buffet time!

For the buffet we produced many appetizers and cold platters. I took the not-as-fun task of slicing meat and managed to have a lot of fun arranging the meat platter.



We had mortadella, roast beef, pastrami, turkey, smoked ham, chicken galantine and pâté.



From there I moved on to building fruit platters: cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon and pineapple, with strawberries and kiwis and grapes for garnish.



I tried reproducing the honeydew flower technique on a kiwi. Had limited success (a couple of petals were broken).



Then I attempted it on an actual honeydew. The hardest part was actually getting the melon to open - apparently I didn't cut deeply enough and had to retrace a few times. It looks a little rough around the edges, but it is my first and only attempt so far!



I think at one point when I was arranging this platter, Chef said something about a "future garde manger chef in action". Maybe, if I don't end up in pastry first!