All in all, a pretty wicked day. The tart happened first thing and it turned out great (see photo). I've been working on my speed and I've been really speedy lately....yes, at the expense of a little bit of perfection - but you lose points if you serve late, and you lose points if things aren't perfect. My plan is to get fast and learn to think and act quickly and logically, do my best, and then make the speed and the perfection meet nicely in the middle (hopefully on the fast/perfect end of the middle).
I was especially proud of the dover sole dish this afternoon in cuisine because I hardly looked at my notes, I trusted my gut for the quantities (no scaling for me in cuisine!) and fixed errors (not enough flavor in my sauce turned into a MAGICAL sauce thanks to some quick thinking, a chinois and a giant sautoire) AND I served with 5 minutes to spare. I felt good, I felt happy for just trusting myself to have watched the chef make it, and to then go and replicate it. Checklists are the way to go for reminder notes, not instructions. I'm learning every day how to improve my note taking to be more practical for the practicals.
Went out for burgers and beers after school today and it was DEE-LISH. I hardly eat anymore, so I packed it in tonight and now I'm off to eat the fruits of my labour...mmmmlemontart....
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