Those of you who started out with me know I went MIA. I can't decide whether that's an indictment of TCU or the biggest endorsement ever. Having worked my way through the basics, I wandered far off the TCU path: There are about a million recipes out there! I made time for a few of them. I deboned a duck, fileted a fish, baked some bread, smoked some salmon, planned a few menus, hosted a few dinner parties ... In other words, I achieved everything I set out to do when I signed up for TCU!
Then, I wrote: "I decided to enroll in Top Chef University to conquer my fear of cooking. My goal is to cook for my wife for a month and have her smile at my food, not at the fact that I cooked at all. Can I do it?"
The answer, of course, was yes! And now I think anybody can. Which brings me to February 2012 and the resuscitation of this blog. You see, flush with success (and 15 pounds heavier) I've gotten curious about what I missed by stopping the lessons. So I ordered the Top Chef University DVDs ... and I'm picking up where I left off. I hope you enjoy the results!
(My apologies to old (and new) friends for loss of the comments on the old site. I'm using the Facebook comment system now. I hope that's ok. If enough people object, I'll go back to Disqus.)