So we had the lecture on chocolate. The secret to tempering chocolate is never do it in a room hotter than 70 degrees or cooler than 60 degrees… unless you are doing it at SFBI…

My classmate Vivien is putting the final touch on her Strawberry Pistachio Tart. The other tarts were done by my tablemates, Wendy and Randy, and Vivien’s tablemate, Michele. This is just the beginning!

Okay, here they are, the pictures I promised… a few weeks later, well more like a month. When I arrived home Shaun and Kris saw the array of mini mousse cakes I made in SF…

“Get it all out and display it,” said Brian as he walked away. This is just a portion of what we had ready to take home on Friday. Here we are looking a bit worn,…