Level 5 A La Carte Bistro Assessment
Our Level 5 New Zealand Diploma of Cookery students designed, costed and planned a menu of contemporary bistro dishes that could be served in an Auckland venue.
The menu included:
- 3 entrées
- 4 main dishes including one vegetarian, one seafood, one poultry
- 3 side dishes
- 3 desserts (one gluten-free)
This project takes place over 6 weeks and enables the students to plan, cost and refine their menu. They must then prepare 5 dishes, selected by Chef Finn, at a 'Trial Assessment' to test how the dishes work.
Following the Trial Assessment, the students again refine and consolidate their concepts. For the Final Assessment, they invite 2 guests to savour their fare. The guests order one entrée, one main and one dessert prepared by the chef students.
Here are some photos from the evening.
Family and Friends wait for the menus to be served.
Indira Devi
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Indira Devi in the kitchen.
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Indira's Bistro Menu
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Indira's Main Dishes
Sam Gradowski-Smith
Sam Gradowski-Smith preparing for his Bistro menu.
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Sam Gradowski-Smith's Bistro Menu
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Sam Gradowski-Smith's Main Dishes
Sam Lindstorm in the kitchen
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Sam L's Bistro Menu
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Sam Lindstrom's main dishes
Kevin Than in the kitchen
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Kevin's Bistro Menu
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Kevin Than's Main Dishes
Caitlyn in the Kitchen
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Caitlyn's Bistro Menu
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Caitlyn's Entrees
Matthias Wong in the kitchen
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Matthias's Bistro Menu
Matthias's Main Dish
Beverley's Bistro Menu
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Beverley's Mains