The Basics

I'm not sure how closely I should hold my cards to my chest at this point. The more I say about my training in the blog, the more Tiffany knows, so I'll say this just to start things off: I've made a list of critical areas that I need to focus on for the competition. I spent most of last night reading about stocks and sauces in the Joy of Cooking. Now, of course Tiffany will have access to the stocks I make and vice versa, but I'm learning that it's all about how you layer flavors once you create those stocks. Knowing that Tiffany owns the French Laundry Cookbook, I decided that I needed a little more French education, so I bought Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking. I wanted to get Keller's book, but I'm going to spend time learning all of the basics from Julia. All in all I'm not worried about the fact that I only have two and a half months to learn what, in my dad's words, take chefs a lifetime to learn. Easy.