chef gabrielle hamilton. discussed in bourdain's book; chef at the Prune in New York. i like her choice of ingredients and style, and that they serve brunch.

After an almost flawless drive to pumpkin lane, johnny and i spent the next two nights at "now that's class..." in Cleveland for Horriblefest. the bands were alright, nothing i got overly excited about, although i enjoyed chronic seizure and the inmates sets. we chatted with brian from the boards again for a bit. the brutal knights would have been ( Read more... )

My stay in chicago is coming to an end. johnny's getting ready for graduate school, which i'm helping him with. I'm getting ready for cooking school and crack city, st. catharines. Our roommates are still out of toilet paper. I've learned alot, mostly from cable television ( Read more... )

"You can all too quickly set yourself up to play a part, whether you realize what's happening or not. A current work situation may give you a sense of unreality. You may even make goals for yourself based on your own fantasy, rather than what is actually attainable. This is a tricky situation, for you can be let down when you realize that you ( Read more... )

I can't afford chef school. Or at least, i can't afford Le Cordon Bleu. There is absolutely no way i can get funding by banks or OSAP. I don't want to rely solely on the possibility of scholarships, and i don't want to start the diploma program only to be unable to finish it for 10 years due to lack of money ( Read more... )

but going through your old belongings (i'm talking childhood) is a great reminder of how long and annoying life can be.

so i contacted the office asking for lab work for the remainder of this week, thinking that there wouldn't be anything for me to do but that making an effort would at least make me feel better about the fact that i'm out of work/money. well i guess they found some office tasks for me to do. damn it julie, why am i so responsible ( Read more... )

i'm enrolled in culinary school.
i've got my one and only.

things are damn good.

i'm gonna knock myself out.

:D

So, today, i bake ( Read more... )