EXECUTIVE CHEF BRENT GORMAN EARNS PROCHEF�S CERTIFIED CHEF DE CUISINE DESIGNATION
Executive Chef Brent Gorman recently
passed the second of three levels of ProChef skills tests and earned the
designation of a Certified Chef de
Cuisine. The ProChef program was
developed by the Culinary Institute
of America to validate skills and
provide professional recognition to
chefs who meet the requirements.
Chef Gorman was given two months to
prepare for four practical cooking
skills tests and seven written
tests. All of the tests were timed
and graded by professors of the
Institute.
�It was truly an awakening of the
soul and senses to put myself out in
the open to be judged by my peers
and much greater chefs than I and to
see where I stand at this point in
my career,� said Gorman. �There were
certain tests that were geared just
to remind us that �okay� is not good
enough. The baking practical was one
of those. The items that we were to
prepare were not difficult - three
kinds of rolls, pie crusts, �clairs,
pastry cream and a few other items.
However, as simple as this sounds,
there are only two ways in baking -
the right way and the wrong way.
There is no self-interpretation when
making a flaky pie crust, only
proper techniques.�
After a short break to celebrate,
Chef Gorman will be diving head
first into preparations for the
third and final level of tests. He
will have one year to prepare for
this level, which will earn him the
title of Certified Executive Chef.
�With as much extra preparation time
as they allow it is obviously going
to be a much more difficult test,
but it�s also one that I can�t wait
to tackle,� he said.
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