GENOISE SPONGE

The holiday mood was definitely on at demo this morning. Chef Michael was in top form, carrying on with great humor throughout the lesson. Look at the beautifully decorated cakes? The Chefs make everything look so simple until we get our hands wet, then all hell breaks loose. Just levelling these gateau is a major hurdle, many would fail their assessment on this technique alone. When it is time for 'LCB Morning Tea' ie when the demo products are ready for tasting the class suddenly became a party. We were off our seats milling around, enjoying the 5 different cakes presented, chatting, joking, hanging out which we have never done. It was a wonderfully relaxed moment, a genuine feeling of comaraderie. As greenhorns only 10-weeks ago this group has certainly come of age. The enhanced comfort level and the chemistry mix are obvious. This will form an even stronger link as the class graduates to Intermediate, without me. To reward the promotion the next class schedule will start at 1130am which means there will be no more waking up at 6am to make the 730am sign-in. When one gets to Superior the scheduling will be even better, further proof that there is no such thing as a classless society. For the very first time, I wish I am returning for Intermediate with these folks which of course is wishful thinking.