Introducing the Artisan Foods Winterim leaders:

Hello, I am Mrs. Sands,

I inherited my passion for cooking from my Mimi, my father’s mother. My favorite time of year when when Mimi flew up from Georgia and would spend two weeks with us over the Christmas holiday. On Christmas Eve she would wake up early in the morning and begin to cook Christmas dinner for my father’s side of the family. I would love to watch her spend the day moving effortlessly throughout the kitchen. When I become old enough to help her cook, she began teaching me how to make several of the dishes she prepared for Christmas dinner. The gift she really gave me was confidence in the kitchen. To this day I love to cook. More recently I have familiarized myself with local, organic and artisan foods. I look forward meeting several local vendors who have followed their passion and hope to learn how they gained their confidence in this industry.

In the next few weeks we will have the opportunity to taste, create and discover a variety of artisan foods. It is my hope to expand my knowledge of the artisan food industry.

My favorite food has and always will be anything Italian and all things pasta! My Grammy, my father's stepmother perfected my Great Nona’s bolognese. My Grammy shared this recipe with my mom who shared it with me and my sister. I have made adjustments over the years but keep the base of the sauce the same. When I was in grade school I remember being able to smell the sauce cooking as soon as I stepped off the bus. Pasta night with Nona’s homemade sauce was always my favorite family dinner night.

The one that comes to mind was a meal I enjoyed with my husband on our second wedding anniversary. We made reservations at Waypoint Seafood and Grille in Williamsburg Virginia. “Waypoint Seafood and Grill Restaurant marks Williamsburg’s latest culinary destination from Chef Hans Schadler. The Waypoint menu is a celebration of Chesapeake ingredients and includes items grown at local farms and caught in regional waters. The pure flavors and rich ingredients presented in the seasonally changing entrees represent modern regional American cuisine with classical culinary roots.” Chef Hans Schadler was awarded Virginia’s best chef of 2016.

Cilantro! Science has proved that an aversion to cilantro is actually due to olfactory-receptor genes, called OR6A2, that pick up on the smell of aldehyde chemicals. Aldehyde chemicals are found in both cilantro and soap.

Hi, I'm Mr. Bender.  I have always been interested in food and cooking.  Growing up in a family with different backgrounds, I have spent my life eating family recipes from the Midwest, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.  Since Winterim was incorporated into Forman's schedule, I've taught food-related courses four times, beginning with A Culinary Tour of Europe.  

While I'm not hoping to learn as much during this Winterim, I am hoping that all of the members gain an appreciation for the hard work and skill that goes into creating artisan foods.  

To choose a favorite food would be very tough for me.  After last year's Winterim in Scotland, I became very fond of haggis, and I've always loved salmon.  But perhaps my favorite, because it is so versatile, is the egg.  I've always disliked peas (though I'll still eat them), but there's nothing I won't try.  My favorite food experiences are always about trying new food: trying beef marrow is one of the most recent experiences that I can recall. 

Introducing the students of the Artisan Foods Winterim:

 

Hey, I'm Cammy.  I went with this Winterim because I love food.  I hope to learn about all the different kinds of food. Also I've never been to Vermont. I'll try anything to eat, I love food. If I was to choose a favorite food it would be pizza. The worst food experience I've ever had was when my mom forced me to eat her brussel sprouts and it tasted like tires. I HATE Brussel sprouts with a burning passion. 

 Hi i’m Clare Shurtleff.  I signed up for this Winterim because I wanted to learn about all types of food. Also I wanted to learn how to cook. I hope to learn how certain food are made.  My favorite food is salad, because you can pick out any type of toppings for different days.  I liked going to Latvia and eating all the fresh food from the garden. I really dislike peanut butter.
 

Hi, I’m Owen.  I signed up for this Winterim because I love food and I wanted to do something that I might want to do in the future.  I hope to learn how different companies make their food/drinks.  My favorite food is lobster or steak.  When I was 14, I went to Italy with my mom and we had a very special pizza that was made right in front of us.  My least favorite food is nuts and peas.







Hi, I'm Morgan Yanni.  I signed up for this because I find food very interesting and very cool to study.  I hope to learn different techniques with cooking and different foods I can show my friends and family.  I do not have a favourite food but if I would have to say anything I would say either buffalo chicken or cream cheese.  I would say in San Francisco, and my parents and I went to this “amazing” seafood place, turned out to be one of the worst experiences ever.  Or the other time when my friends mom got hit in the head by a gull over a sandwich.  My least favourite food is brussel sprouts, avocado and onion but I am up to try anything you put in front of me.



 Hi i’m Emily Elfman.  I signed up for a cooking and baking winterim. I have always enjoyed baking. When I was younger I would always help my mom.  The feeling when you make food and the waiting through the process while it cooks is so much fun. I hope to learn how to try new things. I am an extremely picky eater. I don’t eat anything with a squishy texture. I have never been able to eat yogurt or pudding. I hope to expand a little bit and become more open.  Lately I have been trying to eat healthy food. But when I was younger, Italian food was always my favorite.  When I was in New York I went to this restaurant called “per se” it was the fanciest restaurant I have ever been to.  This was the first time I tried caviar. After I tried it I went right under the table.  This is a tough one. I don't like anything not cooked. I won’t eat spicy food. Avocado ew! Most vegetables except for, cucumber, carrots, corn, brussel sprouts, asparagus. 

Hi, I’m Max Rubanenko.  I chose a food based winterim because I am interested in learning more about the process that is taken to produce and serve organic foods. I hope to learn what goes into making larger batches of old recipes that aren’t meant to be widely produced or available. My favorite food is chicken. My most interesting food experience would be when I was in Colorado two years ago for winter break, my friends dad dared me to try caribou for the first time and I did and I thought it was really good. This lead to him telling me to order other wild game such as deer, rabbit, and buffalo throughout the trip. My least favorite food is yogurt.

 Hi, I’m Julia.  I signed up for a food-based winterim because I thought it would be interesting to learn about how the food we eat is made and produced.  I hope to learn about the process in making and producing food.  My favorite food is grilled chicken, pasta & pizza.  I remember my dad introduced calamari to my sister and I and I didn't really like it that much but now I really like it. I hate eggs, some types of cheese, and sushi.



Hi, im Aaliyah  Simons. I signed up for this food based winterim because, one I wanted to get off campus this year but also to try new foods. Im very picky when it comes to eating but I will eat a lot.  I hope to learn that trying new foods is good not a bad thing.  My favorite food is meat lovers pizza but it has to be thin crust, otherwise it won't taste the best. The different types of meat I like on my pizza are: bacon, pepperoni and sausage. Usually in a restaurant I only eat cheese or bacon and cheese. The only time I would eat the pizza I described above is in a box from the store. My most interesting food experience is when I was trying something new for the first time and it didn't go so well but also I think it was the combination that made me feel the way I felt.  I forget where I was but I had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with a strawberry milkshake and I threw up after that and never had it again. I have a lot of least favorite food but two that stand out are, marshmallows and fish. Also vegetables but it all depends who makes it or how it's done. 

Hi, I’m Dani.  I signed up for a food- based Winterim was because last year I really enjoyed Culinary and everything we made and overall I like food.  I hope to learn how to make new foods.   I enjoy Italian food and my favorite food specifically is chicken tenders, or anything with chicken. The best and most interesting food experience I’ve ever had was last year in Culinary we went to Sur La Table and learned how to make a lot of different things.  I don’t have a least favorite food, but probably fruit, I don’t always enjoy fruit. Even though I like Italian food, I’m not a huge fan of pasta because when I was younger I used to eat it a lot and now I don’t like it.