Becoming America's Next Top Pastry Chef: One Section Down…Many More To Go

So this blog is a few days past over due…but it’s been a little busy over on this side of town. Last week I got done with my sugar candies class, can I just tell you how much I loved it! We made so many different things, it just go exciting and exciting each and everyday. We made lollipops, marshmallows (2 different flavors, nougat (2 different flavors), pralines, pate de fruit (3 different flavors), Caramels, also Chocolate ones, and hard candies that we actually got to pull and make. I think everyone knows what they want to do, well kind of knows, but when you’re in the atmosphere of doing what you want to do it all changes. I mean I have been in the kitchen for 3 weeks now and it hasn’t hit me, maybe it’s because I know this is what I have always wanted to do.

This weekend I decided to spend about two hours taking pictures of all my products, I plated them and everything. And took a few things and tried to make them a little more artsy.

School I love so much, this week is the Ice Cream and Sorbet unit, I know totally awesome! I am learning so much and totally understanding everything, which usually never happens. The Chefs, Interns, and Classmates are the best things in the world!

Chicago is amazing; I love it here walking down the street I just see more and more things going on. There is so much going on everyday, it gets better and better…not kidding at all. Riding the train not as bad as I thought it would be, walking around…not bad at all. Everything I was so worried about is not bad. I got use to everything so quickly. The only thing that took a little longer to get use to was actually having to walk around in bad weather. Back home you just drive everywhere and never really think much of walking around, while here even when its snowing I still need to walk 5 blocks to train, and then to the school. But honestly I have gotten use to it pretty quickly.

My friends are so awesome!!! I have gotten to know so many people in my stream, and we hang out every weekend. We have been doing Friday Night Dinners after class, and then on the weekend we have been getting together.

This past weekend a bunch of us went to this Chocolate Show Case at Whole Foods, they had some really nice things, and so many yummy chocolates that we got to taste. Chocolate is my favorite thing to do, so I always love seeing Chocolate Sculptures, and all the little pieces of chocolate, it makes me giddy.

Then we all got together later that night to Celebrate Katie’s 21^st Birthday! We just had so much fun, hung out at Danielle’s house, ordered Chinese food, dances and played wii. How much better could it get? It is just awesome, Katie and I clicked right away, and then we pretty much got everyone to join in. The first week we were like we need to break all these people, we need to get everyone to have some fun. Now I can totally be myself and not think anything of it. Its just great we all get each other, we got to school and do our thing, but the minute we leave ands it down to have some dinner we all just get each other and we can just have a good time. I just love these people so much, Im pretty sure we have the best stream!