An Awesome Lady.( dessert plating)

Deconstructed apple pie a la mode

During my last 4 months in school, I have had the privilege to work and get to know some pretty incredible humans. As I have told you in prior post, my classmates are mostly international students. Traveling from places like Turkey, Japan, Venezuela, Columbia, and South Korea, some leaving their families behind to come study at LB Pearson culinary school.

This blog is written to acknowledge a very talented, kind and generous lady, her name is Yumi Jo. She is a 40 something,(we never ask a lady her real age:), mother of twins. She traveled from South Korea, to come to Quebec to study culinary art. Back home in South Korea she graduated with a degree in fine arts and was not only teaching the technique of watercolor but was a makeup artist for the entertainment industry.

As some of you know I have plenty of years of experience in the food industry,

I can set up your kitchen, create control sheets, standardized recipes,

create a training manual and the list goes on…

Cipaille

But my greatest weakness is the artistic side, I can cook, I can create, but to make an eye-popping tantalizing masterpiece, not so much:( Yumi Jo, on the other hand, can take the blandest looking ingredients and create a masterpiece. Her attention to details, like textures, colors, and shapes, just amaze me. With a gentle approach, and an eye for precision, she will look at your plate move just one item and Voila:) you have a masterpiece.

I have learnt a lot about plating from this wonderful woman, and want to thank her for her patience and willingness to teach me.

Chix