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Location Shoot at Francis Tuttle Technology Center with Photographer Carl Shortt Jr. 

2/15/2013

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Inside the District 21
Restaurant.
Located in the Rockwell Campus of Francis Tuttle.
This by far is one of the finest learning institutions for the culinary arts in the country...

The comprehensive Culinary Arts program offers graduating students opportunities
for employment in hotels, restaurants, institutions and resorts in positions above
entry level. Cooking methods and techniques from basics to advanced skills are
addressed including: stocks, sauces, and soups; meat, poultry and seafood
cookery; vegetable and starch cookery; baking and pastry production; catering;
nutrition; menu and facility planning; cold food preparation; and food service
management. The student will gain valuable experience working with the most
modern equipment and by exposure to metropolitan area restaurant kitchens.

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This is a nine month
or eighteen month
program for adult
students depending
on enrollment status.
 Students may enroll in the AM session or
PM session (subject
to availability).
 


District 21 Grilled Romaine salad


Local Vegetable salad with fines herbs


Little pots with Roasted local Vegetables and Herbs 
http://www.francistuttle.edu/

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                   Developmental Menu Items for District 21 menu

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The Pizza Oven at Tut's Cafe, Francis Tuttle

PIZZA
Price per slice.........................175
 
Classic Cheese
Traditional Pepperoni
Daily changing selections
Whole pizzas are available on request

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Some of the Items on Cravings Menu at Francis Tuttle
Breakfast Pastries 7am-7Pm
Muffins....................................................................................................$1.25
French Croissant......................................................................................$1.25
Assorted Croissants.................................................................................$1.85
Scones...................................................................................................$1.25
Breakfast Bread.......................................................................................$1.00
Cinnamon Rolls........................................................................................$1.25
Assorted Bagels......................................................................................$1.50


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 Some of the Items on Cravings Menu at Francis Tuttle

Cookies & Pastries 11am-7Pm
Éclairs..................................................................................................$1.85
Fruit Tarts.............................................................................................$2.25
Death by Chocolate...............................................................................$1.85
assorted pastries...................................................................................$1.85
Daily selection of cookie........................................................................$1.00


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 Check for Cravings daily variety of pastries!

Pies & Cakes (by the slice) 11am-7Pm
Carrot Cake............................................................................................$2.25
Cheesecake...........................................................................................$2.25
Chocolate Cake......................................................................................$2.25
Key Lime Pie.........................................................................................$2.25
Whole cakes and pies are available with 48 hours notice.
Orders and pre-payment are handled at Cravings.
whole pie..............................................................................................$24.00
whole cake.......................................................................................... $32.00
Artisanal Breads
daily selection of homemade breads.......................................................$ 2.50

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Francis Tuttle Technology Center serves high school juniors and seniors who reside in our partner school districts, as well as adults, with career-specific training to maintain a quality workforce. Two Academy programs prepare high school sophomores, juniors and seniors for the academic rigor of university-level degree programs. Francis Tuttle also offers complete business and industry training and consulting services, short-term training for career enhancement or leisure activities, and a variety of offerings via the online campus. All programs and services maintain high standards for the benefit of the individuals served, and for those businesses who employ them. Francis Tuttle has averaged more than 40,000 enrollments over the past six years, with total enrollment for 2007-2008 reaching 58,677

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Assortment of Tools in Skills Development Kitchens...

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Location Shoot with                          Photographer Carl Shortt Jr.                      A Marathon day at Ingrid's Kitchen

2/7/2013

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Here is a SMALL sampling of Ingrid's wonderful menu and photos from the shoot...
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For more than 35 years, Ingrid’s Kitchen has been one of Oklahoma City’s favorite choices for the finest in German food, as well as other European and American specialties.  Authentic recipes, old-world charm, hospitality and value are the hallmarks that distinguish this one-of-a-kind combination restaurant, bakery, delicatessen and catering service. 

