Developing and Refining One's Sense of Taste - the Beginning

I realized midway through the email that I was holding my breath. The email read:

We look forward to welcoming you to L’Academie de Cuisine (LADC) as a student in our Culinary Techniques 101 (CT101) class with Chef Brian Patterson on THURSDAY, January 15^th, 2015
Plan to arrive early so we can begin promptly at 6:30p.m.  If you are driving, please park in the lot in the FRONT of the building.  Upon your arrival please check in with me at the front desk.  At that time you will receive your tools, chef jackets and aprons. 

Dress is casual.  However, please plan to wear comfortable clothing as you will be spending a good amount of time on your feet in the kitchen.  Jeans, black pants, khakis, or traditional checked chef pants are all acceptable alternatives.  Footwear options include: clogs, sneakers or any other kitchen shoes with non-slip soles.  Open-toed shoes, sandals, and high heels are not permitted in the kitchen.

 

L'Academie de Cuisine describes Culinary Techniques 101 as, " an intense fundamentals course adapted from LADC's full -length curriculum used in training our professional culinary students. Combining classic techniques with a contemporary approach, you'll get hands-on practical experience in each and every class. Learn to cook by expanding your knowledge, honing new techniques, perfecting your timing and developing and refining your sense of taste - all  in our professional kitchens. "

Culinary Techniques is a 20 week course. It really began to sink in:

• for the next 20 weeks Thursday evenings were accounted for - including the evening of my birthday
• the class would cover a different topic each week including knife skills, stocks, soups, fish, poultry, pasta, bread, and more.
• the pants,shirts and shoes  I wore as a class volunteer would also be worn in this class
• the long awaited monogramed chef's jacket had arrived.

I've packed my bag with the shoes, pants, and shirt I will wear for tonight's first class. I invite you to follow my journey developing and  refining my sense of taste in L'Academie de Cuisine's  Culinary Techniques Class. Tonight topic: Knife Skills.

Are you ready?

Be well,

Technicolor girl

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The votes are in

I was reviewing my inbox to make sure I had responded to all emails. Somehow, I'd missed one.  The email read as follows:

Hello Everyone,

 

I am sending out this email as a reminder to anyone who needs to order supplies for the CT101 class. With the holidays my supplier will need the order by tomorrow.

 

Wait a second! This email meant a couple of things. First, my registration to participate in L'Academie de Cuisine's  Culinary Techniques 101 class, CT101, was accepted and had been processed. This was the point of no return  or backing out.

 

The supplies being ordered included a chef's knife set, a half apron and a chef's jacket  with a name embroidered on it. This meant I  also needed to tabulate the results from the polls on the blog site and the Technicolor dining Facebook page to find out what name readers had selected.

 

 

The number one choice? Techdine girl

The second choice? Lady T

 

The jacket is expected  to arrive sometime in early January. I've already contacted the school about ordering a second jacket with "Lady T" embroidered on it.

 

Thanks to all who responded in the poll. When the jacket arrives I'll be sure to share a photo of it with you.

 

 

 

Be well,

Technicolor girl

 

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