Sara CagleApr 3, 20206 minThe friends I never knew I'd meet in culinary schoolOlive Garden’s slogan used to be, “When you’re here, you’re family.” It suggests that your meal isn’t just about the food; it’s about who...
Sara CagleJan 15, 20205 minMy arms hurt! Pasta, squid, and yet another surge of respect for restaurant cooksIt seems that all of my cooking tasks this week were designed to work my muscles — not just my culinary mind and physical posture, but my...
Sara CagleDec 31, 20198 minMy favorite culinary techniques from Cooking Light and Molecular CuisineI had some doubts about the two classes I'd be taking at the end of my fall semester in culinary school. First, there would be Cooking...
Sara CagleOct 28, 20197 minTurning over a new leaf in November — plus some recipesOctober was not my month. After a week of eating everything in sight in Sicily, I returned to school at the beginning of the month to...
Sara CagleOct 2, 201910 minWhat it's like to work in a restaurant kitchen for the first time ever I was so unsure of myself the first few days of working in a restaurant kitchen that I might as well have never cooked anything before in...
Sara CagleAug 8, 201911 minTradition of Italian Food 1: Takeaways and recipes from my second culinary courseBefore I knew I was going to Italy or even considering culinary school — and when I wasn't following recipes from my favorite sites like...
Sara CagleJul 16, 201913 minOfficially three weeks into my journey as a culinary studentOn the first day of my first culinary class, Introduction to Professional Cooking, I put on my chef get-up for the first time, laughing...