Over a year ago when I was starting to have fewer hours and the end was approaching at my last job - I decided I would become a renaissance woman. Not by being
rubenesque (though I totally got fat) but by picking up the skill set I would need to live off the land or on a non-existent paycheck. These skills included sewing, knitting, gardening, and cooking. Which served the dual purpose of also being ready for a zombie apocalypse.
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From AMC's Walking Dead which I've never seen, but yeah, I get it, it's awesome. I'll watch it. Really.
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So I sewed up some dish towels and an apron and started my first community education cooking class at the Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College.
Facts:
- Located at: 4207 Walnut Street • Philadelphia
- The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College offers majors in Culinary Arts, Pastry Arts, Restaurant Management and Hotel Management
- People like me (who aren't professional chefs but like to eat) can take courses through their community offerings
- You can also eat at their restaurants which are run and staffed by the students of the college
Do:
- Bring your own: Knives, Spoons, Measuring Cups, Spatula and Tongs to class
- Check to make sure that the pot that is on the burner is filled with broth and not cooling oil from the previous class
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| Taken from Real Simple which in turn grabbed it from Getty Images |
Don't:
- Spend a lot on your tools unless you're actually going to use them again (ahem)
- Think it's going to be like Top Chef, or that you'll be like Top Chef because it's kind of not like that
- Make the mistake of using the pot filled with oil (not broth) in your rissotto because you will then set your rissotto on fire and have everyone freak out
