Sunday, September 13, 2009

The Mantle Restaurant At TAFE...my last night in the kitchen!!!

Here we are...the course nearly over and my last night cooking in the Kitchen!!!
Chefs-de-Cuisine tonight are...Beau and Jody
3rd June 2009

The Whiteboard where who does what for the evening is all worked out by the Chefs...

under the guidance of our Teacher Chef Nick...who used to run the Award Winning Restaurant...On The Pier here on the South Coast...


Baked Eggplant...

Roasted Hazelnuts...

Spices...

Amuse Bouche...Lime Cured Whitefish with Coconut Cream...

Pan Seared Scallops, Carrot and Pea Puree with a Verjuice Reduction...

Garlic and Chilli Quail with Steamed Bok Choy...



Asian Spiced Squid with a Herb Salad...

Crispy Skinned Ocean Trout with White Truffle Oil Mash, Wilted Spinach and Balsamic Reduction...

Seared Lamb Rump with Roasted Eggplant, Vine Tomatoes and a rich Tomato Coulis and Herbed Tossed Potatoes...

Roasted Duck Breast on a Caramelized Fennel Risotto with Poached Pear and Red Wine Reduction...

Ginger and Lime Brulee with Vanilla and Hazelnut Biscotti...
The Biscotti was my contribution tonight...along with the Turkish Delight below...

Bailey's Tiramisu...

Spiced Apple and Apricot Crumble with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream and Fruit Coulis...

Petite Meringues...

and finally Petit Fours.


One of the Patron's Friends had a birthday and bought in a sponge cake...which Chef turned into little cakes decorated with chocolate!!!

And here I am...leaning on my Tool Box...thinking wow...these 18 months have just flown by!!!

The next two weeks sees me working Front of House...including an Industry Night and I'll be back with pics of that...

Meanwhile...Happy Cooking and Happy Eating...Dzintra♥

4 comments:

  1. Looks like a great selection of food and it's presented very nicely! :)

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  2. What a delicious array of food Dzintra! My favorite of all seafoods, scallops! The hazlenuts and spices... inviting and wonderful! What fun this class was for you! I hope you keep on cooking up and posting for us to read!

    And you'll never guess... my doctor tested me for celiac today. I find out the results by Friday. I may soon join you and my DIL in the gluten free world. Yikes! xxx Vicki

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  3. PS: I forgot to say that my mum called me last week to let me know she had tested positive too.

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  4. Hey chef, what's in the red box? Everything looks sooooo very yummy! Looking forward to seeing you at Front of House - hugs Nat

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