Salad Day in Buffet & Catering Class at Le Cordon Bleu Was Scary

Tuesday was the first production day for buffet & catering class at Le Cordon Bleu. I arrived almost one hour before school started to make sure my spot for the next six weeks would be located on the end of the back row, which is beside none other than--- the oven. Please do not tell anyone, but I was terrified of that fateful day, which is also known as--- salad day. Who is afraid of salad...

Please Mind Your Manners at Le Cordon Bleu

Ahh, the last day of class. First of all, I’m way past the student library volunteer yelling at me again. Since sign-in sheet anger wasn’t enough, she called security the next time I stopped by the library. That’s right. Why? Oh, because I threw an empty can in the library trash can. Amazingly, this trash can was an imposter trash can, only pretending to actually be a trash can. She...

Making a Non-Shady Friend at Le Cordon Bleu

I made a friend during class at culinary school. Please be excited about this miraculously mind boggling event because making a non-shady friend is not included in tuition. It's necessary to mention many students surrounding my surroundings have previously been proven super scary. Do you think my new friend would ever steal mise en place, clarified butter, or recently torn tin foil for freshly...

Sharing Pencil Grips & Erasers at Le Cordon Bleu

In an attempt to make new friends on the first day of nutrition class last week, offering other students a sassy eraser and sparkling pencil grip seemed like the right thing to do. These weren't just regular erasers or even close to basic pencil grips. As I opened the bag, an array of colors lit up our nutrition classroom in a flash. It was like a rainbow exploded on my desk as I waited for each...