Final Exam: It's our Superior Pastry final exam! I got envelop #3, Nid d'abeilles for my exam cake and plated dessert, chocolate bonbons (Praline for molding and Palets or for dipping). It went well. At first, I just wanted to do my plated dessert on a glass, but Erin P. told me it would look better on a plate, so I was rushing to glue the glass on a plate, then put whatever I could find on it. LOL My palets or didn't turn out great at all..... but at least the praline was fine :-) I also did pour sugar for presenting the bonbons as a platform. It's so easy to do! When I was waiting the sugar to cool before removing the cake rings, Chef Eric Jaouan told me to watch for the time. Relax Chef! I got this! LOL After the exam, Chef Jocelyn Bouzenard came back from 2A and was very excited to tell us how proud the chefs were of our final products. And the judges thought our products looked better than the previous class.... oops sorry Cynthia and Tika! LOL Then, we still needed to clean up and do the last clean race. Chef Jocelyn yelled "LESLIE", and Chef Eric also said "Where's the sous chef? LESLIE" I guess being a guy in a majority-female-class had to do EVERYTHING! Wait, they could have told Jason to do it too????
Lunch at Sandy Hill Lounge and Grill after exam with Cindy and Jason.
June 12, 2013 Wednesday
Hair Cut: It had to be my last time getting my hair cut here in Ottawa, thank God!
Group A Exam: When I was on the bus, Jason texted us from school saying there was no powder there while Group A was having the final exam in the kitchen! Sorry to Group A! You guys had earthquake on sugar exam, and now no power for final exam?! What a curse! What's next? I went to school to meet up with Jason in the student lounge. Then we went up to 2nd floor, we saw Chef Eric Jaouan bringing cakes to 2A. Chef Eric said they were almost done, 'cos the room was getting hot, things would melt, so they had to present whatever they had as soon as possible. I saw Chef Hervé Chabert judging the products. Jason and I waited until they finished. They all did well. I'm sure everyone would pass, and meet on Friday for the graduation. I can't believe it's over!
Dinner in Mugoonghwa: It could be over last visit to this place, we like to come here to gossip.
Oh So Good Desserts and Coffee House Cafe: We was in a mood for dessert, or just didn't want to go home.
Tanvi asked us to sign on it!
Chilling at Tanvi's: They had alcohol, and I had diet coke. They were watching Russell Peters, and I was working on my blog.
June 13, 2013 Thursday
Official:
Got this email this morning saying I passed the exam! Yay! It's official! I graduated from LCB! Amen!
June 14, 2013 Friday
Lunch @ LCB Bistro @ Signatures: Mandy and James arrived late last night. And we first celebrated my graduation at Signatures.
Rouleau de saumon fumé, chèvre et légumes provençale,
salade mâche, vinaigrette au citron confit et à l'estragon
Smoked salmon and goat cheese roasted provençale vegetable roll
mâche salad, confit lemon and tarragon dressing
ou/or
Crème de chou-fleur et de gingembre
Cream of cauliflower and ginger
***
Maquereau grillé,
salade de pois chiches, roquette fondue, vinaigrette à la coriandre
Grilled Spanish mackerel,
chick pea salad, melted arugula and coriander dressing
ou/or
Côte de porc saisie,
chou de Savoie braisé, bacon fumé, pomme de terre Ratte
Seared pork chop,
braised Savoy cabbage, smoked bacon and fingerling potato
***
Gâteau au chocolat tiède,
glace à l'amande grillée
Warm chocolate cake,
toasted almond ice cream
Class of 2013 Graduation Ceremony and Reception @ The National Gallery of Canada: It is my dream to study in Le Cordon Bleu. I am so grateful to have achieved my goal -- to graduate here! I must say, these 9 months were quite special. I have learned so much as a pastry student, as a person, and as a friend. I am so happy to have met all these special people all over the world. And also, to be able to learn from these talented chefs from France. I am forever grateful. Of course, without my dad's financial help, I won't be here! And all the supports from family and friends! Tonight is the night! Let's celebrate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Special Thanks to Special Classmates:
To my beloved LCB buddies: (alphabetically)
I am very grateful to have met you all! It makes these 9 months so much easier. This special journal in LCB Ottawa we experienced together will forever be with me. And I will cherish our friendships. Thanks for accepting me, for your love, support and trust! We should be proud of ourselves! We studied hard! We laughed hard! We bitched hard! We gossiped hard! Please be famous, I might need a job one day! Thanks! :-)
-Cin: thanks for being my "love"! LOL for all that we had done together, for "being" in the movie theatre, but not "watching" the scary movie! for the laundry coins, for the friendships, the practices, the advices, and for being so blunt! LOL (See you in Indonesia or Hong Kong!)