Specialty Bakery

Breads and Rolls

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Various sizes may be ordered on some rolls

Brotchen
Crusty French roll - plain top,
sesame seed, poppy seed

Buns
Corn meal dusted bun
Butterflake
Soft and buttery flavor
Brotchen
Hard crusted French roll
Sour Dough

Sun Dried Tomato

Rosemary Whole Wheat

  Egg Knot Rolls

  White
 
Whole Wheat

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WHEAT BREADS
Dense & Often Pan Baked w/ Top Crust

Challah
A braided egg bread
Holiday Challah
Round shaped braided
egg bread
Old Fashioned White
A dense white bread without the salt
There are  5  more
on the menu





Danish and Pastries

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Almond
Sweet dough w/ almond paste and Cream Cheese
 filled w/ Almond topping
Apple Cinnamon
Triangle shaped filled w/ Apples & topped
w/ Cinnamon Streusel topping
Apricot Cheese Pocket
Sweet dough w/ Cream Cheese and Apricot filling



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Fruit Turnovers
Puff dough w/ Fruit fillings
Kolache
Sour cream & Fruit fillings
Old Fashioned Cinnamon Roll
Old Fashioned w/ Nuts & Raisins
Pecan Cinnamon Roll
Old Fashioned without the Raisins
+ 15 more Wow! 





Cookies

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Sugar cookie dough with Chocolate Fudge filling

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Traditional Decorated
Holiday sugar Cookies





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Angel Pecan
Our version of a sandie w/ pecans

Butter
Butter, Vanilla & Honey

Cherry Wink
Butter, Honey, Cherry flavor w/ & little sugar

Chocolate Chewy
Cocoa, Egg Whites, Sugar & Nuts- No flour

Chocolate Chip
Oatmeal & Chocolate Chips
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Cowboy
Oatmeal, Chocolate Chips, Coconut & Pecans

Divinity
Cake Flour, Sugar, Chocolate Chips & Vanilla

Fruit Drop
Cherries, Pecans, Raisins & Rum Extract
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Selection

M & M
Oatmeal, Raisins & M & M's

Marzipan
Almond Paste w/ Almonds & Chocolate

Oatmeal Raisin
Oatmeal & Raisins

Peanut Butter
Egg Whites, Brown Sugar, & Peanut Butter

Ranger
Coconut, Cornflakes & Pecans

Rum Pecan
Pecans, Rum Extract & Powdered Sugar
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Russian Rock
Honey, Pecans, Raisins & Rum Extract

Snickerdoodle
Sugar Cookie w/ Cinnamon Sugar Topping

Spice Bar
Molasses, Raisins & Cinnamon - Powdered Sugar icing

Sugar
Flour, Eggs & Sugar

Swedish Dream
Coconut, Chocolate Chips & Pecans
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  Turkish Macaroons
Flaked Coconut, Chopped Nuts & Pecans 

Ginger Snap
Ginger, Allspice & Molasses

Honey & Rye
Honey & Rye Flour - No refined sugar

Iced Cut Out
Sugar cookie dough rolled out & cut into shapes then iced
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All you could ever need, for your Tea Time



Cakes

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                  Chocolate Decadence
  Chocolate cake, Chocolate Buttercream frosting,
Chocolate drizzled on top with Chocolate shavings



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  Black Forest
Cherries with Cordial filling, Whipped Cream icing with
sliced Almonds & topped with Maraschino cherries


Carrot
Ours has Raisins and Nuts (Walnuts or Pecans)


Chocolate
Rich medium dark Chocolate cake & Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

 
Chocolate w/ Raspberry filling
Chocolate cake filled with Raspberry sauce
and frosted with Chocolate frosting


German Chocolate
Chocolate Cake


Coconut
Fine shredded Coconut stirred into the cake itself Vanilla Buttercream
frosting then more coconut



Mocha
Coffee n' Chocolate flavors Whipped Cream Frosting

Pina Colada
Hints of pineapple with nuts
Pineapple Upside-Down
Springtime favorite

