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14.5 out of 20 for my exam at the end of last term, which I was very pleased with indeed, third in the class behind David, who’s a waiter-turned-cook working in a posh restaurant north-east of Avignon, and Beatrice, the Belgian owner of a local very smart chambre d’hôte bed-and-breakfast. And then Philippe our teacher…
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So from this Friday I become Chef de Cuisine (and plongeur, sous-chef, restaurant manager, sommelier and commis de rang) at Chalet Bertie, http://www.thepeacefulgiant.com. I am responsible for everything to do with the kitchen, from menu writing, ordering and shopping to peeling the potatoes and serving the food. And taking the blame. It’s a good step…
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Don’t buy Windows Vista. If you buy a new computer next year and have a choice, stick with Windows XP and run a firewall – I use and recommend ZoneAlarm – anti-virus (Norton) and anti-spyware (AdAware and Spywareblaster). In about four years time you’ll have to stop using WXP because the security updates will have…
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We have our first all-day test exam today, written papers in the morning and practical this afternoon. It’s the first time I’ve done any exam papers at all for 20 years – and back then, at the age of 25, I sat in my final exam and calculated that it was exactly my 50th public…
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If you’ve never started your day by sticking your hand up a chicken’s bottom, I heartily recommend it as a way of waking yourself up, clearing a muzzy head and getting yourself to the head of the queue for the loo. Well, it’s not that bad really. Today we’re doing ‘Habiller une volaille éffilée’, dressing…
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If you were wise enough to buy a copy of my great oeuvre The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Troubleshooting Your Computer, your investment is about to pay off.
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So it’s Friday, first day of the week. I tell you, getting different days off every week really messes you up. Until recently I’ve been having Thursdays and Fridays as my weekend, and got quite used to it. Before, all the previous 18 months or so in fact while I was plonging, I had Sundays…
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I love THIS, particularly the speed-skating bit.
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