Thursday, June 5, 2008

Driving real slow gets you home pretty fast

Yesterday we learned how to braise in cooking class.  We braised some meat and braised some vegetables.  There were a lot of questions considering that braising is idiot-proof (in my experience braising as an idiot). 
 
I was reprimanded numerous times, usually for my snail-like (escargot-like?) pace.  At one point, the chef said, "You're taking forever on that parsley.  You're not getting paid by the pluck."  I waited until he walked a few steps away and said, "Chef, you said PLUCK, right?"
 
I don't know if this is related, but I started to notice some people are no longer sitting near me during the lecture segment.  And one person quit my team.