COOKING WITH JAS

FOLLOW JASMINE IN HER CULINARY JOURNEY

Community Archives

Farmer's Market

To find the best fresh ingredient, I love to shop at the Farmer's Market.

I spoke with one of my chefs a couple weeks back and asked him how he felt about doing the abroad program. He thought that it would be a waste, but he was referencing Switzerland and taking Asian cuisine there. However another chance to think about studying abroad made another appearance this past Friday. I volunteered to help the guest Chef Lorenzo Polegri, which he also happened to be the Chef instructor in Italy for studying abroad. My baking Chef pushed me out there to volunteer to help cut pasta, then Chef Lorenzo catches it, and now of course I have to walk my way up to the demo station. He asked me my name and I said Jasmine, but the Chef being European and all he had to do the whole accent thing on it. It reminded of my French teacher in high school, who I did adore.

By the Bay

The best color combination by the mother of nature --
azure sky + blue ocean + green grass!

Enjoying this beautiful view by the bay. I spoke with one of my chefs a couple weeks back and asked him how he felt about doing the abroad program. He thought that it would be a waste, but he was referencing Switzerland and taking Asian cuisine there. However another chance to think about studying abroad made another appearance this past Friday.

2013 Archives

Party @ the Valley

I enjoy having refreshing outdoor parties.

This party was set in the middle of a valley. The following is just some blah. I volunteered to help the guest Chef Lorenzo Polegri, which he also happened to be the Chef instructor in Italy for studying abroad. My baking Chef pushed me out there to volunteer to help cut pasta, then Chef Lorenzo catches it, and now of course I have to walk my way up to the demo station.

2012 Archives

Food & Wine

I consider myself very lucky. Without the support of my dad [parents] this would have been rather difficult. And if my dad hadn't suggested going into culinary I wouldn't even have thought that I would never have thought to step foot in this industry. I still wonder how he knew this was where I belong.

So where do I go from here? The obvious choice would be to keep working hard and keep climbing to the top as quickly as possible. I think one of the most important things at this point is to better understand where I came from. No I don't mean where I was born, but deep in the roots of where my family, culture and ethnicity are from. This is where many of the answers for my quest to find what I consider the fusion of East with West, back to where it all originated. In this quest I hope to be able to spend some time in the Southern part of China to better understand the ingredients and methods of preparation of food.

2011 Archives

Rebirth - Fallen Angel

This is a sugar sculpture by Jun Suh.

So where do I go from here? The obvious choice would be to keep working hard and keep climbing to the top as quickly as possible. I think one of the most important things at this point is to better understand where I came from. No I don't mean where I was born, but deep in the roots of where my family, culture and ethnicity are from. This is where many of the answers for my quest to find what I consider the fusion of East with West, back to where it all originated. In this quest I hope to be able to spend some time in the Southern part of China to better understand the ingredients and methods of preparation of food.