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Day 25 Another short 12 hour day but damn am I tired! For the first time in a while, I hit the end of the day and could hardly finish. I was just exhausted! I suspect it’s to do with getting 6 hours sleep every night. The day started as per usual – up at … Continue reading Day 25 in a Mexico Kitchen
Day 24 Yet aother day with a 7pm finish! What luxury. This week I feel like I’m back to my old self. Having had all my confidence kicked out of me, this week the confidence is being slowly stuffed back in. As I am set to move onto pastry soon, I am working on training … Continue reading Day 24 in a Mexico Kitchen
Day 22 Another Day Off!! Today I took a short cab ride from Puebla to Cholula knowing nothing about what awaited. The Uber drove for 20 minutes through suburban sprawl and I was regretting my time wasting decision. I arrived at the foot of the most beautiful, bright yellow colonial church perched upon the top … Continue reading Day 22 (Another Day Off) in Mexico
Day 23 Today we got TWO more interns! Wahoo! I sauntered around feeling somewhat arrogant and telling the interns what’s what. Dara told me that I’m “getting good” and that she appreciated me cracking on with jobs. Get in! I developed a new emulsion theory over the weekend having done a fair amount of research. … Continue reading Day 23 in a Mexico Kitchen
Day 21 A day off. Today I stumbled out of bed at 7.30am with a quick call to the fiancé back in England. I jumped into the shower and out excited for my “descansa” – today and tomorrow free (Monday bank holiday – get in)! I decided late last night that I wanted to go … Continue reading Day 21 (A Day Off)
Day 20 Best day so far. The new interns have halved our workload. So we have time to think and breath which feels amazing. The day started as per usual with emulsions. I made two (of the same) and I managed to split one again. As it was a fairly slow morning, I managed to … Continue reading Day 20 in a Mexico Kitchen
Day 19 Officially 3 weeks since I arrived. Today was a day of highs and lows. I had some screw ups with tamales and emulsion which is absolutely frustrating as I’m clearly not getting it right. And no one seems to be able to tell me where I’m going wrong exactly. Someone pointed out today … Continue reading Day 19 in a Mexico Kitchen
Day 18 A “short” 13 hour day. Having been told yesterday that I need to wear hairspray to properly slick back my hair, I brought a can with me to work. I opened up my bag in the staff changing room only to discover that the cap had fallen off and the entire bottle had … Continue reading Day 18 in a Mexico Kitchen
Day 17 I can’t believe It’s been almost three weeks (19 days) since I took off from Heathrow! Today was a great day. Only 12 hours and so chilled. Yesterday and today the day kicked off with some of the best scrambled eggs I’ve ever had. Merlin and Ellian worked together to make pure magic … Continue reading Day 17 in a Mexico Kitchen
Day 16 Another 14.5 hour day! More sore feet. As per normal, we get no breaks. What happened today? I can hardly remember. I blanched tomatoes, made three mayonnaise’s (woah my arm was sore!) and made some purees through the ole Chinoise (damn that was hard work too!). I killed (by beheading), peeled the bodies … Continue reading Day 16 in a Mexican Kitchen