Chili & Chives

It was the first full day in Boston. Tina and I woke up early and walked around to the Public Park, the Boston Commons, and Cheers. The...

Talal finally finished his PE Exam. He said it was tricky, but at least that burden for the last year is gone! To surpise him, I left...

To celebrate the completion of my month in France, I decided to treat myself to the experience of a Michelin-starred restaurant. I...

Today, I spent 14 hours at Gastronomicom. Hour 2 In Pastry, we made a heavenly dessert that is something I would actually order if I took...

Friday Per tradition, we had trouble on our weekend. On Friday evening, we were supposed to leave the residence at 6:26pm to make the 7pm...

I have a lot of notes from my French Cheese and Wine class today. Bare with me as I write them out for safekeeping! Cheese is made of...

This week is chocolate week! While most would approach this week with excitement and anticipation, I felt queasy. I've seen the movie...

Here are the steps to fileting a fish. Start by cutting off all the fins. Fins are very painful if they poke you. Continue by running the...

Saturday was both cold and rainy. I was definitely underprepared for the weather. It would have been useful to check the forecast, but......

After a long, hard week of work on the cakes, I finally saw assembled my amazing cakes. We worked very diligently on a 1)...

In Cuisine class today, I had a very tough time. As far as skills go, it wasn't hard too hard. It really tested my ability to hold my...

This afternoon, we made Tomato Risotto. Although I've made risotto many times in the past, I still learned the correct process. We...

This morning we woke up in the Gruyere region of Switzerland. Peering out the window, we see the Alps and the variety of cows, sheep, and...

Erica and I packed our weekend gear for the whole weekend and made our way to school. She walked and I took the bus. I wore my coat and...

I can't even find the words to express the feeling of satisfaction that I've experienced this week in baking. I've never practiced baking...

I woke up today with sore forearms. Ready to bake. Little did I know, but we were going to bake in both classes today. Bread and bread...

Recipes of the Day: Pain Au Chocolat 370g Flour T45 12g Live Yeast 30g Sugar 8g Salt 20g Powdered Milk 50g Whole Eggs 4g Honey 170g Water...

I woke up today, cold. I had yogurt and grapes for breakfast and dressed for a tour of the school. Lise and Stephanie picked us up. We...

All by myself, I left to France. My entire journey took about 24 hours, as expected. My flights were quick and easy. The gate I arrived...

Labor Day Weekend was a series of spontaneous events. On Saturday, I drove to Talal's house around noon to met him, Hassoun, Hammoudi,...