Today I transform myself to be a Chef and Sommelier. :) Very classy huh.... Ok what's all about is a package of one hour wine master class, two hour hands on cooking and lastly an hour of tasting of what we have cooked with excellent wine for each course @ Palate Sensations. Definately it's an interesting and a rewarding experience.
Hmm the wine master class is of course not really something very in depth which a true Sommelier need years to master the knowledge, it's rather something basic of how to appreciate wines, the language, the senses. A lot of vocabalary and information about wine. All of us were kind of tricked by a rose wine when we tried to guess whether it's red or white in a black glass just by smelling its aroma. It's really not something easy afterall.
Woohoo cooking... our menu is:
It's always not easy to master french culinary skills. There is a lot of preparations, techniques and knowleadge behind. Hope I can showcase the skill to my family and friends..... hahaha. Well, as a hands on class, of course we need to do a lot of dice and slice, mixing, whisking and grinding etc. Not something terribly difficult for me to chop and chop but some how it's not so simple when it comes to finding a right mix of ingredients and to process them especially for the Crème Brulee... there is a lot of hard work to make an excellent one!
Ok after two hours of hard work in the kitchen, it's dinner time!! In fact a late lunch. With lovely prawns salad pairing with a strong Colliqure; Coq au vin with a powerful red wine, Minervois la Liviniere with a 70% percentage of Shiraz; last but not least a lovely golden color Coteaux du Layon which is very sweet to pair with the dessert. Everything is fantastic when you have good food, good wine and companions to share the good sense and good taste...... bon appétit!! :)
