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Archive for June, 2009

Lloyd’s links: Locavore Network

Posted by chiclibrary on 2009/06/12

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Click on this logo to access the Locavore Network, a great resource for finding local food and meeting other locavores — people who make an effort to understand where food comes from and to eat locally produced food whenever they can.

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Upcoming Club Meetings

Posted by chiclibrary on 2009/06/10

CHIC Test Kitchen
Join Chefs Bill Millholland and Brian Karam on Wednesday, June 17, for a blind tasting of bottled waters.  Get a little hydration with your education in K204 at 4:00 p.m.

Charcuterie Club
Hot dogs! Get yer hot dogs here! In honor of summer, the Charcuterie Club will meet Friday, June 19, to explore that quintessential summer food, the hot dog.  Meet in K4 at 4:30 p.m. Contact Chef Robert Bruno for more information.

Bread Guild
Calling all bakers and greaseburners-who-secretly-wish-they-were-bakers … Sunday, June 21, is the next meeting of the Bread Guild.  Join Chef Tom at 1:00 p.m. for three hours of fun baking breads made of corn.

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Chef Magazine – Digital Edition

Posted by chiclibrary on 2009/06/03

FC CHEF 0509 CM red v2.inddRegister today at http://www.chefmagazine.com/ to receive the digital edition of Chef Magazine via email.  The digital edition features all the content of the print edition, just as it appears in print.

You can search both the current edition and the archives by keyword — very efficient when you are (insert not-so-subtle hint here) doing research for a paper or project.

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Culinary Externships in Spain

Posted by chiclibrary on 2009/06/01

spainflagAvailable through Instituto Hemingway,  the externships provide accommodations, all meals, and externs earn a guaranteed minimum of 200 euros per month.

The following documents provide full details on the program.  See Leigh Uhlir, Externship Coordinator, before applying to the program.

Spain Externship Information

Spain frequently asked questions

Spain Application

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