Red Velvet
Red food coloring into our Chocolate cake, Cream Cheese frosting


Strawberry
Strawberry with Strawberry
Buttercream frosting

White
White cake with White
Buttercream frosting

White w/ Fruit Filling
White cake, choose your
filling and Frosting

Chocolate w/ Mint Buttercream
Chocolate cake with Mint flavored Buttercream frosting

Oreo Cake
White Cake with White Buttercream frostingand Oreo cookie crumbs
around the outside

Cupcakes

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What a wonderful assortment of hand made Cupcakes



Pies

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Full Crust, Lattice Crust, Whipped Cream or Meringue

Apple
As American as Apple Pie can get

Dutch Apple
Crumb topped same great Apple filling

Apricot
You'll think it's spring!

Banana Cream
A classic!

Blueberry
Sweet with a hint of tartness

Cherry
Not too sweet but not too tart - just right!

Chocolate Cream                                                        This is 7 of 20 pies listed
Creamy Chocolate filling with a rich
but                            on the Menu
not too sweet whipped topping





From the Great Kitchen

Deli and Restaurant

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GROBE BRATWURST
Flavorful Coarsely ground Pork and Veal

FINE BRATWURST
Mild, Finely ground Pork and Veal

VEAL BRATWURST
Mild, Finely ground Veal
KNACKWURST
Mild, lightly Smoked Fine Pork & Veal

GERMAN WEINERS
Pork and Beef German-style Frankfurter

SMOKED BRATWURST
Mild, lightly Smoked Pork & Beef
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Sandwiches...

1. Roast Beef w/ Provolone.
 2. Smoked Turkey with
     Smoked Gouda.
 3. Ham with/ Swiss.
 4. Hard Salami w/ Havarti.
 5. Genoa Salami w/ Swiss.
 6. Corned Beef w/ Provolone.
 7. Pastrami w/ Swiss.
 8. Meatloaf w/ Mayonnaise.
 9. BLT w/ Mayonnaise.
10. Smoked Salmon with
     Cream Cheese & Capers
     served on a Bagel.
11. Chicken Salad  .
12. Tuna Salad 

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52.  Wiener Schnitzel - Full or Light Order.
       Tender Pork Loin Cutlet  
       Hand-breaded and Grilled
53.  Bratwurst and Schnitzel.
       Choice of Sausage and
       Light Schnitzel
54.  Smoked Pork Chops - 
       Grilled (1 Chop).
55.  Sauerbraten.
       Marinated Roast Beef topped
       with Brown Gravy
56.  Meatloaf.
       Homemade topped with
       Brown Gravy





Breakfast

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15. French Toast w/powered sugar served w/ butter and warmed syrup......................
           
15A French Toast w/ 2 eggs and 3 strips of bacon or 2 sausage patties.......
            15B French Toast and 3 strips of bacon or 2 sausage patties......................
16. Apple Cinnamon French Toast - Apple is baked right into the bread.................
                 Powered sugar sprinkled on top and served with butter and warmed syrup.

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8. McIgrid's...................
  A bagel with a hard fried

  egg, 2  bacon strips, 
  tomato, cheese & mayo.


        Assorted Quiche 
     Specials Take home a
             whole one!









Catering

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Ingrid’s Kitchen offers a wide variety of catering options.


Appetizers

Breakfast

Lunch

Dinner

Bakery Items

Beverages

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Office Party Trays, Yummy!

