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		<title>a plate that talks must walk</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
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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&amp;blog=4256940&amp;post=2693&amp;subd=thelaygastronomer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:01:49 +0000</pubDate>
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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&amp;blog=4256940&amp;post=2676&amp;subd=thelaygastronomer&amp;ref=&amp;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>
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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&amp;blog=4256940&amp;post=2582&amp;subd=thelaygastronomer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Plating</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t wait for the day my heart isn&#8217;t pounding out of my chest as I add the final touches to my plate: perching that dehydrated lemon slice, draping the fennel frond just so without knocking my poached salmon fillet &#8230; <a href="http://thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com/2011/12/23/plating/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4256940&amp;post=2659&amp;subd=thelaygastronomer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Recipe: winter-spiced chili</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve got a basic but nearly foolproof chili formula: a pound of ground meat, one onion, a few garlic cloves, two 15 oz. cans of diced tomatoes (or a big 28 oz. one), a couple cans of beans, and hefty &#8230; <a href="http://thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com/2011/12/18/recipe-winter-spiced-chili/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4256940&amp;post=2646&amp;subd=thelaygastronomer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Numbers, knowledge, and a little bit of power</title>
		<link>http://thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/numbers-knowledge-and-a-little-bit-of-power/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:53:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hannah</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Calories]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One way of looking at food and cooking is as a numbers game. Especially if you&#8217;re calorie-conscious or on a weight-loss regimen, numbers play a critical role in how you maintain or achieve a healthy weight. But even for everyone &#8230; <a href="http://thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/numbers-knowledge-and-a-little-bit-of-power/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4256940&amp;post=2636&amp;subd=thelaygastronomer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An atypical classroom</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ten years ago, I never imagined I would be taking a college class that involved sniffing whiskeys and playing with jiggers (not nearly as dirty as it sounds); in which the final evaluation tested my ability to free pour 1.5 &#8230; <a href="http://thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com/2011/12/08/an-atypical-classroom/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4256940&amp;post=2631&amp;subd=thelaygastronomer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Snapshot: beer tasting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:37:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hannah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[8 beers, among them my first and last taste of Coors Light. *Photo thanks to my fellow student B.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4256940&amp;post=2626&amp;subd=thelaygastronomer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Being in the zone</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:33:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>hannah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy belated Thanksgiving! Hope you had your fair share of turkey and fixins and of course, family dramas; b/c what would a holiday be without some sinfully delicious bickering and inspired choice of sig-Os on the side? Back at school, &#8230; <a href="http://thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com/2011/12/04/being-in-the-zone/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4256940&amp;post=2616&amp;subd=thelaygastronomer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Snapshot: a whole new world</title>
		<link>http://thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com/2011/11/08/snapshot-a-whole-new-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:24:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Intro class on cookery in the Americas, with an emphasis on dry heat methods: roasting, grilling, broiling, and deep-frying. From L to R starting at 9 o&#8217;clock: corn fritter, jerk beef kabob, grilled vegetables, roasted potatoes, fried fish fillet, fried &#8230; <a href="http://thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com/2011/11/08/snapshot-a-whole-new-world/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thelaygastronomer.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4256940&amp;post=2603&amp;subd=thelaygastronomer&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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