Louisa Gibbs was part of a group of TY pupils who participated in a cookery session in our very own kitchens this week. She writes about the experience below.
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| Derek waves the magic wand |
On Tuesday the 18th of October, six members of Transition Year took part in a cooking demonstration. Mr. McCarthy kindly arranged for a top Sodexho chef, Derek, to come in to school and show us how to prepare a three course meal. The menu read: creamy sweet potato soup with a wholemeal scone and grated cheddar; followed by chicken in a tomato and basil sauce with penne pasta; and dessert was an autumn berry crumble with custard. It was a wonderful experience which also tasted amazing. Derek went through each detail and also added in extra information, his special tricks and ideas, so we could learn more.
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| Molly Dunne - no stranger to professional kitchens |
I now understand the stress of working in a kitchen. It was very hot and Derek explained that it gets extremely busy when catering for large numbers and that that’s how chefs get a bad name for being angry! He also explained that it was very different cooking for six people rather than three hundred. It was a very useful and productive afternoon. I am sure that my fellow classmates would love to do it again, I know I would. The end result was really tasty, something I would definitely make again.
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| Fitzy goes to work! |
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| Molly, Bradley, Siobhan, Louisa, Stevie and Harry with Derek - great headgear! |
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