How The Culinary Arts Chose Me. Getting Ready For My Future. By: Isabel Kitchen

Life will choose moments in which we discover where our true passion lies. For me it came at an unusual early age, while I was crying over a flat, burned badge of cookies. As my aunt walked in she asked what was wrong, and I told her about my three attempts in making white chocolate macadamia cookies. She told me not to give up, that baking is all about following the recipe right down to the letter and not ever allowing a failed badge of cookies keep you from baking another one. I watched and listened with an immense curiosity and an ache to learn. And then it happened, she started creaming the sugar and butter together without placing the butter in the microwave first. I asked her how come she didn’t just melt it in order to be able to stir everything together faster. She laughed and told me that that could possibly be the biggest crime one could do to cookies, for it loses its fluffy texture. I took a big spoonful of cookie dough and popped it in my mouth; I had found my true love, butter.

            Having a career in the culinary industry is the only aspect of my future I am certain off. I want to dream big. My goal is to become a diverse chef, knowledgeable in all world cuisines. I wish to work in all aspects of the cooking world in order to know what I should be looking for when I manage my own business. At the Art Institute I plan to start off by obtaining a baking and pastry diploma, going on to an associate’s degree, and finally a bachelor’s degree in Culinary Management. While in school I hope to start working so that I will be able to take full responsibility of my education. Culinary School will always be my first priority and I am determined to remain focused and consistent in my hard work. I am ready to put my all into my educational goals.