Salads

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chose one or all... Cous cous,  Cucumber, 3 Bean Broccoli and Cheese, Potato and Spiral Vegetable Pasta, European Style Deli Salads by the for your Group

Best in Deli Trays

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Butter Cheese

Cheddar Havarti

Jarlsberg Loaf

Provolone Smoked

Gouda Tilsit Hot

Pepper Havarti-Dill

Swiss-Big Eye

Beerwurst (Bierwurst)
Blood & Tongue
Blood Sausage Ring
Braunschweiger Liver Sausage
Corned Beef
Fine Bratwurst
Fleischkase
Gelbwurst
German Bologna
German Weiners
Grobe Bratwurst
Ham, Pit
Jadgwurst
Kasewurst Bratwurst 
Knackwurst
Liverwurst Pate' - Coarse
Liverwurst Pate' - Fine
Nurenberg Sausage
Pastrami
Polish Sausage
Roast Beef
Salami, Genoa
Salami, Hard
Salmon, Smoked
Schinkenwurst
Smoked Bratwurst (Kolbasse)
Turkey, Smoked
Veal Bratwurst
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Ingrid's, Famous Roast Beef!

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Truth in Advertising  

10/24/2012

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This is law governing truth in Advertising as it would apply to the

FTC...... § 238.2 Initial offer.

(a) No statement or illustration should be used in any advertisement which creates a false impression of the grade, quality, make, value, currency of model, size, color, usability, or origin of the product offered, or which may otherwise misrepresent the product in such a manner that later, on disclosure of the true facts, the purchaser may be switched from the advertised product to another.
(b) Even though the true facts are subsequently made known to the buyer, the law is violated if the first contact or interview is secured by deception. [Guide 2]

For full details.....

http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=5de11e010afaa51af478dbd337f0cad6&rgn=div5&view=text&node=16:1.0.1.2.17&idno=16

Concerning size of product in photo....

http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=d46d8c24934536de0ef58344303bf174&rgn=div5&view=text&node=16:1.0.1.5.62&idno=16

The Code....

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2000-title16-vol1/pdf/CFR-2000-title16-vol1.pdf

 What else to consider....

From here it is interpretation of the Law and Case reviews where the law has been used in Court. It is only a few words here, but beware your clients can get into a great deal of trouble over this and you could too...  FDA rules and regulations can come into law suits as well and some states have laws in truth in menu.

The biggest type of suit I have found is that of infringement of one company to another and could be in a detail on how the vegetables are cut or prepared, to how they actually are done in the production of the actual product being represented. They often use the look of a product from another company and get there asses sued off...
 
The famous case of marbles in the soup (excerpt taken from D Magizine,  .
by Spencer Michlin

“There are a million nuances, but essentially two rules,” says Stuart Friedel, who specializes in advertising law for the New York firm of Davis & Gilbert. “First, you cannot misrepresent the product. Second, you cannot simulate the product in use without indicating that it is a simulation, which is why you see that word superimposed when commercials show pictures on phones or TVs.”

The marbles in Campbell’s vegetable soup provide an iconic case in point. Just about the time I joined BBDO in New York in 1968, the head of the agency’s art department, testifying to the Federal Trade Commission on a totally unrelated matter, volunteered in effect that, “We want to make the food look as good as it actually is. For example, we put marbles in the soup” to force the vegetables to the top of the bowl.

“Marbles in the soup?” responded the FTC (where, coincidentally, Friedel was a young staff attorney at the time). No copywriter ever penned a more memorable phrase, and it immediately became a national topic of conversation and editorial invective. Although Campbell’s was not required to run the corrective advertising requested by the FTC, the shrieking caused the chastened company to drop the practice like a red-hot spoon.

“Marbles in the soup.” It sounds like an epic Ralph Nader fantasy of corporate evildoing. In reality, it was merely an attempt to let the camera see the vegetables that were in there but sank to the bottom of the bowl. (Today Campbell’s shows its product in a ladle or in a shallow saucer, shot so tight that you can’t see the edges.)

“Nobody thought they were doing anything wrong,” Friedel says.

I still don’t.
This is an excerpt I copied from...
http://www.dmagazine.com/Home/2008/04/07/Marbles_In_The_Soup.aspx

My conclusion is the FTC is the authority over this, but suits that run from one company suing another far out weigh those of the FTC...

