Archive - Cordon Bleu State

Sorry, I Can't, I Have To Learn About Flour

There is a lot more homework to pastry school than I was expecting.

Aug 2, 2022 • John Hagner

July 2022

Some Days It's Blood, Some Days It's Chocolate

Lots of Days It's Both!

Jul 28, 2022 • John Hagner

The Downside About Trying Something New Is That Sometimes It's Hard

I knew that pastry school was going to be hard.

Jul 22, 2022 • John Hagner

or, The Opposite Of Being Burnt-Out Is Being Unbelievably Corny

Jul 19, 2022 • John Hagner

If You Can't Be The Best, Be The Fastest

The training wheels are off at pastry school.

Jul 15, 2022 • John Hagner

A Different Sort of Monday

In the Before Times, Monday mornings were my main conference call day (every day was a conference call day, of course, but Monday’s conference calls…

Jul 11, 2022 • John Hagner

The most prominent historic landmark in the neighborhood where I’m staying in Paris (which is great, by the way, you should all visit) in the Tour…

Jul 6, 2022 • John Hagner

Cordon Bleu State

A Story About Trying Something New

Jul 3, 2022 • John Hagner

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