studygroup (dream on !), market, wine and a very nice meal

Thank you chef Damien, for cooking most of the meal tonight; duck, trout, pheasant. And thank you James for the VERY good champagne and wine and the rest. It was a very nice evening.
(Pictures tomorrow!)
This morning I studied a bit, oh yes, it's true! I did the first 5 recipes (out of 10...) At 13.00 hrs I picked up Cris at metro staion Emile Zola to go to the market at Dupleix, have something to eat, coffee, buy flowers  and a dessert, 'study', and go to James' place for a nice 'study' afternoon. Damien was in charge of most dishes, but everybody did a bit to help out (cutting, deboning, chopping, washing up, drinking...)
The wines were great; thank you James.
Just got home at 22.00 hrs, time to go to bed. Tomorrow, we have the morning off, but I still have to 'study' a bit. Then a demo at 12.30 and a practical - don't know what it will be about, yet... I'll find out tomorrow.

A demain!
Sj

Anti-burn present from Priska.

Since I'm stupid enough to burn my hands or fingers on a (too) regular basis, Priska, who's in intermediate pastry, had the wondelful idea to buy me a very useful present; a silicon pan holder !

Since all the pans at Le Cordon Bleu are Inox / metal, this is probably a very useful tool for me. Thank you very much and I'll try the handle out next week in our last practical on Monday and at the exam on Tuesday.