I had my final exam for Basic Cuisine and it went really well. The way our final works is we are given 10 dishes out of the 30 we've cooked during the trimester and then we are randomly assigned 1 dish right before we enter the kitchen and we have 2.5 hours to cook it and plate it. I cooked Durade which is a white fish served with a sauce made from the stock and fennel. I had a lot of fun doing it.. unlike any other final I've ever taken.
That same week I went to a restaurant called Breakfast in America with Ali, Bradlee, and Bradlee's two guy friends. The name explains the food we had. It was delicious and made me feel at home! We also went to Shakespeare and Co., a famous book store by Notre Dame.
THEN, I had a week long break from school and I took a vacation to where else.. ? The US! It was so great going home and spending time with my family and friends. It was a busy couple of days and if I didn't get to see you I'm really sorry!
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| My Besties.. I miss you terribly. Get here now! |
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| Two of the main reasons I miss America: Drunk Mal and Tengo (Pictured Below) |
When I went back to Paris I brought a little someone named Annie Banannie back with me. We had an amazing week together. My favorite week in Paris by far! It was so great having her here and showing her all my favorite places. List of things we did:
- Champagne under Tour Eiffel
- Up Tour Eiffel during the day
- Took the train to Versailles on the most beautiful day we have had in Paris and laid in front of the palace and fed the ducks
- Ate falafel
- She came with me to class
- Walked the Champs/shopped it
- Ate a very French dinner
- Ate crepes
- Went to the Louvre
- Met random french boys on the metro on Annie's last night in Paris and went out with them.. of course.
So, now that I've graduated basic and I'm not a "noob" anymore as some people like to call me.. I've started Intermediate cuisine. I've noticed small changes and things getting a little more difficult but nothing too drastic. I honestly haven't really liked one thing we've made yet but we're only on lesson 3 so I'll keep you updated as the trimester goes on.
("Know what you love, and keep it close" -Paris Je t'aimé)
xoxo, alex
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ReplyDeleteSo fun!!!! I like reading your blogs :) This is Jess but for some reason matt's gmail account is logged in on my computer and I'm too lazy to log in as myself. You're little!!
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