Soup Nazi Has Nothing on Me!
This week almost did me in. We had nine soups to prepare in our group. I struggled a lot this week. I started to question more heavily whether or not I can make it as a chef. This was the first week that we got slammed and I completely understand why Chef Jack did it. He needs to give us a taste of a busy day in the kitchen as much as a smooth day. I am sure the busier days are far more important lessons to learn than the easy days. Probably the highlight of the week for me was my group’s cream of mushroom soup. Dr. B. came by and said he loves that soup when it is finished with a splash of dry sherry. That’s exactly what we did. Dr. B tasted it and loved it. After class I dropped a container with LuAnn to give to Dr. B. We lost five people this week which was very hard for me to watch. Eventually every person with my level of restaurant experience has dropped the class. I feel very much alone. At the end of Thursday, I was dead tired. I am sure that my frustrations with m...