How do I thank someone who has taken me from crayons to perfume?

[corarose]

Yeah, yeah yeah I know that's a line from to Sir With Love but I need some advice here.

One of the Chef's at my Culinary College has been my Instructor in all of my Culinary Classes except one.

If It weren't for him I don't know If I would have made it this far.

He encourages me and he tells me that I am doing good. I get good grades from him and he cuts things up and gives them to me so that It will save me a step. I think that he feels sorry for me because of everything that I have been through.

How do I thank him for teaching me and helping me get through the classes.

He is one of the best teachers that they have at my college and his classes are filled up before they even start.

Don't get any Ideas the man is married with 4 kids.

[DuctapeFatwa]

1. Get him a bottle of Clos de Vougeout. 72 if you can, 76 if you can't

nt

[corarose]

3. He doesn't drink alcohol

The man doesn't smoke or drink and he is so good to his kids when they come to School with him.

The female chefs make comments that if only he weren't married.

[Rabrrrrrr]

2. Hmmm, that's a tough one

Since he's a teacher, and you're a student, if you give him a gift, you put him in a really awkward position.

I'd suggest thanking him, perhaps even putting it in writing in a thank you note. I'm not a teacher, but in a position of teaching and leading people, and I treasure the thank you notes and notes of appreciation I've received. And when I lived in Hawaii, I also treasured the leis they gave me - high honors, that.

Perhaps wait until after graduation if you really want to give him something physical (of course, I realize it isn't about sex, I mean a present or meal prepared at your home, etc.).

And again, let me say, best of everything in your culinary schooling, for I am living vicariously through you and am jealous that you are there, and I am not. :-)

[corarose]

4. Thank You for your post

You encourage me!

We can give them thank you gifts because it's a Private College.

Hell, there was one Chef that the girls were thanking in a different way and they told him to keep it zipped up or he would have to go.

My Pastry Chef from last time has asked me to be her Teachers Aid again this semester. I fell proud that she has asked me to assist her in a class that I haven't had yet.

She is a nice lady who's boyfriend killed her dog and she is in the same boat as me which is the all of the good men are married boat.

We have some people from Hawaii going to our College and they are so friendly.

Thanks again.

[Rabrrrrrr]

14. Congrats on the teacher aid position!

That's great!

how did you end up with the guy who failed you for the class?

I'm getting ridding to actually attempt to make the stock for white sauces - right now can't remember the name, dammit, but the one with chicken and veal yada yada yada. If I get that one right, I'll tackle demiglace! problem is, not working in a restaurant, that's a lot of sauce and means I have to buy a lot of freezer containers to hold it!

But I love to make sauces, so would be nice to use real sauce bases, instead of powdered beef and chicken stock. I use a really good organic beef and chicken powdered stocks, but still... it's just not the same. :-)

Perhaps, since he is a chef, give him a little gift bad with SPAM, dried pasta, ragu sauce, a frozen TV dinner, ramen noodles, vienna sausages, and lunchables.

[corarose]

16. She gave me an I instead of an F

She said that she will take all of my work by the end of eight weeks.

I had Chef B*tch on Monday for two different classes and I went to the head Chef and he immediately put me in other Chefs class.

I hope that she remembers to change my grade to an I.

You don't get paid to be a TA at our College. You do it for the experience and I love to help the other people.

Thanks

[DuctapeFatwa]

18. ohhh that's a GREAT idea! Cook supper for him and his family

That is the best gift he can get as a teacher, to see (and eat, and wipe off his kid's chins) the fruits and vegetables of his labor :)

[Demobrat]

5. Work hard and be successful

so he can look at you as a success story and feel proud of himself as a teacher. The time to thank him is when you can write him a note, brag a little and say you couldn't have done it without him. Believe me, he'll love it.

[Robb]

19. Bingo.

Or if you can't wait, get him a dayplanner for about five years out, with a reservation at your restaurant marked in.

:toast:

[corarose]

6. Hey guys do you want to hear a weird one?

I use to waitress at the Gaslight Club and he worked there but I don't remember him.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

7. Give him a DVD of To Sir With Love?

[corarose]

8. Good Idea

I am sure he has seen the movie he is old enough.

[madrchsod]

9. buy him something small

that has meaning and some flowers with a thank you note..even guys like flowers

[corarose]

11. I gave him a cookbook last semester

He left the room and it looked like he had a tear in his eye. He asked are you sure that you want to give me this.

[corarose]

10. He told me one day that he wants to fix me up with someone

He use to be a Baseball Player and he knows lots of people. I keep wondering if he wants to fix me up with the guy who sleeps in the boiler room.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

13. Maybe he knows the knucklehead from Chicago that is

not too welcome there anymore?

[corarose]

20. He is too nice of a man to hang out with jerks

Hell, who knows it might be one of his busboys at one of the restaurants that he owns.

He thought that I was right out of High School when I first started at the College and I am twice that age.

Could be the crack addict that stands in our parking lot for all I know.

[Fovea]

12. a handmade damascus steel kitchen knife.

Or perhaps a really fine marble cutting board?

[corarose]

15. The Culinary College gave the instructors

Knifes with there names engraved on them and marble cutting boards.

[Swede]

17. Mentors are the cream of the crop! They want you to succeed,and praise

will only cause discomfort. I had a teacher who had a reputation as a hardass. He had no time for the guys going through the motions,I got caught in his crosshairs. He sat me down and told me I learned more stuff without trying than all my friends combined. And that he had more respect for them because they were doing the best they could and I wasn't. I graduated at the head of my class. Mr.Meyers died without me ever thanking him.