April 30, 2007

Week of hell! Why you ask...well I have 3 classes this week til 9:30!!!! ARGH! so annoying! Anyway...first long day was today! I had an 8:30 CP in which we made the Lamb Chops with onions and potatoes. We had yet ANOTHER new chef...but today I didn't mind :) This one was cute...and i was flirting badly. But he was young and we had 45 min of waiting time while the chops were in the oven...so what else was I supposed to do?!?! ;) hahaha! Kaili was making fun of me. But it was fun! Anyway...the chops were too easy and i kicked but on my jus! I must be getting better or something. Chef was speaking to me in French during class and then at one point he asked me in english why i peeled my potatoes instead of turning them right away? I proceeded to ask him why he was speaking to me in french and not english? he chuckled and said because I was trying to learn french. Good point i guess. So, my plate in the end turned out well. He said the meat was cooked well, the jus was good, but i needed more salt. I didn't think so...but oh well. To each his own! Anyway, I was sad to leave class because I wanted to talk to him more (and get his number!!!) but I didn't wanna be pushy and I'm JUST a student...so I left.

Then I went to the gym. Came home showered, ate some chops, went to the post office to send someone's bday gift :) and then went to school for my 3:30 CD. We learned a salmon and watercress salad, basque chicken and an apple and phyllo dough tart. They were all pretty good. However the demo wasn't done til 6:30...NO LIE! And 3 out of the 4 classes in that class had the Practical for that demo right after that started at 6:30. Plus 2 people in each of those classes were assistants and they are supposed to start preparing the food at 6:10ish...so needless to say classes started a bit late! Not a big fan of the chef that did the demo. He is the one who does the demos that I say are boring. Anyway...we got to class and i had ANOTHER new chef! We have a lot of chefs on vacation and a few that went to japan to teach. So these chefs that I say are new are called "visiting chefs". They don't work here on a regular basis...they just come and teach when needed. So, this guy was young too and friends with the other chef, who happened to be next door so i got to see him again :) Anyway...i REALLY didn't wanna go to this class...but it usually winds up on the exam we've heard...so i went. It was the basque chicken with saffron rice. It was pretty easy. Chef and I were arguing about the cook of my chicken. I don't like to cook chicken in the first place because of salmonella and he was so sure my chicken was cooked but it was still pink!!! But i insisted i put it back in the oven. And I did. And he agreed that I was right. He also taught me a different way to cook my onions because he said they were crunchy. But I said I did them the way I was taught in class. He obviously wasn't there. It's so frustrating sometimes when the chef doesn't like the way something tastes but you did it the way you learned!! Anyway, he also said he thought my plating was pretty except the sauce. I probably could have reduced my sauce and made it thicker anyway. He did like the taste though. He said something about the rice...but i dont remember because he was speaking to me in french. At the time I understood it...but now it's slipped my mind. Anyway...I was happy that class was over! I said by...and then I said by to the other chef :) I told him I hoped I'd see him again! Oh I have no shame.

After class, around 9ish, Trephene was downstairs waiting for me because I took too long (flirting too much!) and we went to her house. Trephene, Oscar and I ate dinner, dessert, and drank ourselves silly to celebrate Valborgsmässoafton. Whatever that is :) It's a big night for the sweeds. Oscar is Sweedish. Pretty much...u just drink a lot! So that's what we did. We eventually went to a bar for one drink...but i was EXHAUSTED since i was in the kitchen since 8:30. At 1:30 I took a cab home and went to bed at about 2. LONG but fun day :) (and no school tomorrow for may day!)