CHIC Podcast #86: Sparkling Summer WineWhen do you serve sparkling wine? I have to say I always put it in the celebratory category. Chef Karyn Hobfoll and our own dining room manager and teacher, Susan Beard came by to set me straight. We opened a bottle of...
CHIC Podcast #85: Getting into the Food LifeChef John and I talk about the food industry all the time and what fun it is. Often students and non-students ask us how we got into the business and how they can get started. We prepare our students to cook in a...
CHIC Podcast #84: Chef Cheryl Corrado's Trip to Italy CHIC's very own Chef Cheryl Corrado recently took a trip to Italy. This was in reciprocation for having Chef Bruno Stofella visit CHIC this spring. Chef Bruno was on a tour of the United...
CHIC Podcast #83: Chef Jerome Druart Chef Jerome Druart is a pastry chef from our sister school in Ottawa, Canada. Every few months we get a visit from a chef from Le Cordon Bleu. Chef Druart enlightened, enlivened and amazed our students for...
CHIC Podcast #82: Grilling Tips Chef John Fuente and I don’t claim to be grilling experts but we sure know what we like and we know what works. He and I talk about the great summertime cooking method. For some of us it’s...
CHIC Podcast #81: Listener Questions I don’t know about you but I always have questions. I love talking with other cooks about what works for them. You too? I thought so. In this show I take some listener and student questions I have...