May 14, 2005

Well, they loved my food. I served the salmon again. And when I mean again, I mean that I served it for this workshop as well. Different people, different teacher, different everything.

I had to do two special desserts. One for Phyllis who could not have the mousse, eggs, and so I made her a macchiato, which is a take off on Thomas Keller’s coffee and donuts but in an espresso cup, nice, ’nuff said. The other was for Samantha, a lovely 17 year old who is taking the workshop. She doesn’t eat much and didn’t want the chocolate raspberry mousse. So, I made her a nice strawberry dessert, just strawberries, artfully arranged, with a hint of whipped cream. Next time I’ll put mint and make it bigger and serve it as a regular dessert. It was simple and she ate it up. Just three strawberries. If I had more espresso cups, I’d do the macchiato for everyone. I’d like to get ones like the ones they use at, gasp, sorry Chip, Starbucks. %-} (blush)

What did we have, John, our head waiter, James our faithful dishwasher, Kim and me? Chicken with that lovely porcini and shitaki gravy.

James is in the kitchen washing up. Go to, James.