Sleep...

Sorry. Short post, falling asleep.

Menu

Scallop and mussel salad with tomato petals, cucumber flowers, and shallots

Trout a la meunier with sauteed shallots and sugar snap pears and striped ravioli with marscapone and mushroom

Chocolate custard cake with mint creme anglais and raspberry whipped cream

The salad was very good, the trout was...lacking, and the dessert was a disaster. No, I don't wanna give you a picture of it. The raspberry never made it into the cream, the mint was too mild against the chocolate, and the "custard" should never have been baked in a water bath. Weird day. No amuse, so we could focus on garnishes more. I was still pretty unhappy with the result today. Dunno what was so weird about it, but it was. I'ma take my eyes out now and sleep. (Contacts. ^_^)

Sorry...

Sorry, spaced a bit.

Monday

Oysters Rockefeller

Whitefish Bouillabaise

Crab, mango, avocado salad

Fish papillote

Genoise roulade

Very, very late. We...had some issues, I think it's mainly from moving from a pastry week. Partially because of Monday, but...I'm feeling frustrated with my performance and the performance of the group as a whole today.

Tuesday

A duo of mussel and crab cake amuse

Poached sole on parsley risotto with crouton and crispy leek

Striped bass with pan seared crispy skin, cracked black pepper pasta, julienned sugar snap peas and yellow peppers, and a tomato beurre blanc

Chocolate eclair with grand marnier pastry cream and fried mint leaf

Not nearly as late as yesterday. I've...been trying to think of garnishes and things for my dishes and I just can't seem to pull it off to satisfaction. I don't really know what else to do at this point. I'm frustrated on a whole other level today. This week has been a little rough so far. Hopefully tomorrow will be better. I'll have some pics up tomorrow, I'm having a little issue with Picasa.