Day 235 - 249: 3 weeks in a blurr

It’s been 3 weeks since I’ve posted anything, I’m still here and alive but the crazy season has really been crazy. Everyone gearing up for Christmas day with all chefs on to get everything ready for 1 massive service of 350 people for lunch, a gingerbread house has been constructed and I’ve worked a 78 hour week for the last 3 weeks.




Here are some pics of what’s been happening.

Day 230 - 234: Better Days.

A light week for me this week only 1 split and a whole lot of PM shifts on the pass. I got to do stock take and learn how to count everything and do all the calculations and paper work behind it. It took almost 3 days but I worked it out and I should be fine for next months.

Sunday was very busy 155 for lunch and I was just tired for some reason, maybe this crazy hot and stormy weather is getting to me but, I was slower and not focused which got me in some trouble, but overall I got my shit together before service finished. I’ve had better days -_-

School Day 33: Final School Day 2011

Final day of school for 2010 is finally here. The day was full of assessments and re-do for all who failed previous tests in the past. It was a short day, I finished what I did and got to go home, we all went out for drinks n said our goodbyes until February 15th 2011.

Day 226 - 229: Farewell Mr. Paramedic

A stormy week last week when I got back from my weekend, we did some ice/gelatin filtration to get a new technique just to see if it was viable for the summer months. A lobster Consume with prawn dumpling and a buttermilk panna-cotta with almond crumble and banana consume. I also got to try out a savory sorbet, which was just a tomato tea churned into a icey slurpy, this was pretty disgusting for all those who didn’t expect it to be savory plus it did had a lot of punch.

This is the last dish that our most recent departure plated, I took a photo to remember him by. Good luck JH!

Hungry for Hamburgers.

Nothing beats a home made burger. Everything you'd expect in a burger we had, including a beetroot relish, pesto mayonaise, sunny side up egg. The highlight was beetroot relish cooked in red wine vinegar with sweet onions cooked til tender.