Persian Noodle Soup (Ash Reshteh)
Gingerbread Cake with Rum Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
Butternut Bisque with Crab
Pear and Almond Tart
C’est Normal
Definition of “C’est Normal“: 1.) Totally out of the ordinary 2.) A modest way of accepting a compliment. I came to work today at the Parisian restaurant I… Read More »
Field Trip: Palais de l’Elysée
I got to see the White House, I got to see the White House, I got see the White House …. No silly – not in the United… Read More »
Pumpkin Soup: Crème de Citrouille
I’m sorry for grossing everyone out with my last post. My mother told me that my blog is getting dark and asked me if I could possibly do… Read More »
Don’t Be A Boar!
I now know that if there was a nuclear war and I had to survive in an a forest, jungle, or other untamed location that I could cook… Read More »
14th Week: The Chocolate Chip Caper
This job is really breaking me down. I’m no wimp but working in a 3-star restaurant at the meat station for 13 hours a day, 6 days a… Read More »
The Chacuterie Plate
I don’t have a lot of time on my one day off from the 3-star restaurant I cook at to make fancy meals and I find myself craving… Read More »
13th Week: The Haunting
This post is darker than usual so be forewarned… I work six days a week, thirteen hours a day butchering wild game and preparing it for the 3-star… Read More »
Sautéed Cerveaux (Fried Brains)
Our staff meals at the 3-star restaurant I cook at used to be reminiscent of traditional bistro fare. I remember looking forward to such entrees as moules frites,… Read More »
10th Week: No Place Like Home
My three month apprenticeship at the 3-star restaurant I cook at is coming to an end with only two weeks left. They’ve offered me a job as Comis… Read More »
Feeding the Masses: Croque Monsieurs!
One of the responsibilities I have at the 3-star restaurant I cook at is to help make our staff lunch and dinners. We work from 8AM to 11PM… Read More »
9th Week: Vacation’s Over
Ah oui, vacation est fini. The first week back from our 3 week August vacation started off with everyone cheerful and happy to see each other and ended… Read More »
Cat Got Your Tongue???
How to cook tongue? That is the question I would like to ponder in this post. Is there a way to make it edible without gagging? Now I… Read More »
