Fourth Week At Pathways

September 18, 2013 -
There was a chef event featuring David Lawrence of 1300 Fillmore on September 12 and I was excited that day to meet him in person. So, hours before the event started, we had done early preparation according to his recipes. The menu for the event was Fried Green Tomato Salad, Arugula, Goat Cheese Croquette along with Honey Buttermilk Dressing. Also, there was Black Skillet Roasted Catfish, Andouille Sausage and Shrimp Jambalaya, and Cornbread Panzanella Salad. The dessert was Peach Cobbler with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream. About 2-3 hours before the event started, Chef David Lawrence came in the kitchen and helped us prepare his amazing meal for the night. He introduced himself and told us how he became an Executive Chef. He told us he had started culinary training from Le Gavroche, a London restaurant founded by Albert and Michael Roux. Along with meeting David Lawrence, we all got to chose where to work that night. It was either the front of the house, which was catering or the back of the house, which means to create dishes and decorate them for the guests. I chose to work in the back of the house. I felt I wasn't ready to work in the front just yet. Along with helping prep food, I learned how to plate it so it looked beautiful. I also got to taste the food and it felt as if my mouth had fireworks! It was amazing and delicious! That night was just fantastic!