Career Focus of Home Economics: ; Students Now Learning Craft of High-End Cooking
Charleston Daily Mail › October 22, 2009
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HOUSTON - In just 40 minutes, Cafe Mirabeau would fill with hungry patrons - and every dish needed to be delectable, every plate a model of perfect presentation.
A squadron of white-jacketed cooks scurried from stove to cutting board, stirring, saucing, dicing, whipping. Thin curls of steam carried tempting hints: freshly simmered sweet potato and pear soup, grilled pork tenderloin, homemade waffles topped with vanilla ice cream and caramel-pecan syrup.See the full content of this document
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Career Focus of Home Economics: ; Students Now Learning Craft of High-End Cooking
An episode of "Top Chef?" The dinner rush at a five-star restaurant?
Not quite.Cafe Mirabeau is inside Lamar High School in Houston, part of the subject formerly known as home economics.No longer geared toward preparing future housewives with tuna casserole recipes and sew...See the full content of this document
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