3100 hits on my blog in 4 weeks time! Thank you all !

Today I got my 3100 hit on my blog since I put that 'flag counter' up. Thank you all for visting! I've got people visting on both my blogs (basic intensive cuisine 2008 and this blog) from more than 25 different countries.

A demain!
Sjoerd

Weekend! Friday 2 classes, beer and dinner

Finally, it's the weekend. We had quite a week. Long hours, studying, written exam (no results yet, but that was to be expected), demo classes, cafe, more cafe and practicals, petite bierre.
This is my last weekend in Paris. Next Saturday I'll be going back home to Amsterdam again. Time flies when you're having fun!

Yesterday, Friday, we had the morning off and started off with a demo and then our last practical of the week.
Chef Philippe again - it's a delight to see him teach. What a difference compared to other chefs.
The menu:
starter - sea bass and shellfish with aromatic vegetables
mains: veal tenderloin (rose), creamy risotto, mushroom duxelles and asparagus sauce
dessert: warm raspberry tart

How's that for a dinner?

The sea bass would be sliced very thinly and eaten raw. Very refreshing dish! Chef made a super raspberry tart. I'll make that one again at home, that's for sure!
The veal is cooked pink, the risotto should be creamy (make your own stock), the duxelles dry and the sauce, based on a Mornay sauce, green. This dish was our practical; not difficult at all. (Petri took it all home! bon appetit.)

Li Gang Liu enjoying his plate.

Levi & Bruno

Cris & Bruno

Judging ze plate!

Finished by 18.00 hrs, change and run to the pub for a few beers. After the drinks I returned home, got showered quickly (oh yeah, Rafaele - I did shower!) and went out to dinner near Odeon in Rue de Seine at Pere et Fille (or something like that) with Rafaele and Cristina. Very nice evening.

Forgot to tell you: I think I forgot my shoulder bag in the locker room or computer room (?) today. I only missed it when I went home at the end of the day. (contained laptop etc) It was brought in by the LCB maintenance-man. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
The plans for the weekend: Study a few exam recipes - we need to know all the ins-and-outs of 10 recipes by Tuesday afternoon. I'll go shopping (supermarket that is..), Sunday my local market, buy Champagne or wine for Sunday afternoon bacause we're going to James' place to cook some exam dishes. Maybe I'll go to Le Bon Marche to do some shopping; don't know yet. One thing is sure: I have to study recipes!

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