Culinary+Careers

Culinary Careers Co-Leaders: Amanda & Leah Read about our students' adventures on our blog: []

Warning! - Our photos below are large; make sure not to miss the text in between!! **Important Documents (including permission slips) for Rensizzle Week:** ** Academic Skills of Focus for Rensizzle Week: **
 * Note-taking
 * Interviewing/questioning
 * Making observations
 * Reflecting/Journaling
 * Blogging

**Behavioral Expectations during Rensizzle Week**

**Academic Expectations during Rensizzle Week** ** Monday, November 26, 2012 ** __ Learning Objectives __ : Identifying Dry and Wet Cooking Methods; Reviewing/Refining Academic Skills (see list above) __Cooking Lesson with Joe__: __Joe's Cooking Methods Document__: __Cooking Methods Worksheet__: __ Videos for Cooking Methods Lesson __ : Sauteing Roasting  Baking [|Frying]  [|Grilling]   [|Braising]   [|Stewing]   [|Poaching] [|Steaming]  [|Marinating]   [|Maceration] __ Articles for Skills Review Lessons __ : " [|How to Conduct an Interview]," on Scholastic "[|How to Increase Your Powers of Observation]," by Annie Murphy Paul "[|Reflection Journal]," via 4H [|Note-taking and interviewing tips] from hsj.org
 * Students will take notes based on their interviews (formal or informal) and observations
 * Students will record reflections in journals (notebooks) and in blog posts (at least four during this week)
 * Students will practice using the skills of focus (see above) and reflect upon how they can improve those skills
 * Students will complete final projects, creatively demonstrating what they learned during Rensizzle Week

**Tuesday, November 27, 2012** __Learning Objectives__: Explore the careers in pastry-, bread-, and pasta-making; observe the work in a major food processing facility that provides bread, pasta, and deserts for many restaurants in Manhattan

__Activity__: Field Trip to the [|BR Guest Hospitality] facility in Long Island City

**Wednesday, November 28, 2012** __Learning objectives__: Understand the different educational options in the culinary field; explore the different careers in a high-end Italian food market; explore the different careers involved with farmers markets

__Field trip to Manhattan, including the following activities__:
 * Tour and Q&A session at the [|Institute of Culinary Education] in Manhattan
 * Lunch at [|Shake Shack in Madison Square Park]
 * Explore [|Eataly]
 * Explore the [|Union Square Greenmarket]



**Thursday, November 29, 2012** __ Learning Objectives __ : Observe and learn about careers in preparing food for airlines; research and prepare questions for a panel of speakers; learn/practice the following cooking skills: s autéing, searing, roasting, braising, sweating, stewing; read and make observations about various bloggers' work and experiment with different styles in ones own blog entry

__Field Trip__ to [|DO&CO] in Jamaica __Kitchen Lesson with Joe__

__Prepare for tomorrow's panel of speakers__:

__Some Information to help complete the worksheet above__: [|Article] in the Daily News about Kelvin Fernandez [|Blog Post] on Social Vixen about Kelvin Fernandez [|Blog Post]on urban.food.print about Kelvin Fernandez [|Bio on NYC] Wine & Food Festival Web site of Thiago Silva "[|Our Story]" on Little Green Gourmets' Web site "[|How it Works]" on Little Green Gourmets' Web site [|Blog Post] about Little Green Gourmets on Stroller in the City

10am Panel of speakers, featuring:
 * Friday, November 30, 2012**
 * [|Thiago Silva], Executive Pastry Chef, [|EMM]
 * Kelvin Fernandez, Executive Chef, [|The Strand Hotel]
 * Isabel Gunther, Owner/Chef, [|Little Green Gourmets]
 * [|Carolina Capehart], Culinary Historian, [|Historic Cookery]

Friday afternoon: Rensizzle Week wrap-up

We put together a mock news show about what we did/learned this week - coming soon!