So it has officially been 4 weeks since I arrived in Italy. It is wild to think that it has only been a month when it is feeling so much longer than that. Friday was a quiet day, we were prepping for a party of 16 that would be coming in for dinner that night. Other than that, not a whole lot happening. The new intern Drew, it was his first full day. He had been with the last contingent of AI students for 10 weeks here in Italy that left in December. He is back now, after graduating from the AI in Cincinnati. The first half of the day was slower, no customers, but with Chef in house there was quite a bit of prep to work on for the weekend.
During siesta, Chef took all of us to a cheese factory. Um, amazing! This place produces sheep, goat, and cow cheeses. Although the machines were not running, we did get to look at the factory floor and walk into the aging coolers. You have never smelled anything like it in your life. Formmage everywhere! We ended up purchasing roughly 100 Euros (45 lbs) of cheese, in the US, all this cheese would have sold upwards of $400. It was wild and delicious! We also had snow in Orvieto, although it did not stick, the pictures attached came from the trip to the cheese factory.
Dinner was slow, but the party was good. We worked on a few last minute items for the cooking class on Saturday, and then off to bed I went, since we were being picked up early again for the Market with the 2nd round of KSU students.
It has been very cold, but from my understanding, no where near as cold in Colorado & Michigan! Thinking of you friends!
Also thanks to my Mom for sending me the best care package ever!!!! I am so much warmer now!
Love ya'll,
Nikki
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