-Cindy: thanks for being our princess… La petite, hanging out all the time, and being lazy together, for the practices, for the laundry changes, for being my first baking partner in BP! (Let's continuous being fabulous in Toronto!)
-Dina: thanks for being the 1st person to to talk to me in orientation, for your lovely smiles, for the Russian meal you made, for the gifts from Russia! (Hope to visit Russia one day!)
-Erin (and Chad): for being our true American friends, party, beer pong, for introducing your family, for being adventurous in Canada! (Don't forget to teach me French on Skype!)
-Jocelyne: for being my baking partner in IP and SP, for helping me in practical all the time, for all of your wisdom, for sharing your experience! (Have a great time in the Island with your special one, and I will be making your wedding cake look just like Chef Hervé's as you requested!)
-Quinn (and Matt): for being B.C. friends, for the pizza party, pierogi party, for all your hugs and kisses, Oh and for texting me all those questions whenever you wanted LOL LOL and for being my secret competitor LOL (I want to meet you guys in B.C. one day, I want sushi!!!!!)
-Tanvi: for being Tanvi! LOL for all the gossip! for being our Indian girl (you want to borrow a 'b'en?) LOL 'D'anvi, 'D'anvi!!! for cooking us Indian dinners! (Don't forget to invite me to your wedding!)
-Tika: for cooking authentic Thai meals, for taking such good care of us during the exam, and for the lobster meal! and for setting up my fire alarm! LOL and for all the notes, pics! (I will visit you in Thailand one day!)
Special Thanks to my Chefs:
To Chef Jocelyn (The Nice One),
Thank you Chef for teaching Pâtisserie de base! You are very encouraging and knowledgeable. and thanks for your positive comments, I have learned a lot from you. Please keep up the good work. All the best to you.
Merci Chef! Thanks for being crazy in class, and to all of us, the students! You were very scary at first, but actually you are a good chef who is skillful, knowledgeable, and very helpful. above all, realistic. Pâtisserie Intermédiaire was difficult for me, but I've learned a lot, and had a great time, thanks! All the best to you in LCB and in life!
Thank you Chef for being one of our Chefs in LCB journey. I had a pleasant opportunity to assist you in Chocolate workshop, I didn't do much though :-) And thanks for your positive criticism in Pâtisserie Intermédiaire. All the best to your teaching life in LCB.
Thank you Chef for being the Mean Chef! :-) And for constantly reminding me to be calm. I'll probably take yoga class one day! I learned to build up my confidence in Pâtisserie Supérieure, thank you for that! Oh, I also had fun washing all 12 or 14 mixing bowls for 3 times in French Cookies class that day! :-) Here's my blog, Chef: http://cheflez-cheflez.blogspot.ca All the best to you Chef!
Thanks For Your Support: Special thanks to my whole family; and also friends, including Mandy, Jenn, James, Derek, Muriel, Lynda, Siu On and April, Regula, Kevin, Edwin, Stephanie and Sean, Nicole and Deb, Christine (McLaughlin), Winnie, Catherine (Tsang), Gloria, Miranda, Catherine (Chen), Christine (Tsui), Cathy, Noel, Stephen, Rita, Yatto!
Now, let the ceremony begin:
Before ceremony:
with Jeremie
Cindy, my partner in crime
Cindy's mom and aunt
Jason and Dina
The gang (Tanvi, Cindy, Jason, Dina and moi)
with Rosie
Bad Ass(es) (Tanvi, Cindy, Andii, Andrea, Jason, Dina and moi)
with James
with Mandy, our photographer tonight! Great job! Thanks!
Mr Wayne Gisslen Erin Asmus's uncle) who is the author of Professional Baking, and Professional Cooking textbooks which I had studied in George Brown College. It was my honor to meet him and have him signed my book. Thanks Erin! :-)
My best American pal
Group Pic
These 3 ladies (Lisa, Jocelyne and Daneet) represented LCB to compete in Ontario Skills! So proud of them! Aren't they pretty? They not only have the skills, but the look as well! :-)
Jocelyne, another buddy in crime!! Best practical buddy ever!
Andrea, I'm visiting you for lobsters one day!!!!!!! :-)
Bad ass(es) (Andrea, Jason, Tanvi and Cindy)
Robyn is a funny girl, and very happy recently to meet someone's parents... :-)
During ceremony:
All the chefs and guest speaker
Special Guest, Michael Durrer, president, Canadian Culinary Federation Ottawa Branch
Chef Hervé Chabert giving a very short speech, very short indeed
Linda dared me to do moonwalk on the stage!
And I did..... embarrass myself....
Telling Chefs Linda dared me to do so.....
I guess they had fun.....
I gave them hug
Finally! I did it!
