The Class:

"Food Preparation Skills", a class offered by a local community college, is taught by an executive chef of nearly twenty years. It is a beginners class covering a variety of subjects; the students enrolled are expected to read through the 4th edition of "On Cooking" by the end of the semester. The class only meets twice a week, but for four hours at a time.

The Classmates:

Most of my classmates would prefer to be manager rather...