Just back from Aspen

Howdy food lovers,

Well, my wife and I had a great time in Aspen, CO. We also had some of the best food ever. I will put that in a separate post. I'm back to school now and working nights. It doesn't agree with me that well but I will be back baking early in the morning as soon as possible. Thanks for checking in.

Chef Tom

Chic Newsletter Survey

Howdy reading lovers,

CHIC president Lloyd Kirsch has asked a team of staff to design and launch a student newsletter. As a first step, we are surveying the CHIC community to get a solid idea of what we as students, staff, faculty, and alumni want and need in such a newsletter.

Please take a few moments to complete the survey.. Your input is essential to the success of our future publication.


Here's a direct link to the survey.

Thanks!

Chef Tom

Great new blog by one of my students

Howdy food lovers,

I just received a note from a fellow blogger and one of my former students. Her name is Holly Kapherr. She is currently a pastry chef in Tallahassee, Florida. Check out her blog here.! It's more than just the usual recipes and restaurant reviews. She really has something to say.

Chef Tom

"I Could Eat", by Holly Kapherr

What a great week this has been!

Howdy food lovers,

I just wanted to say what a great week this has been. I can't think of a time in the spring that has been as nice as these last five days. It has been a great time to get outside and excercise, layabout and of course cook. You may know that I use the grill all year round but it is in the summertime and early spring that I really get the most out of the grill. It's a heavy duty electric model from Charbroil. I know it sounds lame but it isn't. It can reach temperature of up to 700°F. I know a charcoal grill is better but with our little 4'x8' porch, there's just not that much room. We have the window boxes with flowers and the grill, that's it.

We will be hosting my sister, Catherine and her friend Jennifer tomorrow night so the grill will be in full swing. We're doing steaks but I think we will also do some shrimp and marinated vegetables. I hope you all had a great week too and look forward to next week. It'll just get better as the summer rolls along.

Tom