CULA-confidential

Kitchen rotation

Great news for me, I may be on my way out of pastry. I've started working shifts on the hot line of the restaurant. Nothing too difficult, mind you, just training at the vegetable station. I'm thrilled because it combines actual cooking with creative plating. It's a big deal to me because not a lot of people (especially women) who are hired in pastry, actually make it out of the "sweet" kitchen.

My group for Quantity class

From left to right: Celeste, me, Amy.

The worst job in the kitchen

Today I discovered the worst job in the kitchen. Cleaning lobster bodies.  Today I washed the tomally and guts out of two cases of nasty, slimey, lobster bodies. Why? Because the bodies make a wonderful lobster bisque

Vocabulary word for the day: Stage

Stage: to work for free in a restaurant kitchen to assess compatability with the kitchen staff. Pronounced with a soft a like stah-ge.