Olive Internship - Day 12 (last!)

Today was my last day!

I went to the kitchen early in the morning because I wanted to take the earlier bread shift with Chef Sumanthu. We made a Whole-wheat Loaf, Mild Crackers, two batches of Caramelised Onion Buns, and of course the Tomato Pesto Rolls.

I was then given a lot of free time, where I silently watched how the kitchen worked.

When I went back into the bakery, I made Dark Chocolate Ganache.  Adding liquid glucose gives it a runnier texture as well as sheen when it is poured over the desserts.

Chef Girish then asked me to zest and juice several limes to make Lime Cupcakes.
If you have read my earlier posts you would see that I have mentioned the addition of yoghurt in the cupcakes at Olive.
This helps keep it moist and improve its shelf-life for longer. It also helps bind all the other ingredients together, to form a network frame the cupcake bakes into.

Once I was done with the Lime Cupcakes, I made Dark Chocolate Cupcakes as well.

Finally, before I could break for lunch, the last dessert I made in the kitchen was Tiramisu.

Tiramisu (top), Cupcakes (bottom)

My experience at Olive has been that of a positive one. I have really learnt an immense amount, and it has left me eager to absorb more. I was able to see my stable improvement throughout, and that for me is the most important thing.
Although the hours were long and the work hard, I truly loved every minute of it. The rush you get when you prepare all the components whether it be standing in the bakery and listening to ACDC or at the order rail plating up desserts brings an indescribable satisfaction once you are done, and that really confirmed that this is what I want to do.
I had such an amazing time, and I’d like to thank Chef Babul, Chef Sumanthu, and Chef Girish for mentoring me, and of course Chef Manu for putting me in touch with Chef Girish initially.

Keya, me and Chef Sumanthu (top), Chef Babul, Keya and I (bottom)

I then broke for lunch, down to Monkey Bar again but this time with two of my friends as a sort of celebration, to mark the end of my internship.

I ate a Mobar Burger (it is the best burger in Bangalore- with beef, bacon, and caramelised onions!), Devils Fries (how could I not?), we shared Baked Potato Skins with BBQ Chicken and Onions, and finally for dessert a Vanilla Bean Cheesecake with toasted marshmallow (Monkey Bar makes them) and Truffles.
I thought it was presented really casually but cute- in a mason jar.

And that’s a wrap.