Beware, not to make one companies product look like another. Infringement and copying original ideas is a big no no, but often falls outside of the photographer/stylist in scope of responsibility as creative direction prior to the shoot dictates this. Keep good records!!!

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Studio Flame Set, Reality at last...

2/2/2012

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It's been nearly a year and a half in the making, the development of a safe, clean user friendly flame set for the studio.  I am now in the test phase and glad to announce that I still have all of my fingers and toes.  The initial testing has gone without any surprises or delays.  Every thing is performing  outstandingly  well...   This is defiantly a safe and reliable rig.
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These first tests are being conducted out doors. The lighting is natural and we had a little wind.  To the left is the completed Fuel Manifold and electronic component (safety sensor is remote) This unit was designed for large applications and is a prototype for a rental unit that will be available after this one has been thoroughly tested.  This unit is rated at over 2 million BTU @ 60 psi.   Most studio applications would only need about 200 thousand BTU and 10 psi. This would make the size and weight nearly 2/3rds less than the original, making it easier to ship and set up.  It will use a standard propane tank.

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In today's test we used the Long Shielded burner
assembly, its the background flame.  Above, you see a dramatic hi flash, below is a closer mid range flame.  The unique feature of this set, is that the flame goes from a very low setting to a high setting just long enough to get the shot.  The Grill hardly gets hot! and your hero will hold up longer, studio stays cooler and is much safer than anything I have ever seen or used.

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_Left is the low setting, it's a little higher than normal because of being outside...  Below is a inferno flash with out the grill surface and back ground.  Note: I have a total of 7 working burners of all sizes and shapes to fill around the product for the shot.  each burner up to five on this model has independent controls.  I also have 6 grill surfaces for commercial and home sets.

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Another Great Adventure... Fire!

2/10/2011

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Fuel Manifold!
Fire is a controlled part of everyday life in the kitchen and as my career brings the kitchen to the studio, my curiosity for motion in still life has become a new challenge.   I would like to fill a void in a special niche market.  When I see shots with fire in them,  it's a dead give away when they have been manipulated in Photo Shop, film is even worse.  I think this unique tool that may help.    Before I became a Chef, I studied engineering and have a background in the electromechanical field.  The combination of each puts me in good condition for designing and developing a flame set for studio work.  There will be several options such as ambiance flame with or without logs or above the water, a fire wall Used to enhance flambe technique, a large translucent fire wall and my favorite the Grill with choice of surfaces and burners.  For the  past several months, on top of a move and a major career change, I have been driven to create a flexible solution.  The mechanics are simple and safe.  The flames only go up for a small amount of time, enough for the shot or in film for longer.  From 50 btu to 500,000 btu at the touch of a switch on and off in less than 1 sec.   this rig is it...

Components of the Studio Flame Set...

1) Fuel cell and regulator (completion 2-8-11) (Revised 11-4-2011)

2) State of the art 5 station fuel manifold with explosion proof, quick responding solenoid valves and manually operated adjustment valves with low burner bypass system. PHOTO (completion 2-9-11), (Addition of a Main Valve and Gas Sensor 10- 2011)

3) Electrical control box with the fastest response time in switching technology with quick throw circuit breaker and heavy duty wiring and Cables (2-2011) revised (1-2012)

4) Burner manifold with five separate flex-line umbilical for easy and safe operation on the set. (5-2011)

5) Burner assembly assortment for various shapes and sizes of flame. (3-2011, 5-2011, 11-2011, 1-2012, ONGOING)

6)Safety floor sensor alarm (10-2011)

7) Burner riser assemblies, Grill Grates, and Table (3-2011, 7-2011, 1-2012)



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     I love food and have spent thousands of hours with a Chef's Knife in my hand. I know Food and how to prepare it.  Farmers are the backbone of and why our country is great, present and past.

    I am a Master Gardener and love to work in the gardens.  I tell people that the return for this work is far greater than any other thing on earth.

    I come alive and am passionate about the light, color, texture and movement, found through the lens on the photographers set.

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