Orientation. Day Three.

Where to begin? Let's see, today was the first day in the kitchens, so that means CHEF WHITES! 

Yes that's the bathroom.. No big deal..

We didn't cook anything, it was more of a get to now the kitchen. And a small tour of the meat locker, stock room and such. And we finally got our knife kits! Yes, you heard me correctly, KNIFE KIT. Want to see my beautiful knife kit? Ready? 

The definition of "Pure Beauty." I bet all you other college students don't get a knife kit at Orientation. Only here at the CIA. And just a heads-up.. The Culinary Institute of America is the "REAL" CIA. It was founded before the "other" CIA. Just a fun fact for you all haha

Oh just to fill you guys in, we got our schedules yesterday! AND MORE BOOKS. 

New books..

ALL of my books.. 

But, back to my schedule! This semester I will be taking the following:

Culinary Fundamentals.

Culinary Math.

Food Safety.

First Year Seminar.

Product Knowledge.

Nutrition.

Intro to Gastronomy.

Externship Seminar.

Pretty cool, huh? haha I'm excited. If you were wondering about the externship thing, its a 15 week internship, where we practice our skills in a more real life setting. We can choose our location and everything. I could go abroad or to some kick ass place! Enough of my schedule and knives.. Now on to what I ate on Saturday. 

For lunch I decided to go with Asian food. (Not a surprise, huh? haha) But I had Fried Hake with a Red Chili Sauce. A Cold Peanut Noodle Dish. Spring Roll and Pot Sticker. Wonton Soup. And for dessert, I had: A Coconut Tapioca with a Mixed Fruit Chutney and Mago and Mixed Berry Sorbet. An Apple Cake Thing with a Sugar Garnish and Vanilla Ice Cream. A Date Cake with a Whipped Topping and a Berry Sauce.

Fried Hake.

Cold Peanut Noodle.

Spring Roll. Pot Sticker.

Wonton Soup.

Coconut Tapioca.

Apple Cake. 

Date Cake.

And for dinner. I had Southern Fried Chicken with Whipped Potatoes and Collared Greens. A Peanut Vinaigrette Salad. Corn Bread. A Seafood Bisque. And for dessert I had: Raspberry Lemonade Cream Puffs. A Lemon Bar with a Lime Topping and a Candied Orange Garnish. A Milk Chocolate Mousse Cake with a Raspberry and Chocolate Garnish. A Layered Chocolate Pistachio Cake with a White Chocolate Garnish and a Pistachio Macaroon. 

Chicken. Whipped Potatoes. Collared Greens

Bisque. Salad. Corn Bread.

Raspberry Lemonade Cream Puffs.

Lemon Bar.

Chocolate Mousse.

Chocolate Pistachio Cake.

And that was all of my Day Three Orientation.  That dinner was the best and most fun time I have had here at the CIA. I love all the people I have met! AHH! I love college. It's so much more fun than high school. I love it here. I could get use to it:)
Day Four of Orientation is on Monday.

So my journey continues..