Eliana
Day 40: A World War. Me Vs. Chef.
Level 2 final here I come! We took the final written exam, which I tend to hit a home run on (got a 97%- only question I missed was an...
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Culinary School Chronicles
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Eliana
- Oct 4, 2013
- 4 min
Day 38: Flounder, My Way.
Three words: Flounder Your Way. At around 2 am last night, I woke up and all I remember is that I was thinking about how I was going to...
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Eliana
- Sep 9, 2013
- 3 min
Day 20: The Case of the Missing Turnip.
Level one officially ended today and yes this email is late because I did go celebrate afterwards. It’s not like I had 1 theory...
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Eliana
- Aug 20, 2013
- 3 min
Day 7: Meet Carlos, My BFF.
Chef Jeff insisted that we switch kitchen stations because some of us (aka me, Noah, Carlos, etc) ONLY work at specific stations (I’m...
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Eliana
- Aug 16, 2013
- 4 min
Day 6: A Scene in the Kitchen
Today was a saucy one! It was ALL about sauces. Now on Friday we made all different kinds of stocks to use as the bases for our sauces....
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Eliana
- Aug 12, 2013
- 4 min
Day 1: The Dogs are Barking.
Last night I barely slept, I blame it on a few factors. For one, I have been waiting for my first day in a kitchen ever for a long time...
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The Chronicles.
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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Eliana
- Feb 4, 2014
- 2 min
Day 107: Tomorrow is the Big Day.
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...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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