Friday, January 25, 2013

A day in the life of the pastry chefs @ Sundance:

4am - alarm goes off and you want to throw it across the room and then you realize your alarm is your phone so you don't
4:02 - pray that the hot water from the shower will wake you
4:09 - water didn't work, so you pray the mascara you are putting on will make you look awake
4:12 - shuffle through the pants on the floor hoping to find a clean pair
4:15 - down in the kitchen to grab vitamins, protein shake, chef shoes
4:20 - in the car, holy crap my buns are frozen on this seat! holy crap this steering wheel is so cold!
4:25 - DEER SWERVE
4:25.5 - glad I peed before left
4:37 - open protein shake....wait I left it on the counter, again!
4:50 - arrive @ Sundance. The mountains glow that early
5:00 - chef coat on, oven preheated to 300, hands washed
5:05 - 6:50 - pull and bake the orders for the deli, and ski shacks (Bearclaw, Creekside, Backstage)
6:55 - walk outside to inhale and look at the mountain. Mountain Break
7:05 - someone says something so funny we have to stop working because we are laughing to hard our eyes are squinty and knives and laughing squinty eyes don't mix.
7:45 - 8:00 refix hair, put on lipgloss, switch apron to the clean side then wait for Creekside guy to pick up his order while looking super busy :) 6'3", brown curly hair, piercing green eyes, shiny smile, and he's got a girlfriend but we don't care, we just want to look, look long, not touch. Sometimes we drool
8:01 Mountain Break
8:04 - 11:26 make doughs, pies, cheesecakes, bread puddings, bits of chocolate wonder, sauces, tuiles, creme brulees, creams, muffins, croissants, etc etc
11:26 Mountain Break
11:30 - 12:00 clean like MAD before the Tree Room chef comes in. We share a kitchen with them.
12:01 the door slams, we get really quiet,  Chef Park is in the building. He isn't grumpy just serious, and the door just sounds angry when it closes behind him.  He doesn't say much, just glances our direction.
12:02 - 3:00 try really hard to keep the uncontrollable tired laughter at bay as we finish the mis en place for Tree Room and The Grill and prep for the banquets tomorrow.
3:04 chef coat and apron in the laundry, head to the car
3:05 - 3:35 catch up on calls I missed @ work and make a really fun plans with mom for when I get home
3:36 stuff my face with whatever is in the fridge
3:46 carry the one more box of my stuff from the living room down/up stairs
4:00 head up to my room to start organizing but I lay down on the bed for a second instead
9:00 wake up and wonder what the heck happened!
9:02 go talk to mom and dad who are laughing hysterically because I did it again, fell asleep after making a great plan
9:45 bed, this time for good ;)

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