London

I had the pleasure of having a four day work experience at London's famous Dorchester Hotel. For four days I worked from morning till night and experienced every one of the seven food outlets. I was given full access to the outlets, chefs, and staff. I worked in The Grill restaurant, The Promanade, Room service, Pastry, I help execute 2 Krugg Champagne Room dinners, I assisted a 280 person function for the ballroom, and worked in the rising 2 michelin star Alain Ducasse. Working in the Alain Ducasse restaurant has been one of the brightest highlights in my culinary career. After the four working days I explored London for a day then flew on to Rome. Once I returned from Rome I celebrated my Birthday with my good friend Jun Kim. The Next day I woke up a six am and made my way to Marcus Wareing at the Berkeley Hotel currently the best restaurant in London with 2 Michelin stars. There I worked and observed from the Garnish/Entremetier section for 18 hours. I met Marcus Wareing in the morning who seemed relaxed and calm but at the same time extremely focused. It was an intense none stop 18 hour day!

Rome

So this is my latest adventure... I flew to Rome from London and all out explored to the ancient ruins. Rome is truly the capitol of the world! It was an amazing experience with thousands of years worth of history and culture. Everywhere you look there was another monument to the once great city. The romans themselves weren't the friendliest of people and it was difficult at times to navigate the streets without a guide or speaking any Italian. Needless to say I got lost many times and found myself among some of the most impressive architecture I've ever seen.