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MellyMel

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  1. Yes, I go to Grossmont. I think it's the best way to get a degree without having to pay for it. I would love to go to Le Cordon Bleu or CIA, but it's a well admired program that's very inexpensive. I can't go wrong. I will have to confirm the rumor and ask Chef Foran if the restaurant will change hands. I had class last night and he taught us how to bake rolls and baguettes. They were great. Very rustic, dark, crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. I don't know what happened, but our team somehow killed the yeast because our rolls didn't rise. They also looked like they had little liver spots on them after they baked. Perhaps the yeast wasn't mixed well enough in the milk? I dunno. I'll get back to you on the rumor. Let's hope its not true. I think we should take a class trip to Arterra. Maybe they would give us a group or student discount. Haha!
  2. I'm in San Diego and currently going to Culinary School at a community college. My prefessor for my Pastry and Baking class is the Executive Pastry Chef of Arterra. His name is chef James Foran. I've never been to eat at Arterra, but hear many good things about their food. It sounds like a place I would enjoy. I'm excited that I have him as an instructor. I feel I have so much to learn from him. His teaching is laid back and very much into concentrating on cooking instead of lecturing for hours. I was fortunate enough to bake his recipe for Chocolate Chip Cookies, but with his ok, my team changed it up and made White Chocolate Cherry Macadamia Nut Cookies. They were really good. I think I should've added more dried cherries so I could taste them more, but they tasted like a cookie I would pay good money for. His recipe was a hit with the entire class. I can't wait to go to Arterra and see what I've been missing.
  3. For a wild and fun party, Dick's Last Resort will not dissappoint. I threw my girlfriends Bachlorette party there. We all had a blast. They have packages you can buy to make the party throwing go easier. Dinner was ok, we were there to get drunk, not to dine on fancy food. There was a set price menu, a t-shirt, bumper sticker, and a fallous looking cake that was the show stopper. It's easy and less of a headache then planning the whole thing yourself. It gives you time to have fun too. Good luck with the party.
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