Tuesday, August 10, 2010

A la carte summer menu 2010

 


Crayfish stuffed trout with wild rice and pea shoots.
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A la carte summer menu 2010

 


Seared halibut with sauteed squash and squash blossoms.
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A la carte summer menu 2010

 


Portobello and polenta lasagna with roasted figs, and champagne grapes.
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Saturday, June 12, 2010

Advanced pastry and the restaurant


Here is an example of good collaboration between the Restaurant class (A La Carte) and the advanced pastry class.

The dessert is an interpretation of a recipe developed by Valrohna pastry chefs.

It consists of a chocolate cremeux, a vanilla flan, a caramel sauce flavored with oranges, a crunchy cookie made with rice krispies, and a scoop of ice cream (orange and tahitian vanilla)

Advanced pastry final




Over the past three weeks, advanced pastry students worked very hard on completing a wedding cake, they could choose among three types of cakes: French style known as croque en bouche or pièces montées, American style with fondant or butter cream finish and finally a European style mousse cake...

Here is a sample of their work...

Advanced pastry final!

Advanced pastry final!