Posts by Jim

It is funny that this thread has come back to life after so many years. Fun when that happens, actually. So, I have been using the following recipe for quite a while now.... with some great results. I modified the recipe from the...

some online vendors even take an electronic check. You can also sing-up for PayPal with a checking account and then use that to make payments. Good luck.

Have you considered one of the many online vendors?

I think the best approach in this situation is honesty. "I am in school, I'm working on my skills and I want you to show me" or something along those lines. I think, right from the start, the expectations are out there. And then, work...

If I may interject.... from a Culinary Instructor's perspective:   "Please - in class - just shut up..." says it exactly the way I am thinking it. You are here to learn; I am here to help remove hurdles. I simply can not help...

I encourage my students to invest in a quality tool box (Lowe's, Home Depot, etc) with a hasp and pad lock. Also, a Dremel (high RPM drill-like tool) is wonderful for etching initials/name into handles, etc of tools you wish not to...

Steven Covey, the author of the 7 Highly Effective Habits for Teens uses an old adage that I find wonderfully handy with this quandary: Start with the End in mind! In other words, Jess, what do you hope to do? Where do you see yourself...

I used to be a religious UniformsUSA customer  when they were a teeny, tiny operation... they  got bigger and, predictably, service went south. Shame, really, because prices were good and quality matched.

Anybody share any thoughts on Instituto Español de Gastronomía as a site for taking students for an immersion? Or, for that matter, any location in Spain to host a group of about 20 high school students for a summer...

Interesting that the comparison keeps coming up between Medium Raw and Kitchen Confidential. I found that Medium is like the grown up brother of his discourse on the culinary underbelly. Sure, there are frank and graphic attitudes,...