What Motivated Y'all To Report Culinary Arts

Reynolds Culinary Arts Student Profile

Meet Megan Glasscock

What motivated y'all to written report culinary arts?
Growing upward I ever enjoyed cooking amongst my grandma, in addition to she motivated me to written report pastry arts. When my high schoolhouse offered culinary classes I decided to elbow grease them out. I vicious inwards honey amongst cooking then. I came to Reynolds afterward finally realizing my dream was to move a pastry chef. In 2014 I received an Associate’s Degree inwards full general studies from Southside Virginia Community College. Then I went to X-ray school, but that was non a jibe for me.  It has been a long route to acquire here, but I’m happy I made it. I conduct maintain lived inwards South Hill, Virginia all my life, thence it was a big modify for me to drive to the metropolis every twenty-four hr menstruation for class. So, in that place has been a lot of adjustments.

Where are y'all inwards your culinary studies?
I am currently inwards my in conclusion semester inwards the pastry arts programme in addition to am working on my internship. My internship site is Red Cap Patisserie where they brand French pastries. Working hither had made me pace out of my comfort zone into something I savor doing. 

What is your favorite job every bit a culinary student?
My favorite job every bit a pupil is making bread. It is amazing to me that thence many types of breadstuff come upward from simply H2O flour yeast in addition to salt. I savor baking because it is really calming in addition to it is a source for creativity.

What is your favorite ingredient?
My favorite factor is chocolate; pairs good amongst everything. 

Do y'all conduct maintain a “signature dish”?
My “signature dish” is an apple tree pie. Apple pie was 1 of the starting fourth dimension dishes I learned to make, thence ever since it has been my signature dish. There is zip super exceptional inwards the apple tree pie, I simply ever acquire inwards for all the exceptional occasions inwards my family. 

What would y'all almost similar to practise inwards culinary arts when y'all graduate?
My destination is to move inwards a cute piffling bakery, perchance 1 inwards Southside Virginia. 

What is your favorite eating theatre inwards Richmond?
My favorite house to consume inwards Richmond is En Su Boca for their tacos. I honestly practise non consume inwards Richmond much because I alive inwards South Hill which is an hr in addition to a one-half away. But my favorite eating theatre inwards South Hill is the Horseshoe Restaurant. 

What would y'all tell other potential students interested inwards studying culinary arts at Reynolds?
I would tell people to follow their dreams in addition to to begin their culinary journey. I state that if y'all conduct maintain a passion for baking in addition to thence y'all should move for it! It takes difficult move in addition to determination, but it’s worth it inwards the end.