The Making of a Chef: Mastering Heat at the Culinary Institute of America Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Michael Ruhlman
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 105 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Making of a Chef: Mastering Heat at the Culinary Institute of America Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Michael Ruhlman
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 105 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Michael receive when he arrived at cooking school?

2. What was the name of the man credited with bringing sauces out of the Middle Ages?

3. How long did the students simmer the brown sauce?

4. What was the name of Michael's tablemate in Chef Pardus's class that had been a banker?

5. When was brown sauce classified as a mother sauce?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Chef Pardus's students feel when they got their grades back on their first papers?

2. What was Michael's opinion on brown sauce?

3. What did Elizabeth David say about sauces?

4. What did Michael say happened to him in skills class?

5. What meal did Chef Pardus eat that inspired him to be an excellent cook?

6. What was Chef Hestnar's job at CIA?

7. How did Michael describe the outfit that Chef Pardus wore to Skills class?

8. Why did Chef Pardus say that a product couldn't be served if it wasn't exactly right?

9. Who was Eun-Jung Lee?

10. What attributes did Chef Pardus say were critical in well cooked vegetables?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As Michael spent more time at CIA he began to feel a kinship with chefs and those in the cooking world. Compare and contrast Michael's opinions about chefs and cooking before he attended CIA and after he graduated from CIA.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how students at CIA felt about Michael sitting in on classes at CIA. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Becoming a chef had a profound affect on the student's lives. Discuss how becoming a chef transformed the students.

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