The Core Junction

Dear Friends,
Since the last update a lot of things have happened.
I have officially finished my one year of studies at the Jerusalem Culinary Institute. We had our final on Monday June 15th. It was a four hour test in which we had to make and plate 4 different dishes. We had to make Chicken Broth [...]

Dear Friends,
It seems like just days since my previous update, but a lot has been going on since then.
In class during the first two weeks of June we worked on restaurant skills as well as cooking. We have learned how to be a better waiter, how to set up menus, as well as Cajun, Creole, [...]

Dear friends,
I have had so much stuff on my plate (and not all has been food!) that I’ve had no time to write this update. I am sorry that I have kept you waiting but I hope that the delay was well worth it.
During the past few weeks of Culinary School we have shifted the [...]

Dear Friends,
Sorry for being so late with this update. I have been busier then ever with classes, and now coaching the Jerusalem Firehawks ( explained in last weeks entry or visit www.baseball.org.il)  as well as Coaching and playing for the Jerusalem Culinary Institutes team in the Jerusalem Yeshiva Softball League.
For Shabbat dinner we hosted Billy [...]

Dear Friends,
These past two weeks have been two completely different styles of weeks in general. The first week went by pretty fast and the weather was just terrible. The second week was a pretty slow week yet the weather was just fabulous.
Friday night the 6th, I went to the David Citadel for Shabbat dinner as [...]

Dear Friends,
These past 2 weeks have gone by pretty fast for a couple reasons. One, we have not had full weeks of class and some days have been easier then I would have expected them to be. Two, the weather here is just amazing that I am wearing shorts and t-shirts outside all the time. [...]

Dear Friends,
On Saturday, January 11th, I went to Dave Goldberg and Rebecca Russo’s for Shabbat lunch. It was a very enjoyable time, where I even was able to see my friend Sarah Peaceman from Highland Park, who was in Israel visiting during her year in India.
On Sunday the 12th we had a practical test on [...]