Moulton learned to cook at the Culinary Institute of America, which means she studied classic restaurant technique, mise en place included.
Ms. Leibovitz was actually formally trained — at the San Francisco Art Institute where, she said, she studied "classic Robert Frank and Cartier-Bresson," a style she applied to her photojournalism for Rolling Stone magazine and then Vanity Fair.
Far from the usual chronology, "The Wit and Wisdom of Ira Gershwin" was a breezy analysis of what distinguishes the voice of the prolific lyricist (700 songs) who studied classic literature, idolized Gilbert and Sullivan and dreaded writing love songs.
No, if I may be so presumptuous, we read the finest publications and enjoy the best of new fiction; we have studied classic literature and occasionally discuss it with friends; popular culture pales in comparison with the spiritual and aesthetic glories awaiting elsewhere.
With all the talk about Amazon's Kindle, there's a bigger revolution taking place and those who studied classic literature will be horrified.
At The California School of Culinary Arts in Pasadena, California, Katie studied classic French fundamentals with modern applications, as well as applied business and menu planning.