Dina finished Grand Diploma (both cuisine and pastry)
Speech from Lisa, Jocelyne and Daneet, to Chef Hervé Chabert's contribution for Ontario Skills Competition, and for Superior Pastry grad class
After ceremony:
Best pal Jocelyne
Graduation Class Photo
Missing Cynthia Cin Wijen here!!! Jason, Cindy and moi
Isaac Adams-Hands from Marketing Team who takes all the pics for school
Signing Dina's chef jacket
My Russian girl Dina
My favourite American Family, The Asmus, and Chad! Where's Erin?
Chef Jocelyn Bouzenard, the Nice One (Basic Pastry Chef Instructor)
Cindy, me, Jason, and Marie Ann, alumni and one of our judges for the final exam
Jason, me, Jocelyne, Lisa
My crazy B.C. girl Quinn
Chef Eric Jaouan, the Crazy One (Intermediate Pastry Chef Instructor)
Chef Arnaud Bonnefoy (Intermediate Pastry Chef Instructor)
Sara signing my book
Quinn's mom signing my book! LOL
Chef Didier Chantefort signing a book
Chef Didier Chantefort (Superior Cuisine Chef Instructor)
Saad, who did Basic Pastry and also finished Cuisine Diploma
Dina and Dan (Double D)!
Chef Hervé Chabert, the Mean One (Superior Pastry Chef Instructor)
Erin P, the crazy Ottawa girl!
The cutest B.C. couple, Quinn and Matt
The East coast Lobster girl, Andrea!
Jocelyne's mom, she must be very proud of her
Signing Monica's chef jacket
James
Mandy
Crazy gang (me, Tanvi, Matt, Cindy, Jason and Quinn)
The medals are real! Me, Cindy, Erin P, Jason
Chef Eric Jaouan's pony tail
Geordan and moi
Dinner at Heart and Crown after graduation ceremony
Huge!
My lamb burger with fries
Look how happy Erin P was!
They were so excited to drink!
What's up with the face?
Cheers!
Lick.....
Drink.....
And Suck!
Ah?
Awwwww......
Another round!
These people can drink!!!
Nice pic, travel buddies
Hanging out at Dina's, this is Luna!
Cindy and Tanvi
With Tanvi
With Cindy
Dina
Cute couple, Double D
Ah.....what's up with her face again?
Grok... that's attractive. -..-
Indian princess...... work it girl!
Thirsty?
Professional Baking, 4th Edition by Wayne Gisslen (Erin's uncle)
He signed it!
Chef Didier Chantefort, when he was teaching in LCB Paris
Chef Didier Chantefort signed it
My student card expired today!
I asked my classmates and Chefs to sign on my notebook Thanks for all the kind words, folks!
My Diploma
Certificat de Pâtisserie Supérieure
Superior Pastry Class Pic
Superior Pastry Class Crazy Pic
Pin
Silver Medal
Diplôme de Pâtisserie Le Cordon Bleu
Personalized Chef Jacket
Finally, I want to end this with a funny clip recorded by Cindy's mom. Linda (from the marketing team) dared me to do a moonwalk on stage.... so I did..... and I did embarrass myself! LOL
To my beloved LCB buddies: (alphabetically)
I am very grateful to have met you all! It makes these 9 months so much easier. This special journal in LCB Ottawa we experienced together will forever be with me. And I will cherish our friendships. Thanks for accepting me, for your love, support and trust! We should be proud of ourselves! We studied hard! We laughed hard! We bitched hard! We gossiped hard! Please be famous, I might need a job one day! Thanks! :-)
-Jason: for being secretive LOL, for being the only male classmate beside me, for being such a food critic all the time to improve our taste palate! for all the insider info (famous pastry chefs)! (Let's meet in China, I might work for you!)
Special Thanks to my Chefs:
To Chef Jocelyn (The Nice One),
To Chef Eric (The Crazy One),
To Chef Arnaud,
To Chef Hervé (The Mean One),
Thanks For Your Support: Special thanks to my whole family; and also friends, including Mandy, Jenn, James, Derek, Muriel, Lynda, Siu On and April, Regula, Kevin, Edwin, Stephanie and Sean, Nicole and Deb, Christine (McLaughlin), Winnie, Catherine (Tsang), Gloria, Miranda, Catherine (Chen), Christine (Tsui), Cathy, Noel, Stephen, Rita, Yatto!
Now, let the ceremony begin:
Before ceremony:
I'm her best friend!
During ceremony:
After ceremony:
My Indian girl Tanvi
Andii from Edmonton!
Rosie and Kelsey (they are best buddies)
Linda who dared me to do the moonwalk in front of all the guests.......
My Brazilian girl (by the way, where's the group pic, Bruna???????)
Jason, Jocelyne et moi
Indian girl joined in!
Report card and Certificat de Pâtisserie Supérieure
Finally, I want to end this with a funny clip recorded by Cindy's mom. Linda (from the marketing team) dared me to do a moonwalk on stage.... so I did..... and I did embarrass myself! LOL
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