23 - 26 may 2011 bonus function, guest house and caravan park setup

23 may - today chef Errol wanted to make something different, so i asked to help with his idea, we made mini cheese loaves, which was a made up bread recipe with a lot of cheese and paprika, i also got to use pommes(potatoes) today and i made pomme croquettes, pomme dutchess and they were all shown and explained briefly to me

24 may - this was the day of the bonus function and i had to make 3, 30 litre pots of mielie pap, we served the staff after their singing expedition and i made some of the student lunch which consisted of deep fried samosas and chips, the rest of the day was small orders and cleaning

25 may - i set up the caravan park with Alon today, we set it up so that we don't forget anything and there were a lot of people in the kitchen, so we took all the big equipment there, put up the dividers, the net and the seil over the roof so that no dirt and debris will come in from the roof or the sides when the horses start their races, we took all the grillers, flat top, tables and gas burners, that was the end of our day. we also took all our stock to the guest house for the next day

26 may - me and Alon started work at 5:30 in the morning, it was really cold and just for interest, we didn't want to get out of a warm car, but it was the first time working at the guest house and we were very excited, we got there and Alon chose to be in the hot kitchen the previous day, so i did all the cold foods, which consisted of freshly made juices, fruit platters, and pastry platters, with a selection of butter, whipped creams and mozzarella cheese. I was finished first, so I decided to help Alon, i helped with his poached eggs wrapped in smoked ham and his plating, it was really fun and we enjoyed working with chef Errol and chef Steve.