A Day In The Shit

6/23/2008 at 6:47am I entered a thick patch of weeds.


Bulk up veggie platter for 8:00am banquet
Make honey-yoghurt dip
(64 ppl)

Fruit for fruit skewers (64 ppl) at 10:30am (not in inventory at 9:30am)
Make mint-yoghurt dip (40 ppl)

Portion eye filet
Grill mark eye filet
Top eye filet with Roquefort cheese – tray and fire
Prep and fire mashed potatoes
Roast garlic (reserve oil)
Make roasted garlic-shiitake demi-glace
Portion, cut, and fire asparagus and carrots
Melt butter with salt & pepper (for asparagus and carrots)
Heat cream and butter (for mashed potatoes)
Chop chives (for garnish)
(40 ppl)

Portion mahi
Make Latin marinade for mahi
Sear mahi and tray and fire
Make chimmichurri for mahi
Prep and fire tomato-jalapeno hash for mahi
Chop cilantro for mahi garnish
(34 ppl)

Plate mixed greens, goat cheese, and toasted almond salad for 64 ppl
Make tangerine-honey vinaigrette
(64 ppl)

Tray and fire dinner rolls
(64/40 ppl)

Make marinade for olives and plate with feta cheese
Tray and fire spanikopita
Make marinade for chicken souvlaki – tray and fire
Make lemon vinaigrette (for orzo salad)
Prep vegetables (for orzo salad)
Plate dolmades
Prep vegetables and dressing for taboulleh salad
Plate kalamata olives, pepperoncini, cocktail onions, cascobel peppers, green olives, and pickeled carrots
(40 ppl)

Make herb rub for (3) legs of lamb
Tray and fire lamb
Make (2) mint sauces for lamb

(for 6/24)
Fire orechetti pasta for salad
Fire asparagus
Roast fennel in oil
Make truffle-fennel oil for salad
Assemble salad with feta and chopped tomato garnish
(40ppl)

Make blackberry, honey, and lemon-poppy yoghurts (3)
Roast mushrooms for spinach-mushroom tortelloni
(50 ppl)

Make sesame-ginger vinaigrette
(20 ppl)

At 6:30pm I walked out of the weeds, changed out of my grubby chef whites and into a fresh set, grabbed a nice carving knife and fork and headed into the dining room to carve up my lamb.

9:00pm I return to the kitchen to clean out and label the walk-in cooler.

Home by 10:00pm and off for two days.

Maybe it's tattoo time. . .