"Love people. Cook them tasty food." -unknown
Had a hard time sleeping last night. This bed is a lot harder than my bed at home! I was up early, had coffee, then it was off to school on the bus. I didn't realize the city raised the bus fares in January so the bus fare is $2.25 a ride and not $2.00. Oh well. What are you gonna do?
Class started at 9am. Gail talked about pricing again, menu planning, client interviews, client contracts, liability. She says that personal chefs should not be buying wine for their client's meals, especially dinner parties because she says whoever brings wine into the house is responsible for anyone who gets drunk and drives. Yikes! I would not have thought about that. She also talked about adding sous chef to the list of services offered. This would be shopping for groceries, then going into the client's home and doing all the prep work, chopping, mixing etc. Your client would do the actual cooking but a sous chef would get everything ready, portion out the proper measurements, etc. Not a bad idea for those who like to cook but don't like to shop or don't know what to make for dinner. Gail went over the things you should carry in your car from job to job (pots, pans, baking dishes, muffin tins, rolling pins, measuring cups and spoons, mixing bowls, spatulas and spoons, plastic wrap and food containers, all packed in 1-3 large plastic bins with lids. A personal chef should carry around only small amounts of spices, oil, and vinegar. (And where would I put three bins in my Miata, lol? Gail says I just need to be a better packer!). Gail also talked about making multiple dishes from one cut of meat or poultry, making the most of your shopping. All good things to think about.
After class, Jackie and I walked over to Tamayo, a Mexican restaurant on 14th and Larimer off downtown and met Kim and Cris (from my cooking class) for a drink. There was a lot of laughter! Kim is leaving for Belgium Thursday. She and her mom and her sister are visiting friends in Belgium for one week, then going to London for the wedding. "What wedding?" I asked. Kim said, "Why Prince William's wedding", like "duh". Not something I remembered, lol. Apparently Kim's mother still has ties to people in the diplomatic corps and got an invite not to the actual wedding but to some of the wedding festivities. How exciting is that? And Kim loves to travel. She's been quite busy! Cris is working for a large catering company and keeping busy. Now that he has gotten used to the fast pace, he loves it. Good for him!! I miss these people! After drinks, Jackie, Cris and I walked down the street to Cru (which is a wine bar) and had dinner. We shared a bottle of Prosecco, truffle ravioli, lamb lollipops with goat cheese and a cheese platter. All yummy food! Mmmmmm, good stuff Maynard!
Then Cris and I walked back to his truck and he gave me a ride back to the B&B, and Jackie took the light rail back home to Littleton. It was a good day!
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