The Kitchen Journal
Every Dish Tells a Story
Follow my journey through culinary school, competitions, recipes, and the experiences that are shaping my future as a professional chef.
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WEEK 4
FOLLOW MY JOURNEY: WEEK 4Turns out, I don’t dislike vegetables—I just needed them cooked the right way. Going into Week 4, I wasn’t exactly excited when I heard it was Vegetable Week. I’ve never been a big vegetable person, so a full week of cooking and tasting vegetables didn’t sound like it was going to be my favorite. By…
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WEEK 4
Read more: WEEK 4Turns out, I don’t dislike vegetables—I just needed them cooked the right way. Going into Week 4, I wasn’t exactly excited when I heard it was Vegetable Week. I’ve never been a big vegetable person, so a full week of cooking and tasting vegetables didn’t sound like it was going to be my favorite. By…
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WEEK 3
Read more: WEEK 3One simple ingredient. A whole lot of technique—and a whole lot of eggs. EGG WEEK Week 3 at culinary school was Egg Week, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen, cooked, or tasted so many eggs in such a short amount of time. When you think about eggs, they seem pretty simple. Scrambled, fried, boiled—how…
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WEEK 2
Read more: WEEK 2It’s All About the Sauce Learning the foundations behind the sauces that can completely transform a dish. Week 2 of culinary school was all about sauce—and I quickly learned that making a good sauce is a lot more technical than simply combining ingredients in a pan. This week, we worked with several classic sauces and…
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Week 1
Read more: Week 1Soups, Stocks & Starting From Scratch My first week of culinary school is officially in the books! Week 1 was all about soups, but I quickly learned that making soup in culinary school is a lot different from opening a can or throwing a few ingredients into a pot. This week was about understanding how…
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Welcome to My Kitchen Journal
Read more: Welcome to My Kitchen JournalWelcome to my culinary journey! This journal will document my experiences at the Culinary Institute LeNotre, the techniques I learn, recipes I create, competitions I enter, and milestones I achieve along the way. Thank you for joining me on this journey.