Sunday, November 1, 2009

American-Irish Dissapointing Meals!


Ok so today...was another FAILURE!..The bakers were at it again. Cooking to there little hearts desire and f ing everything up in the process!! For Breakfast we started out with those same butt battered french toast and as you guessed it..I passed...on to lunch....I was very excited to know that we were having lamb sliders and chix noodle soup for lunch. I'm not really a sheep eater but Lamb burgers are pretty good. So expecting a nice sized portion of 2 or three mini lamb sliders..I was disappointed to find one measly lamb slider!..WTF!..Hence the name slider(s) meaning PLURAL!!..Not 1! a hermit crab can eat that in 5 seconds! So Im thinking OK I can deal with this besides we have chips(fries) to go with it and they're high in fat anyway! So they gave us a small roll topped with thousands of poppy seeds slathered in a disgusting curry mayo, a tomato, and red onions. Curry and lamb..good GOD what a flavor combination..lls So I bit into my sandwich to find that it was cooked RARE!!!..Or should I say extra RARE the blood was dripping onto my plate!...YUCK!!..Lastly the Chicken Noodle soup was absolutely disgusting..just like yesterday!..It was loose as hell like eating watery broth, and it highly resembled DOG FOOD and seemed as if it tasted like it too..Kill Me Now!! SO yet another plate I left not even a quarter eaten and a dissatisfied stomach.
Today we also went to Dublin to spend a few nights,shop and do what future Chefs do the best...EAT!!!...For Dinner I finally got what I have been longing for since I left the states...MCDONALDS!!!
Excited to see the differences in taste and menu selection I walked in. I realized how noticeably cleaner it was then other ones in America. It had three floors which the decor and furniture resembled a high quality club..they also had a couple different things including Cheesy Tots,Fish Fingers,Caramello Sundae and CURLY FRIES!!..Pondering at the menu I decided to go ALL OUT!!..Double Quarter Pounder no Pickles,Curly Fries and a medium sprite!...Sad to say Americas hormone, additive, preservative filled meat is 100 percent better!..First and Foremost the meat was Dry!..So lean I Couldn't even taste any fat except the cheese!...the Drink was a med. but our size small, and the curly fries were AMAZING!..So all in all yet another failure but my fries were good. BTW the prices were very expensive..around 9 Euro which is like 14 American dollars!
Until tomorrow FOOD fiends,addicts and lovers alike.

Peace and Bacon Grease
Devin TopChef Devon

Saturday, October 31, 2009

Typical Irish Day

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Ok so today was pretty good!..I ate some Interesting things. First you can say I started out with a very healthy breakfast. I had 2 Pieces of French toast, and 4 Orange Quarters. In my mind I was saying..WOW!!..This is gonna be good!..UNTIL I ATE IT!!...lls..So Over here In here in Ireland my school decided to make baking students cook breakfast,lunch,and dinner instead of a making a damn pastry or something. AND BELIEVE YOU ME THE FOOD REFLECTS IT!!!..OMG!!...First and foremost the French Toast was extremely dry for some reason. There was no sugar or cinnamon on it..it tasted like it was dipped in butt batter and fried...YUCK!..lls...then the Oranges were so hard to chew. Its was covered in like an inch thick of Pith!!(White veins around the orange)....I like the regular good Oranges with no Pith that my little teeth can actually break down..lol..Well that blew the first part of my day!
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Next I awaited Lunch..I was hoping for something good like Bruschetta or a Nice Cobb or Nicoise Salad...Turns out we had Chix Noodle Soup!.and a hard Baguette..Uggh!!..I hate chicken noodle soup when unexperienced non cooking people make it!..First and foremost they made it in 30 Min. and BOILED it!
Step 1) You don't ever boil soup!!..Any good Culinary Professional knows your not supposed to boil soup. You let it simmer for 1-2 hrs to bring out all its best flavors!..And they used DRIED HERBS!!!...AHHHH!!!Kill me Now!! Lord Please Spare me I was hoping for a great dinner being as though I didn't eat much breakfast or lunch!


So On to Dinner!..By this time I had been at work all day and wanting something really good to fill me up and keep me satisfied!...Finally I wasn't disappointed! I had a nice grilled Pork chop(even tho I'm not a big Pork fan) topped with a white creamy mushroom sauce(could have used some capers to add a salty flavor being as tho it was kinda bland and the green would have added extra color that it needed!!)and It was served with what look like rice mountain(flavorless) spewing out small diced peppers and scallions..and the biggest mistake yet they served it with a finger food..Chips..better known to Americans as French Fries...they paired this elegant meal that you need silverware for with chips..lol All in all it was an Ok Dinner 8 out of 10 for Appearance..7 out of 10 for taste!
Until tomorrow FOOD fiends,addicts,and lovers alike.

Peace and Bacon Grease
Devin TopChef Devon

Friday, October 30, 2009

First Blog

Ok so today is my first blog...New to the whole game. I'm planning on making this a FOOD blog so I can talk about what I love the most..FOOD. I'm in Ireland right now learning, tasting, smelling, DEVOURING, hating, and nevertheless at times actually enjoying they're FOOD. I love all the sights and the "touristy" things I'm doing. WHAT A BLAST!...But one thing I can say I miss is Chicken Boxes. I yearn for a 4 wings and Fries, Salt Pepper Ketchup All Over,Hot Sauce on the Chix...I got HUNGRY typing that..lls..Until tomorrow Food fiends,addicts,and lovers alike.

Peace and Bacon Grease
Devin TopChef Devon