Author Archives: Jim Seaman

Day 1 of Week 4! Time is flying by at record speeds! Today we prepared a vegetable stock using mirepoix, a vegetable mix generally including onions, celery and carrots. Our team did a pretty good job I feel. The stock was très doux, very sweet. I definitely feel that I would enjoy chicken stock aContinue reading “Week 4”

Here’s the skinny on what you’ve been doing wrong at the grill: Never season the steaks before putting them on the grill (it’s useless), always rub oil on to the steak to evenly cook the meat, and NEVER flip the steak before rotating it 90° and placing it in a new spot on the grill.Continue reading “Week 3”

Today I’m starting with Day 2 of Week 2 since the transitions work better that way. As usual, everyone showed up 15 minutes before the start of class for attendance taking, phone sanitizing and hand washing. Then began the demonstration on how to properly use a chef’s knife! After about fifteen minutes of demonstrating, ChefContinue reading “Week 2”