Mediterranean cuisine is not the result of a specific culture or ethnic group. It is more the culinary collaboration of a diverse range of people that live in the Mediterranean Sea region. The term Mediterranean means "in the middle of earth" or ...
New School of Cooking Culver City
Fantabulous French
The French have contributed much to the eating pleasures we enjoy today, even if it is considered one the “unfriendly cuisines,” meaning complicated and hard to master. However, today’s impressive salad recipe couldn’t be easier. This week, our ...
Italian Inspirations
It has been six months since Rona & I graduated from Pro 1 Chef School. We are both excited to be back in the classroom to learn about ethnic cooking, palette development and food paring in Pro 2 classes. In Pro 1 we learned about techniques and ...
methods & madness…
final class – testing, one, two, three!
My ramblings from Pro-Chef French Cooking Class have sadly come to an end after spending the last six months learning techniques, styles, and culinary terms. In the end, there was always a method to the madness. The first week of testing stressed ...
Gâteau au Chocolat
Methods & Madness... Class 18: Desserts Recipes & Ramblings from Chef School The best was saved for last, with desserts being our final lesson of Pro Chef School. We overindulged with Chocolate Cake, Lemon Tart, Chocolate Pudding, ...