A Visit to the California Culinary Academy

Our good friends the Spencers came to visit during the last week of July, and they told us about their dining experience at the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco. I learned that for a flat fee, diners could sample from the huge variety of offerings from the students currently studying at the Academy. Fortunately for me, my good friend Patrice was willing to accompany me for dinner and show me herself what it was all about.

One of my favorite things to do is enjoy a buffet of great variety, especially of foods that are new or rare to me. This fit the bill nicely. It was expensive: I believe it was about $38 dollars a plate, plus more for beverages. In addition, one must be cognizant of the fact that these are student offerings, not those of a five star chef (despite the price tag). But having said that, I found it tremendously fun to sample from the huge menu, and feel like a decadent foodie. What follows is an account in words and pictures, comic book style, of our culinary adventure. I only wish the pictures came out better, but I am new to this business of taking photographs surreptitiously in a dining establishment. Guess I'll have to get over that.

Comments

[Harry]

Andrea, I'm really enjoying reading your entries. I found your blog through Joe's link on Culinary in the Country. I especially was struck by the CCA entry and photos, as I am an April 1996 graduate. It brought back memories. The cartoon captioning is too cool. How do you do that?

[Andrea]

Hello, Harry! Thanks so much for leaving a comment. I'm glad you enjoyed the CCA story and "comic". I tried to email one of the students in that first picture, and share the pictures I took, but I never heard back from him. I'll bet you learned a lot while you were there.

The Comic is made with a Mac platform program called Comic Life by Plasq.com. I do not know if they plan to make a PC version or not. It is a great way to share pictures with commentary. If you look on the left sidebar of my blog you will find a few "Rookie Cookery Comics" I made a while back.

Thanks again for the visit and I see you also have a blog worth exploring! I especially want to try out the low carb recipes you have found to be extra good....such as the chicken curry. :) Yum. TTYL
Andrea