One of the best things about going to culinary school in New York, or just living in New York, is the Union Square Greenmarkt. Much has been written about this urban farmer's market - it's not one of the many hidden culinary gems that food writers in this city are always uncovering. But it is a marvel, even to a regular patron like myself.

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Convenience of Inconvenience?
My second lab at Johnson and Wales was Introduction to Cake Decorating and Petit Fours. On our very first day, we examined the use of convenience products in the work place. We tested out a chocolate and vanilla cake mix and a chocolate fudge icing.

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I had a question from a commenter about the possibility of attending culinary school while maintaining a vegetarian diet and thought I would address it here. I asked the same question of my chef when even I, callous carnivore that I am, couldn’t stand the thought of ingesting any more animal protein after an arduous class featuring