Wonder how macarons are made in the professional kitchen, catch a glimpse as I tackle the macaron stage at Atelier Pierre Herme
Entries Tagged as 'Culinary Boot Camps'
Macaron Stage at Atelier Pierre Hermé
December 27th, 2009 · 52 Comments · Culinary Boot Camps, Macaron Chronicles
Pastry Bootcamp with Tartelette
July 14th, 2009 · 32 Comments · Culinary Boot Camps, Pastry, Pies and Tarts
Learning about french desserts like mousse cakes and tarts can be a fun weekend activity.
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Meeting the Picasso of Pastry
May 24th, 2008 · 59 Comments · Culinary Boot Camps, Macaron Chronicles
What happens when you get a chance to spend two days with the World's most famous and brilliant pastry chef - Pierre Herme? Sweet heaven!
Learning from the Master…
May 20th, 2008 · 27 Comments · Culinary Boot Camps, Macaron Chronicles, Pastry
It was a rare opportunity that I was able to spend two full days with the most brilliant pastry chef of my lifetime… Recognize him from his profile ? …. No? How about this front view shot? Still do not…
Boot Camp Day 5: Enlightenment
August 23rd, 2007 · 13 Comments · Culinary Boot Camps
The day started with Chef Phil Crispo inquiring about our dinner the previous night at the Escoffier. I could see relief in his eyes as he was met with positive reviews. I wanted to point out that I still have…
Boot Camp Day 4:Recovery and the Making of a Chef
August 12th, 2007 · 10 Comments · Culinary Boot Camps
Chef Phil Crispo was already at the lecture room when we arrived. He appeared to be working intently on the computer, but I was sure he was eavesdropping on the animated discussion in the room about our awful service at…
Boot Camp Day 3: Hubby needs a psychiatrist
July 24th, 2007 · 10 Comments · Culinary Boot Camps
Pancakes. I had been dreaming of a lovely stack of them all the way from the hotel this morning. My dream though was fast becoming a nightmare as I stared at the CIA student struggling to make these ubiquitous breakfast…
Tags:American Bounty·Culinary Institute of America·French Cuisine Boot Camp
Me and McGee
July 14th, 2007 · 6 Comments · Culinary Boot Camps, Food and Travel
Okay, it probably sounds more like McGee and 20 other people. Anyway, I just finished the first day of the “The Harold McGee lecture series” . My head is full and exploding with countless ideas for new experiments. The “hungry”…
Tags:Food Science·Harold McGee
Boot Camp Day 2 – Hell’s Kitchen
July 12th, 2007 · 11 Comments · Culinary Boot Camps
I think I fell asleep even before my head hit the pillow last night and had slept straight through to morning. Those are the most restful slumbers, deep and uninterrupted. HH, meanwhile, did not sleep too well (too much booze)….
Tags:Culinary Institute of America·forcemeat·French Culinary Bootcamp
Boot Camp Day 1 – In the Weeds
July 8th, 2007 · 23 Comments · Culinary Boot Camps
*Names of boot camp participants have been changed to protect their privacy. Most names of the CIA personnel remain the same except the Kitchen Assistants, who will figure both positively and negatively in our kitchen adventures. The “hungry hubby” (from…
