5/14/2009 Wine Dinner at Midwest Culinary Institute

5/14/2009 Wine Dinner at Midwest Culinary Institute

Hosted by Brian Scott of Vintner Select Distributors. Event hosted by the students of the Midwest Culinary Institute under the direction of Donna Schmitt and Chef Matt Winterrowd. Amuse Gueule Shigoku Oyster; apple, chervil & shallot Gramona 2004 Cava Gran Cuvee Langostine; potato, artichoke &…

Master French Chef's Gala Dinner, 6/1/2009

Master French Chef's Gala Dinner, 6/1/2009

On Monday, June 6, 2009, I had the pleasure of cooking for the Master French Chef’s Gala Dinner, hosted at Midwest Culinary Institute at Cincinnati State Technical & Community College. The gala rounds out several days of events for the visiting Master French Chefs. I…

15 Books That Will Stick With Me

15 Books That Will Stick With Me

Over on Facebook, my buddy Ron (and, later, Dave (and later still, Doug)) asked us to list 15 books in 15 minutes — to consist of a list of 15 books I’ve read that will always stick with me. Here’s my list. It’s generously proportioned…

System Updates 2009-07-11

System Updates 2009-07-11

This evening, I updated the server software from Fedora Core 9 to Fedora Core 10. The update went very well, with only one minor annoyance (mod_proxy) that was easily fixed. Total system downtime was about 50 minutes. I am currently downloading all the updated software…

We're Back Online!

We're Back Online!

Thanks to my buddy Doug who worked tirelessly to get my site migrated and nestled into his server stack, my site is back up and running properly. Here’s what happened… I upgraded my Fedora Core 9 site to Fedora Core 10. This went smoothly. I…