I e...

           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 things: 1) breaking down the both the cod and bass, 2) Cleaning, 3) Helping Tyler with the canapés (one bite dishes)....

           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 throttle.  For the mock final, chef had us cut the recipes for both the pear tart and chocolate gingerbread cake in either half...

            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 probably shouldn’t bite my tongue yet because tomorrow is my pastry mock final where I will have to make both desserts before...

            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 what an comical time that was as I took on the personas of Dumb and Dumber, Mrs. Doubtfire, and someone with two left hand...

              Thank the lord I have finally reached the pastry station! After the poissonier and saucier station, I was thrilled to be out of the mayhem of the main kitchen with the chefs watching my every move. I have a new chef for pastry, so I was on my best behavio...

          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 not complaining. We still got to practice plating each dish and then wrapping it up for chef to take home for dinner. Someon...