I have been sitting on something for months that is really exciting (at least for me), and it's time to share it with you. I'm going to graduate school!
Depending on how long you've been reading my blogs, you may or may not know that I'm a working journalist... (I'm a producer for a television station) and, of course I have shared my love of food with you. I also love journalism-- or at least, I love doing journalism and I love what journalism should be to the people and communities news organizations serve. I have been torn between these loves-- for a long while I have thought of opening some type of bakery or cafe, but I wasn't yet ready to leave news. Last year it finally dawned on me that I could try to combine the two.
After looking at a number or programs, I found something really unique that I think fits my goals perfectly. I applied to Boston University's Master of Liberal Arts in Gastronomy program. This program was founded by Julia Child and Jacques Pepin, and it is the only masters degree in gastronomy offered in the United States. I'll be able to combine culinary training with courses in food writing, food history, hunger, nutrition, and more.
In the next few months, I'll be packing up and moving to Boston. School starts in September.
I'm not sure what will happen to backyard grub... I'm pretty sure I won't be posting as often between now and September. I'm also pretty sure I will at least continue chocolatada. I am also contemplating a blog of my adventures in the culinary training part of the degree...
Stay tuned!
Congratulations Shaun, that is awesome news!! Ack, I'm so envious! I wish you the best of luck and hope to read all about it here or in some other blog you may start.
Posted by: Deb | July 09, 2004 at 02:02 AM
Wow!!! That's so exciting! That program sounds incredibily interesting. Best of luck to you! Keep us all posted. :)
Posted by: ladygoat | July 09, 2004 at 08:58 AM
Thank you both!
Posted by: Shaun | July 10, 2004 at 03:03 PM
congratulations! i am only just now catching up with blog reading and found this exciting news! i really hope you'll do a blog about your experiences. that degree sounds fascinating, but are you moving away from north carolina permanently?
Posted by: rachel | July 13, 2004 at 06:27 PM
Hi Rachel! By the way, there's something I want to e-mail you about...
I don't think I can survive more than one New England winter :) -- I really hope to do this in three semesters and a summer. I'd like to move back to North Carolina, I really love it here and I have relatives here. But I'm willing to see where the job possibilities may (or may not!) take me.
Posted by: Shaun | July 13, 2004 at 07:44 PM
Congrats! I think you won't be able to stay away from your blogs entirely ... and didn't you say one of your classes would be on food writing? I know just the place to archive your exercises ...
Posted by: Elkit | July 13, 2004 at 08:21 PM
hi shaun! you've still got my email address, right? it's rachelita2 at hotmail.com, and i have another one that you might have as well... drop me a line!
Posted by: rachel | July 24, 2004 at 07:45 PM
Hi Shaun,
I've only just stumbled across your blog today as I was searching for information on a masters in gastronomy. I've been to culinary school and worked in magazines for the last 6 years. I'd love to hear more about the program and your impressions.
I live in the South also and don't have the flexibility of moving to Boston, so I'm searching for creative options to accomplish my goal. Any thoughts? As a start, I've contacted BU for an information packet.
Do you know how many others will enter the program with you? I'm sure the admissions process was pretty competative, huh?
If you have time, I'd love to hear from you. Here's my email: jgbottcher@bham.rr.com. Otherwise, I'll look for posts on the blog. Best of luck in this exciting adventure.
Posted by: julianna | August 18, 2004 at 04:34 PM
What happened to "backyard grub"? I was looking forward to see if there was any transformation in your style of writing after you began your studies.
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