Welcome To The Mantle!!!

WELCOME TO THE MANTLE RESTAURANT AT TAFE...

3rd June, 2009

CHEFS DE CUISINE...Jason and Toby

Here I am...come over from my other blog Queen Of The Armchair

My Course is nearly over and doing Week 1 of Dining Room Service...

seeing the other side...Front-of-House...

This room which is a teaching room transforms during the year to a Training Restaurant which any person can go to...

Setting up and re-arranging the furniture...
if you look towards the back of the room you will see the bar area...
the doors to the right take you to a storage area for cutlery, plates, tea/coffee service...
and then through another set of doors to the kitchen!!!

After looking at the evening's menu...
the appropriate plates are counted, washed, stacked in the oven or kept cool...whatever the need may be...

Table all set up...

View into the kitchen where the 'Chefs' are busily preparing for Service...

Out comes the Amuse Bouche...

Grilled Scallops with Cauliflower Puree, Olive Tapenade and Green Apple Reduction...

Fresh Asparagus, Capsicum and Ricotta Tart...

Char-grilled Kangaroo Loin with Warm Bok Choy Salad...

Grilled Scotch Fillet with Garlic and Anchovy Butter, Sauteed Mushroom, Parmentier Potatoes and Wilted Spinach...

Roasted Rump of Lamb with Kumara and Red Onion Rosti, Green Bean Prosciutto Bundles and Honey Pesto Jus...

Cajun Style Barramundi Fillet with Potato Puree and an Avocado, Tomato and Red Onion Salsa...

Strawberry Spring Rolls with Dark Chocolate Sauce...

Vanilla Bean Panna Cotta with Pineapple Compote and Sesame Seed Wafers...

Steamed Sticky Date Pudding with Butterscotch Sauce...

and to finish off Petit Fours and a cuppa!!!
I've had a great time tonight...taking orders and

learning to carry 3 dinner plates at once!!!

Next week sees an Industry Dinner here...

where the Employers of the Apprentice Chefs are invited for a meal cooked up by the people they employ...

Looking forward to the night!!!