Day 45 (14-8-2014):

My partner and I have said goodbay to the front office staff.
The experience has been wonderful.

 

Bye bye Düsseldorf

 

 Hello Madrid !!

Day 44 (13-08-2014):

Today was the last day in the kitchen of Melia Düsseldorf.
I have been preparing different appetizers and desserts for a just married couple.

At the end of the day, my partner and I have said goodbye to all the staff and we have given thanks for the wonderful treatment we received.

 

Day 43 (12-08-2014):

I have helped to Frau Kuntche with the antipasti of brunch and others appetizers. I have prepared salads for staff and for lunch. In the pastry I have finish the Melba dessert. Later I have assembled dessert for VIP customers.

 

Day 38 (7-8-2014):

I have began making pfannkuchen, some of them with bacon and some with apples. Pfannkuchen is similar to pancake. Later I have helped my partner Pascal. From that moment on everything went wrong. I didn’t understand Pascal. I have ordered my partner to tell me simple sentences, but he was angry with me, he has striked the worktop and has shouted and then he has cried. At this moment I have felt awful. I have called my partner Enrique to take responsibility for Pascal.

Day 42 (11-08-2014):

I have begun helping with the dishwashing and later with Herr Mertens in the pastry. I have assembled desserts for VIP customers and  then I have made some glasses with “Melba dessert” and “chocolate with raspberry compote and cream panacota”. I have cleaned the deep fryer in the kitchen a la carte.

 Panacota of chocolate with raspberry compote and cream

 

Melba

Dessert for a "Kaffeepause"

Amenities for a VIP customers

Day 41 (10-08-2014):

I have helped Herr Mertens with lunch staff. I have been doing the grilled chicken stripes. The chicken has been added to the bechamel sauce with peas.

In the kitchen a la carte I have helped with the mise en place and later we have cleaned the kitchen.

In the morning I have walked by the “Medienhafen”. Medienhafen is the old harbor, now renovated with the newest buildings, bridges, hotels and restaurants.

WDR, TV Channel at Düsseldorf

 Stadttor (Gate City Building)

 

 Frank Gehrys Häuser

  Frank Gehrys Häuser

 Frank Gehrys Häuser 

The Living Bridge 

 The sport harbor

 

Barges sailing down the river