Externship week fourteen

A label we use

Last week at the Mexican cafe

This week was the last for me at the Mexican cafe. I was able to learn some dishes and the more important the spices to use in Mexican cooking. I will definitely try to cook something at home to try. Also the Mexican food in general are quite simple, so it might be a good idea to have a Mexican dinner or lunch.

Externship week thirteen

Is it easy to roll a burrito?

This week was really short for me (at work). I worked only one day - Friday. It was a new place again, this time the cafe name Masa. This cafe cooks Mexican food. I am excited to be here. I like some Mexican dishes and some of them are really simple.

The day started with a call I received from the chef. He missed me (?) and gave me a call around 7:20 when I was in a shuttle. Probably I should have let him know that I am a late bird:-) When I came to the cafe it was a bit chaotic there, however I managed to find a right person and be placed to work.

My day started from peeling butternut squash with peeler, then cleaning them from seeds, and cutting them in a bite size pieces. Actually this was the first time

Externship week twelve

Mint-chocolate macarons

How to make French macarons?

My apologies for finishing this post so late. Last Wednesday I left for Toronto and there was no access to the internet for me. The next post will be at the end of the week as I will be back to work on Friday.

The second week at the Big Table and it's going to be a short one. I am working three days only and then go to Toronto for a week. This week there is a new shuttle driver in the morning and second day in a row I want to kill him. It seems he was enjoying morning ride in the traffic, no sense of urgency. Instead one hour drive he did it in an hour and twenty-twenty five minutes. Yes, the traffic is bad in the morning, however the other drivers somehow were able to make it in an hour.

What was going on at work? Again, out of three days I was able to choose the stations for two. And guess what I choose?

Externship week eleven

Stuffed pepper (Serbian menu)

What do I want to do? 

Last week the chef at Root asked me if I want to stay for one extra day and work on Monday there. She had a Serbian menu and she wanted me to work that day. I did. As a result my rotation happened on Tuesday and not on Monday as usual. The new place Big Table is quite busy, there are 600-800 guests on average for breakfast and 1200-1500 for lunch. The chef is a nice guy, very knowledgeable, hope to learn something here.

What was new for me is that I was asked what I want to do. It was great to be able to choose station I would like to work with.