Monthly Archives: November 2003

The Making of a Chef

Michael Ruhlman, a journalist, decided he wanted to write about what it was like to become a chef. So he went and enrolled himself in the Culinary Institute of America (CIA). The Making of a Chef is about his experience … Continue reading

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Spam, spam, spam, eggs, and spam!

I’ve been looking for something to fight for quite a while. I sign up a lot of places online and give out my email address, so I get a ton. I am talking hundreds of messages per day! I am … Continue reading

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Speed-Listening

I love to read, but I’ve been cursed with this lack of ability to read at any reasonable pace. I’ve tried speed-reading on my own and through a class but without extreme dedication to the program, it’s just not worked. … Continue reading

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Be Careful, You Might Get You Wish For

For our family, food always took a central place. Perhaps it was the fact that we ate out at least once a week, but often more, and that my parents always took the kids with them to restaurants, but I … Continue reading

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