Culinary Boot Camp, Cookbook of the Day

by Nicole Weston, Posted Jul 18th 2006 @ 8:03AM

Until the book Culinary Boot Camp: Five Days of Basic Training at The Culinary Institute of America came out, I had no idea that there was actually a Culinary Boot Camp program at the Culinary Institute of America. The programs (which you can get 10% off of through Amazon by buying the book!) take place at the CIA's New York campus and offer people the opportunity to experience what it's like to go to culinary school and pick up some new tips and techniques, without having to change careers. While it's not the same as a hands-on kitchen classroom experience, this book aims to guide the reader through the program.

It is written by a professional cookbook author who attended the class and detailed her experience there. She tries to filter through the mass of information and pass on only what the reader, presumably a home/amateur chef, needs to know. The book, while it does have a lot of recipes, is not as good as a reference as some of the CIA's other cookbooks, though it is a good choice for someone interested in going to or learning more about culinary school. Or someone who lives across the country from the CIA's NY campus and can't make it to the real thing.

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7-18-2006 @12:37PM Josh Baugher said... I'm going to be attending Culinary Boot Camp in August. I can't wait! I own this book (have barely cracked it open) and didn't know about the 10% discount. I'll have to call CIA and find out about that.

Anyway, I've collected a number of links about the bootcamp experience that you may be interested in--

http://beyondsalmon.blogspot.com/2006/05/culinary-boot-camp.html
http://beyondsalmon.blogspot.com/2006/05/cia-boot-camp-part-1.html
http://beyondsalmon.blogspot.com/2006/06/cia-boot-camp-part-2.html

(see additional links below)

Enjoy!

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