USA Family Feast trip

Ok so the idea of beind the holiday wasn't to feast, but it was a family trip, and i did take it upon myself to find some of the biggest eats i could.

Yeah so....i ate it. Over two nights. Can i just say, not only did that much Peanut Butter Cup beat me (at 1am that morning) but i also cracked a hotel plate in two trying to cut through it.

"You know, it doesn't seem that big if you shut your eyes first". Yet again, i was defeated, and getting a little downhearted by now. The 'OMG Burger' at The Catch in Anaheim was a monstrous challenge, and to be consumed in 60mins? I don't think so.....I got about halfway through, realised i was defeated and suggested to go home via The Cheesecake Factory to commiserate.

Our last stop before returning home was Waikiki. I was determined to finish on a high, so i took my mum to Mac24/7 Bar to try the Mac-Daddy Pancake challenge as seen on Man v Food. Whilst my mum charitably fed about 9 homeless people with her leftovers, i finally succeeded!

I may have felt ill, and unprepared for the winners shirt and photo that was about to be taken. But i'd ended MY family feast trip on a high. And for what its worth. I don't know where these rumours of Americans and their large servings come from.....LOL

Fine Dining Dessert Wrap

Just so that you don't think i've been sitting around idly when not at school, i've also been experiencing the upper echelon of desserts, and recording it for your pleasure (or pain).

Cutler & Co. - Violet ice-cream, chocolate ganache, sour cherry and clove meringue.

Jacques Reymond - Venezuelan Chocolate and Hazlenut Tart and Passionfruit creme w/tuile

Matteo's - Chestnut Chiffon Cake, Mandarin Curd & Sorbet, Blueberry Ice-cream & Cocoa Soil

Vue de Monde - Tonka Bean Souffle, chocolate ganache and smoked cocoa ice-cream

I like to think of it as 'industry research' or my 'professional development'  :)

brb?

Yes.....perhaps if you are as clever at deducing things as Holmes or Watson, you may realise that there is a 12 month gap in posts. I wish i could say it was due to some wonderful job or great adveture i'd had; it wasn't.

However, to bring you up to speed. I DID spend 4 weeks in the USA for our Aussie Xmas. I DID throw in the towel at uni to follow my heart (and stomach) into becoming a patissier and I WILL try a little harder to keep as regular as a yoga instructor from Byron Bay.
See how i go....