CHIC Podcast #109: Korean Food with Wook KangWook Kang is one of our best new instructors and when I say new, I mean three years. I was surprised to learn that Chef Wook has been with CHIC for three years. He teaches a variety of culinary classes but his background...
CHIC Podcast #108: Welcome to our new InstructorsContinuing with our series of introducing you to our new instructors, this week, we talk with Patte Borg. Patte comes to CHIC from a varied career in pastry and food. I enjoyed talking with her very much and I think we can all...
CHIC Podcast #107: What's the Deal with Puff PastryPuff pastry is one of those things you see in the grocery store but may not know how to use it. Perhaps you have wanted to make it. Well, I had a listener ask me a question about making puff pastry....
CHIC Podcast #106: Trends in FoodWe have a great group of faculty, administrators and staff at our school, The Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago. Heading up that terrific bunch of folks is Lloyd Kirsch. Lloyd is very interested in and knowledgeable of what is happening in education and in...
CHIC Podcast #105: Happy New Year!As another great year draws to a close this coming week, we take a break from talking about food for a musical interlude. And this is a pretty rockin’ one at that. I have chosen some tunes from the vast library of music at Podshow.com....
CHIC Podcast #104V: Christmas Breads (Video)Oh what fun we had making Christmas breads at bread guild this month. We made pan d’oro, pannettone, christosomo and stollen. All these breads are quite rich and require attention and time. Join me as I describe how we came to make these breads of...