No sleep till …

So Brooklyn has a big artisan food scene — chocolate, pickles, cheese, honey, charcuterie, beer …  Read about it here and be sure to check out the links at the end of the article.

(And if you want to hear the song that is now stuck in your head, go here)

D.C. culinary students behind the scenes

First Lady Michelle Obama recently hosted a small group of culinary students from L’Academie de Cuisine on a behind-the-scenes tour of the White House kitchen.

The tour was given before the Obamas’ first official dinner.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/23/us/politics/23dinner.html

Chicago Restaurant Week 2009

From the official site:

Tables are set at over 130 tantalizing eateries throughout the city for the 2nd Annual Chicago Restaurant Week. From February 20-27, food lovers will enjoy amazing opportunities to revisit their favorite spots – or sample some they’ve always wanted to try – for just $22 for 3-course prix-fixe lunches and $32 for 3-course prix-fixe dinners (excluding beverages, tax and gratuity).

Restaurants may offer lunch or dinner, or both, as a participant in Chicago Restaurant Week. American Express® Cardmembers may make early reservations through January 25, 2009.

Whatever your taste – spicy sizzle, scrumptious seafood, or 5-star sophistication – you’re sure to find plenty to savor during Chicago Restaurant Week. Just visit our list of participating restaurants to make your choices by restaurant name, neighborhood, or type of cuisine. Then get ready to eat it up, Chicago!

TV Casting Opportunities

Food Network’s Chopped

Food Network is casting for a new show and looking for experienced professional chefs from New York, Connecticut and New Jersey. They will consider candidates from other regions of the United States as long as you are able to travel to NY for an interview, or submit a video audition tape of yourself. The taping is in April 2008.

Chopped is a one-day commitment, and is shot in New York City. Should you be selected to compete, you would be required to pay your own transportation to New York for the shoot. If you are interested, please use the to visit the Food Network Web site to learn more about this opportunity:  www.foodnetwork.com/chopped

Bravo’s Top Chef

America’s favorite cooking show returns for a sixth season at a yet to be disclosed location. Open calls for chefs interested in competing in the high stakes culinary competition will be held in cities across the country starting February 8th in San Francisco.

Additional open calls will be held in Seattle, Atlanta, New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and Chicago. For all the details, as well as additional casting information, please visit www.BravoTV.com/casting.

Larousse Gastronomique

What’s blancmange? Where do you find melokhia? What are the different meanings of the term frascati?  Check Larousse.

First published in 1938, Larousse Gastronomique is the reference book for cooks.  We have two copies in our reference collection, located at REF TX349 .L365 2001.

Answers:

1. in classic cuisine, a jellied almond cream
2. a green vegetable cultivated in Egypt and Israel
3. a now-closed Parisian restaurant; a garnish for meat dishes and for various desserts; a famous white wine produced in Lazio, Italy

Get a job … in Alaska

Princess Tours is hiring externs for their Alaska Lodges & will have an HR rep at CHIC on Wednesday, February 4 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The rep will accept resumes, answer questions, and conduct interviews.  Princess Tours will have a table in the mezzanine outside the bookstore.  Bring your resume and be ready to interview.

Questions? Contact Matt Gunnels or Rich Olds in the Career Services office.