Food is such a things, the more you eat, the more you want, and with so many different varieties coming up and new things, a foodie like me wants to try everything. As there is a saying, 'People live to eat', and I'm one of them. Recently there was something different, out of the box happening in town which Sofitel - BKC did. There are hardly any hotels or restaurants which promote food, like they do. This time it was Charcuterie, which was made in house, with varieties of sausages, cold cuts and much more on the display.
What exactly is Charcuterie ?
Being a chef, I love to try all types of food and experiment with it. So I was invited to try the in house meat and the charcuterie which was made by Chef Hans, originally from Germany, but has traveled the world, learning, making and teaching others on how to obtain the best flavors, the texture and the technique behind making the perfect cold cut, sausage or terrines.
There was a special one on one meet up with the chef arranged, where one can interact with him, learn, gain some knowledge and for a person like me, some tips on making the best sausages at home or at work.
Sofitel has quite a few outlets, but there is one amongst them which stands out of the other, Artisan, its like a small hangout place, which changes its moon through out the day, for each service, the breakfast it has a different atmosphere, then lunch it again changes and finally for dinner it turns into a lounge kind of place with some music and dim lights.
The moment i arrived at the hotel, was greeted by the Marketing Manager of the hotel "name" and the Pr agency wale, and then was escorted to the place and while we sat, the Exe. Chef, Chef Indrajeet came and gave us just a overview of the whole program and the reason behind the promotion, how it is done and some here and there talks took place. After Chef Hans arrived, got busy talking to him, and while going through their special Charcuterie menu, and being a bit confused, Chef Indrajeet suggested that he would design a platter and send it over with some drinks to compliment it.
As i was along with a friend of mine, @ToxicBaker , both of us got busy talking to Chef, while the food was being prepared.
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| Inhouse Cold Cuts |
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| Range of In-Housesausages |
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| Exotic Cold Cuts |
After returning back, we had the food waiting for us and we waiting to dig in to try the mouthwatering meat.
To accompany the food, there was a drink which is always needed.
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| MeatLoaf and Cold Cuts |
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| Beef Chorizo, Chicken sausage with mash potatoes and sour ground |
The meat platter dint just come in simple, to give it a weight, there was assorted breads and 2 types of mustards, that is, the french mustard and the grain mustard.
The grain mustard had a bit of a tangy taste while giving the spicy taste as well.
Where as the french mustard, im sure everyone must have tried having this at home or some other restaurant. For me, eating a cold cut or a meatloaf, just simply wasn't enough, so I tried to take some of the assorted breads, applied some mustard and made it a sandwich to fill up my stomach, as just some cold cuts wouldn't do it do me.
The Chicken Sausage wasnt that impressive as i had thought, but the Beef Chorizo Sausage was excellent, spicy, flavorful and perfectly cooked which was going very well with the sour ground and the mash potatoes
While, we were having the food and interacting with Chef Hans, we asked me, where all he has worked and how many years of experience he had.
Hearing the answer, I was shocked for a moment, 45 years of experience, making sausages, cold cuts, and lots more. He has almost worked all over the world, from Germany to Egypt to the whole of Africa.
A person with great experience, knowledge sitting besides us and sharing the knowledge, the feeling is priceless.
After some interaction, some food and some drinks, it was time to end the session. Overall I personally left the place a bit disappointed and not satisfied. May be next time I have a better experience.
Thanks to Sofitel - BKC for arranging such a great event where I could learn a lot and meet the chef in personal.
The grain mustard had a bit of a tangy taste while giving the spicy taste as well.
Where as the french mustard, im sure everyone must have tried having this at home or some other restaurant. For me, eating a cold cut or a meatloaf, just simply wasn't enough, so I tried to take some of the assorted breads, applied some mustard and made it a sandwich to fill up my stomach, as just some cold cuts wouldn't do it do me.
The Chicken Sausage wasnt that impressive as i had thought, but the Beef Chorizo Sausage was excellent, spicy, flavorful and perfectly cooked which was going very well with the sour ground and the mash potatoes
While, we were having the food and interacting with Chef Hans, we asked me, where all he has worked and how many years of experience he had.
Hearing the answer, I was shocked for a moment, 45 years of experience, making sausages, cold cuts, and lots more. He has almost worked all over the world, from Germany to Egypt to the whole of Africa.
A person with great experience, knowledge sitting besides us and sharing the knowledge, the feeling is priceless.
After some interaction, some food and some drinks, it was time to end the session. Overall I personally left the place a bit disappointed and not satisfied. May be next time I have a better experience.
Thanks to Sofitel - BKC for arranging such a great event where I could learn a lot and meet the chef in personal.
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| The Charcuterie Menu |
Overall, enjoyed the session with Chef Hans, but to be honest, the place dint live upto the expectations as I had in my mind.
There was something missing.
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