Friday's Work

So on friday, I prepped during the day and then during dinner service prepped and even cooked and did some more plating! In the morning I prepped out some oysters...this particular box was a pain in the ass though...none of them wanted to open! Then cleaned some mussels, made orange supremes, and a few other little projects. The dinner service last night was really busy, so I had to help out. I started hanging around the dessert area and helped plate a few sweet treats. Also dusted some ramekins for the soufflé that night. After the soufflé ramekins were prepped, Katie and I...who is an awesome pastry chef!!...wrapped pears in puff pastry dough. They are baked on top of a shallow caramel bed and holy crap i wanted to eat them all!!
As the night went on it started to get a little bit busier, and I eventually had to jump in and help out and even plated a few things! Katie needed the summerberry cheesecake plated; there were two on order so she did one to show me how it's done and then let me do the next. I thought I did pretty good, however I realized my hands are still a lil too shaky for plated desserts. But it turned out pretty good and out it went to the customer!
After hanging around the desserts I went and looked at every single thing sous chef Jane did. Watching her in this kitchen during a huge rush is like a work of art! I had trouble just trying to keep up with what she had going on on the stove then one minute later she has like 5 plates...all different entrees with different components...beautifully plated!! I'm standing there like holyyyyyy crap!! Things were in the oven...under the salamander...in a pan on the stove and blink n they're all on the plate with perfectly executed with accurate precision! Once it slowed down though she showed me one of the favorites at the restaurant. I learned how to cook basic garlic roasted potatoes. Now okay garlic potatoes not too difficult but this way made them so crispy and delicious!
So end of the night I learned how to make a few more things, and got a crash course in every single main entree that went out! Another one for the books! =)