It's a bit tricky, but my wife and I still find time
to go out for dinner despite our busy schedule. And
nothing beats sharing a hot pot of vegies, noodles
and seafood on a cold autumn evening.
And of course it's always busy at work, especially
with the outdoor restaurant. I still try to make
time whenever old friends like Randy pass by but
sometimes it's so busy that Rob and I don't even
have time to go for a break.
A couple of weeks ago we tried serving seafood
platters for Mother's Day. And when a great portion
of your guests are tourists then you have to be
careful when describing what's in it because most of
the lobsters sold in Sydney are actually Rock
Lobsters... which have one distinct difference with
the common Lobsters found in the US and Europe: They
don't have claws.
The platter has other seafood like fish and chips,
calamari, prawns, oysters, soft shell crabs. Ricky
seemed happy with it. But Matt was very cautious
with keeping the platters properly balanced on top
of the stands.
We also did a few extra desserts that day. Like the
sticky date pudding and the white chocolate mousse.
So there were a lot of things happening but thank
goodness I had my apprentice with me. She only
started a few weeks ago. I had to teach her a lot of
things from scratch, but she's doing really well and
it makes a lot of difference having her around.
And last week Karin finished work and flew back to
Estonia. She's got this really funny (and often
annoying) habit of sneaking around the kitchen and
dipping her finger on whatever stuff she can find
and tasting it. Sometimes it backfires on her,
especially when she tries something that doesn't
taste very nice. Hehehe! We'll miss her.
