Posts by rjx

How were the class sizes? Did the teacher speak in English, or a combo of french and English? Can they help find a place to live? Any chance of French households willing to take in a foreign student to live with them to help keep the...

Since I only have 2 text's, I would recommend The Professional Chef (8th) instead of On Cooking. I like how the Pro Chef comes across as more serious and thorough. On Cooking is really good and has lots of photos, but compared to the Pro...

The Professional Chef (8th) by The Culinary Institute of America Amazon.com: The Professional Chef: The Culinary Institute of America: Books Professional Cooking by Wayne Gisslen Amazon.com: Professional Cooking, Trade Version:...

kleraudio you don't need any kind of schooling or degree, but it helps more than if you didn't have one. Hopefully, you should already know a lot about cooking and the restaurant biz since you have been in the biz for a while. Use it...

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I would really appreciate that. Thanks! :)

I found out about the school from sfbi.com (San Francisco Baking Institute). On their site they offer an additional two week course at École Grégoire-Ferrandi. Here are some links I found that might interest you. I am quite interested...

Save $6,000 if you take the night classes (9 months). If you are after French techniques, take a look at this. Learning French Cooking : ESCF, french cooking school, Paris - France It's about $19,500 US dollars.

At the end of next year when I (hopefully) earn my hospitality A.S. (emphasis on food and restaurant management) I would love to go to FCI. Doubt that will happen though :(

The event is fairly early (6pm) and cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served. This is the description ... Thank you for the link :)