So, I've finished all of my culinary classes. I haven't quite graduated yet, I have to report my 'externship hours'. Fortunately, my new employer is signing off on my externship hours, so I have just one job that is both paid AND credit ( Read more... )

It's dark and windy and late, and I'm just out of work and heading to the parking lot by the water tower. I'm trudging along in my cook's outfit, which is the black and white checkered pants and a short sleeve white shirt, carrying my backpack. As I'm walking along with this stream of cars going past me, some guy leans out of his window to yell at ( Read more... )

Anyway, some good news that I haven't shared here yet, I'm a professional cook now as well as a culinary student. Since the day before Easter, in fact. My first work pretty much was helping to put on an easter buffet for some 200 or so people. I've done several other banquets since then, as well as working on the line. It's a hotel/restaurant on ( Read more... )