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| At Generous Helpings Event for Second Harvest Food Bank (yes...these events make me happy)
Interning with the Culinary Program and following Chef Tom around campus and Nashville on shopping trips and errands for the program was great fun! The only frustration with it would be that I love to browse in "foodie" places and that was hard to do. He is a Very fast shopper. Me? Not so much. My eyes will zoom in on something new or yummy and I go into a "zone". The reality of the wallet full of butterflies brings me quickly back to reality fairly quickly, but a girl can dream, right? There is a marvelous new place in Nashville called, Restaurant Depot. The first time a foodie or enthusiastic culinary student like myself walks through those doors, it is a jaw dropping experience. Happy, happy, place! I could write an entire blog about the joys of Depot shopping, but I will resist the temptation.
I was surprised and blessed by an article about my culinary journey being published in The Tennessean, our newspaper. How about that? Of course, the fact that I had to get old to have this recognition is not lost on me. But that does not take away from the gratitude for it all. It was pretty cool!
http://www.tennessean.com/print/article/20120513/WILLIAMSON01/305130016/Culinary-school-lays-path-second-career Catering opportunities are coming up here and there over the summer and so are internships. With the cupboard being bare and the wallet being empty, this is a Good thing! One internship was a short-lived one at a Vegan kitchen and now a new one at a fabulous local bread kitchen, Purebread Bakery. The latter is more up my alley, so things do work out as they should. As focused as I am on trying to eat as healthy as I can as often as I can and eating organic as much as possible, I do love making decadent treats and tasty starches and proteins. I am happy to have learned about a new cuisine, but now I am back to the stuff that makes hungry people Oooh and Ahhh! It is going to be an interesting and busy summer! I had the opportunity to cater a private dinner at an amazing home last weekend and fly solo. I was very nervous, but had a fabulous time. When you are working for fabulously nice people in a setting that takes your breath away, how can it can wrong? Well, it certainly could have if the food didn't turn out, but I think it was all pretty good. It was awesome! Take a look at this view!  Now take a look at the Lime Mousse Cake and the Hungarian Cherry Soup. I was happy to see them get eaten up!   |
I guess it is time to get some sleep. Meeting my study buddy and amazing "Chef To Be" friend, Joshua Christmas, tomorrow morning at The Depot to shop for amazing food for an event I am assisting him with. Remember "The Roasted Lime". This is Josh's business and he is rocking this deal! Until next time, Eat some tasty food and please keep reading. You folks make it all worthwhile and keep me going! TGIF!
