The girls were in
vited to be Chef-for-a-Day at Maggiano's South Coast Plaza. They had the traditional chef outfit waiting for them upon their arrival with the monogram of the restaurant sewn on it. Alisha remarked that she now looks like Emeril Lagasse with a chef outfit. We first took a tour of the kitchen with a number of large refrigerators containing frozen products. The Executive Chef, Kevin Gilbert gave the girls a quick chat about the rules inside the kitchen and showed them importance of hand washing.
vited to be Chef-for-a-Day at Maggiano's South Coast Plaza. They had the traditional chef outfit waiting for them upon their arrival with the monogram of the restaurant sewn on it. Alisha remarked that she now looks like Emeril Lagasse with a chef outfit. We first took a tour of the kitchen with a number of large refrigerators containing frozen products. The Executive Chef, Kevin Gilbert gave the girls a quick chat about the rules inside the kitchen and showed them importance of hand washing.The first dessert they made white / chocolate chip cookies, which were put in the ov
en to bake for about 10 minutes. Next, they worked on the apple crostada where they scooped the pre-marinated apples with cinnamons on top of the dough, folded them, brushed the top layer with light frosting and topped it off with granulated sugar sprinkles. While the apple crostadas are baking, they worked on frosting the chocolate zuccotto cake as well as mastering the spin on the cake tray in order to create the design on the chocolate frosting. As the final dessert, they dipped the lemon cookies in the frosting, wiped the excess frosting off and placed it on the dessert tray. Each of them decorate and presented their masterpiece with raspberries. The cooking experience was so much fun and Alisha could not stop smiling. It has been a nice change of pace to see her so elated and passionate about cooking.
en to bake for about 10 minutes. Next, they worked on the apple crostada where they scooped the pre-marinated apples with cinnamons on top of the dough, folded them, brushed the top layer with light frosting and topped it off with granulated sugar sprinkles. While the apple crostadas are baking, they worked on frosting the chocolate zuccotto cake as well as mastering the spin on the cake tray in order to create the design on the chocolate frosting. As the final dessert, they dipped the lemon cookies in the frosting, wiped the excess frosting off and placed it on the dessert tray. Each of them decorate and presented their masterpiece with raspberries. The cooking experience was so much fun and Alisha could not stop smiling. It has been a nice change of pace to see her so elated and passionate about cooking.Ed Unangst, the General Manager was so generous where he comped our dinner and packed all the desserts that the girls made home with us, which included the huge and rich choloate zuccotto cake. Alisha couldn't be happier while talking nonstop about the wonderful opportunity to cook inside a famous kitchen.
The cookies (from facebook) looked beautiful! I'm so glad the girls had fun. =D
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