Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Prep Time

As I mentioned 2 weeks ago, I was with my hands deep into unloading, preparing and setting up the food that all the chefs were going to cook at Bubble Q, the main event of the Wine and Food Festival.


The fist day we received all the meat, chicken and lamb that arrived from Allen Brothers in Chicago via refrigerated trucks {we were worried about the snow storms!} which transported enough products to make approximately 35,000 portions of food... yup, 35,000 portions for 3,100 people!!!


The second day we received all the produce and any seafood {which needed to be super fresh} left of the massive order we had placed. Along with those we received all the supplies for equipment, spices, tools, and everything needed to get all that food preped in an average of 60 hours worth of work.


The next few days were filled with tons of fun, hard work and visits from some of the best chefs out there. As we completed each item and tasks everything got packed and wrapped waiting either to be taken to the place where the event was being held or patiently waiting for their owner to come and turn them into fantastic foods!

More to come tomorrow... for the moment gotta go but have a great day!

22 comments:

  1. Crazy! I can't wait to here more about this crazy culinary adventure!

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  2. Wow sounds like a lot of work, but a great experience!

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  3. Wow what a crazy amazing time! Can't wait for the next installment xx

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  4. How exciting and tiring this must have been! Can't wait to see more!

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  5. Sounds like you had an awesome time:)

    Looking forward to updates!

    Have a great day.

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  6. What a delightful culinary journey. Looking forward to the next update. In the meantime, enjoy!;-)

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  7. Oh my gosh, I freak out if I have to cook for over 20 people. You were feeding a small army!

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  8. Wow!! It's amazing to think of all the prep work that is done for these events! Thanks for theb ehind-the-scenes scoop!

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  9. How did you do it all? You must have been exhausted after all these preparations -- and that was just the beginning of it for you too, yes?

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  10. Gah! You are making me so hungry right now! :P

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  11. How exciting! Keep rocking that knife!

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  12. The amount of food in each of those pictures and descriptions is daunting! Thanks for the nice comment on my terrarium post :)

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  13. I can't even IMAGINE that much food-that's crazy! Can't wait to hear about what came next!

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  14. What an experience! It's shows how much work goes into these things.

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  15. How exciting! I would have loved to have attended, ate all the amazing food, and met some of the people that totally inspire me

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  16. This sounds so fantastic, sweetie. Enjoy your day
    Kisses

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