a day in the life...

above: cooked veal, raw veal, carrots, boque garni, onions, leek, bread, knife!!!!
today we made a bunch more french stuff i dont like. and the names are silly so ill spare you. but we did braising and stewing.

the beer was for a beef dish that is seared then put in the oven for two hours. and that is june in the background, she's cool.

this is braised escrole, brasing was not needed, it gets all mushy. may i repeat, damn french.

we also cut up some chickens for tomorrow but the pics i took on my phone didnt save, oops. (i also wish id taken pics of chicken marionette, and fish-head puppet day)

i am enjoying school, and i know the french "created" fine dining. but i dont care. at this point iv decided that the process is whats importent. many times i find myself mentaly blocking all the french worship. whatever. im tired and dont want to type allot. but i must include a conversation i had with our assistant dean last week. chef zonka-she can be nice. but i almost just walked away mid "lesson". ill skip to the good part.

chef Z: well, I'd neve hire someone with tattoos on their hands.
me: thats ok chef, i'll never apply to such a close-minded kitchen.
chef Z: then you might have trouble finding a job.
me: dont worry about me chef, ill be fine.

i like to be a nice person. its easier than being an ass. and i do respect my superiors(sp?). but.....well.....hmmmmmm......ill stop here.

oh, and i also set a kid in my class straight today for being the racist hillbilly he is(immagine if adam sandler was 19 and his front teeth stuck out a bit into this goofy smile). the girl above, june, he calls "june-pow". and all the times he makes dumb comments about "mexicans". today was the line for me after some "mexican low-rider" joke with a dust pan.
me: you know johnny hayseed, white guys drive low-riders too.
JH: johnny hayseed? whats that?
me: thats your new name if you keep calling june, june-pow, and saying dumb white-trash things. im a white guy from a town of 1,300 people and IM offended by your ignorance. keep cleaning please..

i dont sound like im becoming jaded? do i?

just another day...