I'm back from being M.I.A.!

Hello everybody who reads this blog... which aren't many!
That's okay though, this is my chance to practice my writing.
I apologize that I have been Missing In Action lately...
Bachelor's was pretty tough to adapt to, homework and all.
I have been working like crazy as the Editor for La Papillote
at CIA, which has taken up my life (not that it's a bad thing,
just a lot of dedication!)
I've decided to take some time off after my trip to Italy
as Editor so that I can write on my own time and concentrate
on my studies. This will hopefully open up the window to more
blogging as well, so stay tuned and count that this blog will have
more posts come spring and summer! I promise :)

Anyway, two fun facts that I learned today in my history class:
1) Tapas weren't invented in Spain for the purpose of eating cute little
bites of ingredients on small plates.... Get this, the Spanish were
recovering from war around the 1940's era and never had much food
in house. Instead of inviting guests over and serving them minimal
meals and cleaning up their house, people in Spain started going out
to Tapas bars to host their friends and treat each other to small bites.
This way, they could be hospitable without opening their doors to anyone
at home! Interesting, isn't it? There's also myths about Tapas being invented
due to the bad wine that had been produced. They would put small plates of
stinky cheese on top of the wine glasses hoping to mask the smell and stench
of the poor wine.
2) The CIA has a fascinating military background. I realize it more and more every day
how our school is very military-esque. Between the bells, schedule and uniforms,
The Culinary is very much based on following order and professionalism. Turns out,
many war veterans went into cooking after they fought for the U.S. The CIA was
very well known for accepting military students who had been hard at war. Even to this day,
we have a Veteran's club on campus.

Interesting how cooking is connected to World History, isn't it? No wonder why I love my job =)