Greets and Saluts

I'd like to take a second to say hello to everyone. I've been lurking for a bit and this seems to be a really neat place with a lot of knowledgable people. I'm in the midst of a career change as it seems a number of people are right now. The IT industry has lost its luster for me, besides, who really wants to spend 10 hours a basking in the glow of their monitor anyway. Not Me! So I've decided that now is the perfect time to go to Culinary School. I'm applying to the Baltimore International Colleges' Culinary Arts program. If that doesn't work out the Community College here seems to have an excellent program.

Until that gets going I'm looking to get work doing entry-level kitchen work, pretty much whatever I can get, as my only experience is playing the Mad Scientist in my own home kitchen. Any advice anyone might have for me would be much appreciated. Either way I'll be seeing you on the board!

 

Thanks for the warm welcome guys!

Svadhisthana: Thanks! the Culinary students forum has a plethora of info.... I think its gonna be a great resource for me.

kokopuffs: Diversity is a beautiful thing isn't it. Most people on meeting me don't quite know what to think. A Rugby playing Computer Nerd that loves to cook and can go from Godsmack to Rachmaninov without batting an eyelash. Variety is the spice of life and I'll take mine extra spicy thanks.

momoreg: Thanks! I think with all of the knowledgable amatuers and proffesionals around here this forum will be most helpful and a lot fun too!

 

Athenaeus: The bozouki is a fascinating instrument, although I'm more familiar with the Irish variant. I'll have to give give Perpiniades a listen some time If I can find some.

Mezzaluna: Thanks, the Culinary Students' forum is indeed a great resource, I look forward to sharing my experience there with others as things progress. I surely do have some stories, some I'll be more than happy to share, some that will never see the light off day, though all are relatively funny/embarrassing. One ring to rule them all.....


cape chef: Thanks! It's nice to be here.

 

marmalady: I'm afraid it has little to do with my personal description. I picked that nickname a number of years ago for an online game, and It's kinda stuck with me. I chose it because of my love for certain aspects of japanese culture.
I saw In your profile that you do bonsai. I have a Japanese Black Pine and a Chinese Elm that I'm growing from seed. It's something that I just started last year, but I'm looking forward to practising in the future.