Mimosa day + Culinary news
Happy International Women's Day!
Today, for the first time in 16 years, I was presented with the traditional mimosa twig and it felt so special. While we were on a walk in the neighborhood the other day, I discovered a mimosa tree and told Ben how on March 8, in Italy, wherever women go they are given a little twig of mimosa. So, when I went out for a coffee tasting seminar this morning, Ben went and snapped a little twig from the tree and surprised me with it. Wasn't that sweet?
I had planned on posting sooner, but it's been a little crazy around here. Yes, you have guessed it: I am going to culinary school and I can hardly contain my enthusiasm. The coffee tasting seminar this morning is part of the Success Seminar series at the California School of Culinary Arts. It was interesting, enjoyable and I loved the friendly atmosphere, not to mention the wonderful little bites that went with the coffee. For every kind of coffee we had both savory and sweet morsels, paired specifically with the coffee. It's going to be difficult to wait until April 7 for the start of my classes.
In the meantime, knitting is taking a back seat and fluffbuff will shift from mostly knitting to mostly everything, other than food. For that, I am starting a new blog to document my experience of going through a year of culinary school and everything else to do with food that comes to mind. More about the food blog in the next few days. Since we are starting to develop in Ruby on Rail and that's not supported by our current host, we have to solve a few technical issues before I start the new blog. If everything goes well, it'll only take 2-3 days.
Have a great weekend everybody!
Comments
Congratulations on Culinary School. I look forward to hearing about your experience. :)
Posted by: Emily | March 8, 2008 3:05 PM
Congratulations on Culinary School!!
Posted by: Kate | March 8, 2008 3:54 PM
Oh, congratulations! I had my fingers crossed for you. I can't wait to hear about your experiences, and...a foodie blog! Yay!
:)
Posted by: carlene | March 8, 2008 4:34 PM
Happy International Women's Day..... I wish I had gotten a Mimosa twig from M this morning, but alas I got beautiful snow instead.
The coffee seminar sounds wonderful, I can not wait to hear about your foodie experiences.
Posted by: kitty kitty | March 8, 2008 4:35 PM
Auguri! That is great news. I knew you would be going. I am very excited for you. I had forgotten about mimosa and international women's day.
Posted by: Vicki | March 8, 2008 5:00 PM
Congratulations! I can't wait to read about your school life!
Posted by: Agnes | March 8, 2008 5:47 PM
Congratulations! Very exciting.
Posted by: Punkin | March 8, 2008 6:40 PM
yay!! congratulations!
Posted by: meowgirl | March 8, 2008 7:27 PM
What wonderful news all around!
I'll look forward to hearing what your food blog site address is and adding to my list of "must reads."
Posted by: Laura | March 8, 2008 8:54 PM
How exciting!
Posted by: domesticshorthair | March 8, 2008 10:07 PM
Congratulations! I look forward to read about your new adventures!
Posted by: Maud | March 8, 2008 10:14 PM
Good for you! I hope it's everything you have dreamed of! Congrats!
Posted by: fleegle | March 9, 2008 2:27 AM
oh i am so excited for you!!! can't wait to hear about it all.... GOOD FOR YOU!
Posted by: stephanie s | March 9, 2008 9:56 AM
I am SO pleased for you. Follow your dreams! :-)
And thank you for the picture of the mimosa. I have one of those trees in my backyard and had no idea what it was! Now I know.
Posted by: Beth S. | March 9, 2008 12:19 PM
What fabulous news! I can't wait to read your new food blog. won't you manage to do a little bit of knitting?
Posted by: Ava | March 9, 2008 12:43 PM
Bello! Mi piacerebbe tantissimo un seminario sulla degustazione del caffè!
Posted by: cristiana | March 10, 2008 4:25 AM
congrats on heading of to culinary school. sounds like a lot of fun. i'm looking forward to following your food blog!
Posted by: lekkercraft | March 10, 2008 8:17 AM
Congratulations! Looking forward to tuning in to your culinary exploits!
Posted by: strikkelise | March 10, 2008 8:55 AM
What exciting news, I look forward to hearing more about mostly everything and culinary school! And I love the mimosa tradition.
Posted by: rosie | March 10, 2008 12:26 PM
Congratulations Francesca on following your dream! What a great news, and I'm looking forward to your new blog!
Posted by: Susanne | March 11, 2008 12:41 AM
Fantastic news about school. It's great to get to start a brand new chapter.
Posted by: May | March 11, 2008 7:45 AM
Oh, how exciting!!! Congrats to you...I look forward to following your adventure.
Posted by: Bobbi | March 11, 2008 7:13 PM
You're doing it! YAY!!!!!
Posted by: Sylvia | March 11, 2008 8:26 PM
How could any of us knit without delicious morsels to sustain us on our ne'er-ending journeys? (A starved knitter is an unhappy one!) Cooking is the truest, most necessary of arts.
I toast your aspirations and seethe—Paris Green—with jealousy that I can't do the same. :)
p.s. - Doll, you know this means you'll waste all your spare time posting recipes instead of knitting stuff. Just keep 'em simple for us riff-raff!
Posted by: Jade | March 12, 2008 12:16 AM
This is excellent news, Francesca! I can't wait to follow your progress through your new blog, and I wish you the best of luck!!
Posted by: Cornflower | March 12, 2008 6:30 AM
How exciting! Congratulations and best of luck with culinary school!
Posted by: Nonnahs | March 12, 2008 11:07 AM
Congratulations! I would love to learn to cook better but then there would be expectations at home and then it seems like more work than it's worth. LOL
Posted by: Wannietta | March 13, 2008 6:21 AM
Congrats! Great to read good news.
Posted by: frances goodman | March 13, 2008 1:38 PM
Oh, so you're doing it! Fabulous.
Posted by: Carrie K | March 14, 2008 12:28 PM
Can't wait to hear/see more about your new 'venture' and coursework :)
YAY!
Congrats Francesca :)
Posted by: Kent | April 11, 2008 7:36 AM