Well, we gathered at the local high school after I had been escorted to the school by Jannick Cormier, the representative from the local Chamber of Commerce. Imagine my surprise when I discover I'm the only woman, surrounded by 7 chefs whose first language is French. Christophe Darney, the instructor came from Paris on Sunday to instruct. Does life get better than that!
I felt challenged by the recipes written in French and using the metric system. Why have I wasted all those evenings in front of the tv? I might have forseen this possibility and prepared! My very rusty French from 30 years ago was challenged and sometimes it won.
I chose to be an observer today, and thoroughly enjoyed watching these masters at work with new recipes and the fantastic garnishes and finishing. There were whisks whisking, blenders blending, cutting, dicing, slicing, tasting, baking and exquisite attention to detail. Blew my mind!
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