Author Archives: Jim Seaman

Day 1 of Week 7 focused entirely on starches. Some of us made grits, others made pilaf and Chef made risotto. All of it was good. I ate all of it. My new team and I were assigned the pilaf, which is basically just herb-infused boiled rice. We did an okay job, but it wouldContinue reading “Week 7”

Day 1 of Week 6 was a relief from the previous week’s hectic and stressful planning. We presented our strengths and weaknesses from the previous week’s event and Chef demonstrated the importance of using salt and pepper to season food. He largely used the inartistic, yet helpful, picture found above to illustrate his points. ThereContinue reading “Week 6”

Day 1 of Week 5 was Prep Day for Cream of Broccoli! How stressful! We got her done even though I personally made many mistakes along the way. Jasmine was certainly the rock of the team. She was cranking out peeled and sliced vegetables like a well-oiled machine. Steve seemed like he was doing aContinue reading “Week 5”