Hey peeps!
So today I went to a cooking school in Belgrano. Its the Gato Dumas Culinary School. Right now, there aren't many long term classes being offered since we are headed into summer. But - being that it's the holidays - there are a few holiday oriented 2.5 hour classes being offered. I signed up for 2 of them. The cool thing I learned was that a few of the teachers at the school are actually on cooking shows here. One guy from San Sebastian, Spain named Blazquez. Also a oh Japanese guy named Iwai Komiyama. I wanna take his intensive sushi class in February! sweeeeet.
both are on Dec 14. one after the other.
#1 Clase Especial PAN DULCE. - this class focuses on Pan Dulce and the Stolen (its German, so I bet you say it "shtolen").
the pan dulce is a really big sweet bread thing that has dried fruit and nuts in it, and is coated with powdered sugar. frankly, i've never been a fan. its so dry. but i've seen 'stolens' made on cooking shows, and thats what i'm after. in any case, if i learn how to make a good pan ducle, then i can moldify it to suit my taste and in the future i'll make my own and not have to eat those annoying Pannetone brand ones. The stolen is strudel like i think. dough with some kind of filling. i LOVE things with filling.
#2 Clase Especial COCINA FRIA - thats basically cold dishes. We'll learn how to make :
-rustic pate en croute
-celery with roquefort creme
-blinis with salmon and sour cream
-shrimp spread with dark bread and pancetta
-langustine spread, brochette
-mushroom and shallot bouche
i'm not sure exactly what each is - but whatever.
moving on to other topics:
-when speaking with people i realize that to keep the "real argentine" facade i have to fake an accent when i say words in english. i actually had a conversation with a harmless but nutty fellow about the rolling stones. i had to say "Meek Shagger" instead of 'Mick Jagger'. and Rrrolleeng Estones instead of Rolling Stones. There are a number of words in English here. part of it came from the actual English being here (some Scottish and Irish as well), and part of it is American influence.
-oh yeah - so I stopped by the Help Argentina office. The fellow i went to meet is actually in the States this week! so i supposed i'll swing by again next week.
-i also walked past the Casada Rosada (Pink House) - our equivalent of the White House. They have a pretty unattractive metal fencing thing going on in front of it to restrict access. It looks more like a construction site. They should just put up a lovely metal-work fence. There are so many in the city after all. Oh - and the sides of the building - not pink. ;)
-that whole area is very cool. i didn't realize how few people in my neighborhood wear suits - being near the Pink House was a suit-fest. I also walked by the famous cafe Tortoni where Jorge Luis Borges - Argentina's world famous writer used to hang out. I'll go back when i can eat food without "risk". hehe.
thats it for now.
KG
So today I went to a cooking school in Belgrano. Its the Gato Dumas Culinary School. Right now, there aren't many long term classes being offered since we are headed into summer. But - being that it's the holidays - there are a few holiday oriented 2.5 hour classes being offered. I signed up for 2 of them. The cool thing I learned was that a few of the teachers at the school are actually on cooking shows here. One guy from San Sebastian, Spain named Blazquez. Also a oh Japanese guy named Iwai Komiyama. I wanna take his intensive sushi class in February! sweeeeet.
both are on Dec 14. one after the other.
#1 Clase Especial PAN DULCE. - this class focuses on Pan Dulce and the Stolen (its German, so I bet you say it "shtolen").
the pan dulce is a really big sweet bread thing that has dried fruit and nuts in it, and is coated with powdered sugar. frankly, i've never been a fan. its so dry. but i've seen 'stolens' made on cooking shows, and thats what i'm after. in any case, if i learn how to make a good pan ducle, then i can moldify it to suit my taste and in the future i'll make my own and not have to eat those annoying Pannetone brand ones. The stolen is strudel like i think. dough with some kind of filling. i LOVE things with filling.
#2 Clase Especial COCINA FRIA - thats basically cold dishes. We'll learn how to make :
-rustic pate en croute
-celery with roquefort creme
-blinis with salmon and sour cream
-shrimp spread with dark bread and pancetta
-langustine spread, brochette
-mushroom and shallot bouche
i'm not sure exactly what each is - but whatever.
moving on to other topics:
-when speaking with people i realize that to keep the "real argentine" facade i have to fake an accent when i say words in english. i actually had a conversation with a harmless but nutty fellow about the rolling stones. i had to say "Meek Shagger" instead of 'Mick Jagger'. and Rrrolleeng Estones instead of Rolling Stones. There are a number of words in English here. part of it came from the actual English being here (some Scottish and Irish as well), and part of it is American influence.
-oh yeah - so I stopped by the Help Argentina office. The fellow i went to meet is actually in the States this week! so i supposed i'll swing by again next week.
-i also walked past the Casada Rosada (Pink House) - our equivalent of the White House. They have a pretty unattractive metal fencing thing going on in front of it to restrict access. It looks more like a construction site. They should just put up a lovely metal-work fence. There are so many in the city after all. Oh - and the sides of the building - not pink. ;)
-that whole area is very cool. i didn't realize how few people in my neighborhood wear suits - being near the Pink House was a suit-fest. I also walked by the famous cafe Tortoni where Jorge Luis Borges - Argentina's world famous writer used to hang out. I'll go back when i can eat food without "risk". hehe.
thats it for now.
KG
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