2016-06-06 Behind the Scenes: Understanding the Kitchen Brigade My Life in Paris / My Reflections about Gastronomy The kitchen brigade system (brigade de cuisine) is a hierarchical system and everyone has specific responsibilities and follows a strict hierarchy.
2015-11-02 A Small Step, but My Own Giant Leap My Life in Paris / My Reflections about Gastronomy From my first day at the school, I re-learned everything from scratch. Today, I finish my training, and I’ll be responsible to continue learning, but a beautiful adventure it’s been.
2015-08-09 Baking Bread from scratch (Beginner friendly!) My Life in Paris / My Reflections about Gastronomy Baking bread is like magic, I think, and this was an unforgettable session at home. We laughed, we got dirty, and we enjoyed the loot.
2015-07-24 Getting Ready for the Second Round of Exams My Life in Paris / My Reflections about Gastronomy During the semester we cooked 30 traditional dishes. The exam would be 1 of those 30 to convince the jury we were ready for what would follow.
2015-07-23 Gardens and Gastronomy: A Trip to the French region of Berry My Life in Paris / My Reflections about Gastronomy France is renowned for its culinary treasures, but it’s not all haute cuisine. Discover with us the culinary specialities @ Berry, France.
2015-02-08 Butter in Traditional French Cooking: Why is there so much in it? My Life in Paris / My Reflections about Gastronomy The great French cooking came about when taste and appearance was everything but why does French cooking have so much butter in it?