2009 Thierry Marx Award: Half way through

What is the Thierry Marx Award?

The Thierry Marx Career Development Award, offers two Victorian cookery apprentices the chance to spend a month in France working with Thierry Marx – the 2006 Relais Gourmands French Chef of the Year.

The competition is open to apprentices at any stage of their training, although they need to demonstrate a level of competency to be considered for the award. Their employer must be a current member of Restaurant & Catering Victoria.

The winners will travel to France in early August for a month to work at Thierry Marx’s Chateau Cordeillan-Bages in Bordeaux where they are exposed to the wonders of Molecular Gastronomy.

Apprentices receive airfares, accommodation and assistance with incidental expenses while their employers will receive an allowance to offset additional staffing costs while the apprentices are in France.

Monday, August 17, 2009

Half way through

This second week has been just as good as the last week.

I finally got to do a service on the meat station this week with the Chef de parti Manu and the Sous Chef Younis it was the biggest rush and the heat from the induction tops was ridiculous. I got through the service all in one peice apart from a few small burns.

Some Other highlights of this week I brought my favorite spread Vegemite to work for everyone to try saying that everyone in Australia eats this every day they could not believe it they all hated it not one of the 15 chefs liked it it was a great laugh.

Last week i went to the beach for dinner and went to a french bar with 3 chefs and 4 waitresses it was good to get out and have a laugh and get to know every one out side of work..

The only downside was yesterday on a bike ride down to the shops i poped my tired and it was hot, and had to walk home..

The weather here has been great last week was in the high 30's all week.