I can't believe classes are now officially over. We had our last demo class today and all that's left is our final exam next week.
We had a gala menu theme for our last demo. Chef made racks of lamb, duxelle stuffed tomatoes, braised little gems, rose-colored turned turnips, honey glazed carrots, potato gratin, and baked Alaska.
Potato gratin (my fav!)
The making of baked Alaska (looks like I got a bit snap happy)...
We had our tasting as usual after Chef was done plating everything, but since today was our last day, we got Champagne too!
We headed to Pigalle for dinner since we had tickets to see the Moulin Rouge later that night. On a nondescript side street, we found Chez Toinette, a restaurant that serves traditional French fare. At first, I looked at the menu and nothing seemed appetizing because I'm on French food overload (I didn't know that was possible), but after the food starting coming out, I was very pleasantly surprised. Everything was perfectly cooked, seasoned well, and reminded me of homemade food. It was probably one of my fav meals in Paris! Quinn even stated that their tarte tatin was better than Laduree's!!
With only a couple of weeks left in Paris, we're knocking things off our "to do" list. For one, we got tickets to see the famous Moulin Rouge. Neither of use had any expectations and had no idea what the show would be like. It was entertaining, had good music, and was artistic. It reminded me a bit of the dinner shows on a cruise ship (except for the lack of clothing). The acts consisted of singing (actually lip syncing), dancing, juggling, miming, acrobatics, and a swimming act with snakes. Contrary to what the online sites say about seating, the seats are not preassigned. We arrived at 10:30pm (half an hour before the show), and the line was already really long. We were seated around 11:15pm (showtime was scheduled for 11:00pm) and enjoyed the bottle of champagne that was included in the ticket price.
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