Before I became a teacher, or more accurately, before I started learning how to teach, I had to learn how to cook.
I never wanted to be a cook. Actually, I never thought about being a cook. It was not that it was not reputable enough, nor that it lacked moneymaking potential. I really did not have an inkling of what went on behind the door that the blue-haired lady disappeared behind. It just was not on my top-ten list of “things to do.” Rock drummer, yes. Computer geek, yes. Roadie for...

Hi chef talkers, I'm going to take a shot at "blogging" Not sure really what to do, but I will write about my experiences teaching culinary arts, and/or any other interesting nuggets.

A bit about me, I have been honored to be a part of chef talk for over 7 years and have seen it grow to what it is today, while never loosing it's homey,community feeling (thanks Nicko)

I have been teaching culinary arts for about 4 years after 25 years in the industry. I'm a...

The past year seems like it has been one long endless stream of upgrades to ChefTalk. Although the upgrades can be time consuming I am extremely happy to see how much ChefTalk has grown as a result of the upgrades. Here are a list of some of what has happened this past year:

• Photo Gallery
• Regular monthly newsletter (teamed up with globalchefs.com)
• Special guest forums (Harold McGee, Rick Bayless)
• Blogs
• New layout to the main site (in progress)
• Addition of RSS feeds for the cook book

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