So I stopped doing the foundry thing, temporary or permanent I don't know (well I'm still working via phone and email, consulting). I can't afford to go to the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) or the Art Institute of Atlanta but I did enroll in the local tech school's Culinary Arts program. This blog is about my trials in school, cooking at home and food in general. I may digress occasionally but hope to stick mainly to the topic.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Go Big Read
I read this excellent article yesterday regarding Michael Pollans' book, In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto which happens to have been on my Amazon wish list for a long time. I first heard Pollan speak one night on Real Time With Bill Maher. I don't agree with every principal Pollan advocates but I do with many of them. I'm quite proud of my Alma Mater for starting the Big Read program. Unlike the critics, I don't see the school as endorsing or supporting Pollans's book or position. I see the school as distributing a book for people to read and draw their own conclusions. I see the school as steering educational debate. And isn't that supposed to be part of education?
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