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		<title>new directions</title>
		<link>http://thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com/2012/05/10/new-directions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 15:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hannah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Updates]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hello, world, 326 published posts and dozens of trashed drafts later, the lay gastronomer&#8217;s time has come to an end. We can all attest to the fact that life is change, and while tlg will always be a part of &#8230; <a href="http://thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com/2012/05/10/new-directions/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4256940&#038;post=2825&#038;subd=thelaygastronomer&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>an offally good update</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 15:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hannah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[A culinary education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthony Bourdain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foie gras]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On 11/26/2008, I posted this brief proclamation of my distaste for the vasty majority of offal. I don&#8217;t think I realized how bold was the title I envisioned at the time! Or ignorant. As my first commenter pointed out, it&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com/2012/03/31/an-offally-good-update/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4256940&#038;post=2809&#038;subd=thelaygastronomer&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>garde manger practical</title>
		<link>http://thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com/2012/03/16/garde-manger-practical/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hannah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[A culinary education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Charcuterie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Garde Manger]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salmon]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For the past two weeks, I&#8217;ve been taking a class on garde manger, which is basically the kitchen station that produces charcuterie, salads, and other foods that are typically served cold. In a hotel or banquet-style operation, garde manger also &#8230; <a href="http://thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com/2012/03/16/garde-manger-practical/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4256940&#038;post=2798&#038;subd=thelaygastronomer&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>flying solo</title>
		<link>http://thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/flying-solo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 02:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hannah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Restaurants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington D.C.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blue Duck Tavern]]></category>

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		<title>to swirl or not to swirl</title>
		<link>http://thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/to-swirl-or-not-to-swirl/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hannah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[A culinary education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eggs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Along with roast chicken and a hearty ragu, a poached egg is one of the those things any aspiring cook should know how to make. It&#8217;s versatile, quick, nutritious, delicious, equally satisfying for a crowd or for one, and a &#8230; <a href="http://thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/to-swirl-or-not-to-swirl/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4256940&#038;post=2773&#038;subd=thelaygastronomer&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>take your time</title>
		<link>http://thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/take-your-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:28:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hannah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[A culinary education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Patience is key. Whether filleting a fish or cooking to fork tenderness a working muscle, sometimes the fastest way to get things done is by taking your time.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4256940&#038;post=2771&#038;subd=thelaygastronomer&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>sample dream restaurant menu</title>
		<link>http://thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/sample-dream-restaurant-menu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hannah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[A culinary education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of my recent homework assignments for my class on menu planning involved putting together a sample menu for an upscale restaurant concept based in RI. I envisioned my restaurant being modeled on this beautiful place in Portland, ME, centered &#8230; <a href="http://thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/sample-dream-restaurant-menu/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4256940&#038;post=2700&#038;subd=thelaygastronomer&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>a plate that talks must walk</title>
		<link>http://thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/a-plate-that-talks-must-walk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hannah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[A culinary education]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday was my last day of class in Fundamentals of Food Service Production, one of my favorite classes so far. Things were a little hectic, as we had to start service an hour earlier in order to accommodate a special &#8230; <a href="http://thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/a-plate-that-talks-must-walk/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4256940&#038;post=2693&#038;subd=thelaygastronomer&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<link>http://thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/2676/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hannah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[A culinary education]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Guy Savoy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nietzsche]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;All great artists and thinkers are great workers, indefatigable not only in inventing, but also in rejecting, sifting, transforming, ordering.&#8221; &#8212; Nietzsche, Human, All Too Human (1878) We&#8217;ve been discussing plate ups in class the past couple days, the &#8220;chef &#8230; <a href="http://thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/2676/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4256940&#038;post=2676&#038;subd=thelaygastronomer&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Know why you cook.&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/know-why-you-cook/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hannah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[A culinary education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gustave Flaubert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rene Redzepi]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[[This post brings together two previously unrelated drafts that were backed up in my blog writing queue. One was based on a talk I attended last November by René Redzepi, Executive Chef at NOMA, aka the best restaurant in the world. The &#8230; <a href="http://thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com/2012/01/23/know-why-you-cook/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com&#038;blog=4256940&#038;post=2582&#038;subd=thelaygastronomer&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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