As we prepared to close out our last meal in the Olympic village for the athletes and workforce, it was only appropriate that all the remaining chef's get together at the chef's table for our last supper. Although we didn't have a lot of food remaining in the kitchen, I was amazed to see a cornucopia of dishes come out of no where. We were only feeding 30 chefs instead of 3000 so I was impressed at the level of dishes prepared, these young guys and gals even surprised this old dog with some of the delicacies presented.
In fine military tradition, I asked everyone to stand up after dinner and speak about themselves for a few minutes on what they will remember most and future aspirations. This was the highlight of dinner for everyone even though a few were so nervous they almost fell off the chair.
Farewell’s are always difficult once close bonds have been formed and this was a tough one for everyone to say farewell after all we've been through. For those Chef’s and cooks that had to leave early and were not able to attend our final farewell, not to worry, we thought and talked about you all night (even Anthony). It just so happened to be Narish’s birthday so our last hoorah at Roland's was even more memorable once the chocolate penis cake and blow up doll came out. For those photo’s you’ll have to check out the X-rated Bill and Mike’s website, Ha! What a party it was, Kitchen staff ROCKS!
I’ve been asked a 100 times what I thought of this adventure/experience of a lifetime and I can sum it up in one sentence. “Good and Bad, this is something I will never forget”. We all learned a lot about ourselves and what our limits are, with that, I’ll close the Olympic Blog portion of Bill and Mike’s adventure but stay tuned for more Michael Smith and Bill Pratt culinary adventures in the future
Chef Bill Pratt
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