Author: Dennis Leslie

More Islands…………

Thailand

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I traveled to Thailand with a few mates.  It was never on the list places to go to, the only things I was ever interested in Thailand was the food.  The sweet, salty, hot flavours of Thailand.  Their curries were the first I have ever tried to cook, first that was taught to me really  and for ever since, I have fallen in love with their food.  I saw the movie with Leonard Decaprio once, I think it was called The Beach.  I always thought those islands in that movie were awesome but also thought that being such a tourist attraction, you would see nothing but people every where, slightly taking away the beauty of the place.  If in reality those islands were exactly how they were in the movie, I would have traveled there ages ago!

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The place the world forgot about………………………….

CUBA

AMAZING!

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If you haven’t been go.  If want to enrich your soul, go.  If want to learn about a fantastic culture, go!  If truly want to meet interesting people, go!  If you want authenticity, go!

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Grand Cayman Island

Going towards town

One of the most memorable trips I have ever taken was to the Grand Cayman Islands.  My sister bought the tickets for me.  Work was getting rough and life in general was closing in real fast (or so it seemed) and my sister thought it would be a great idea to get away from all of it for 4 weeks on the Island, she was right.

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Kitchen Diaries

Kitchen Blog

Friday 20th September 2011

Since I have started cooking, many years ago, I have always thought that there should be camera in the kitchens.  What a story, what a reality show!!  So many thongs happen, so many emotions and so many things that are taught and learnt in the kitchen and let me tell you, it’s not all lessons related to food either.  Life lessons, team comradery and team dynamics.  So many variables in one day and so many faces you have to put on just to get on and when you’re tired, grumpy and busy with work, then that is when all the fun begins and it’s when the show reel gets really entertaining.  Chefs shouting at each other, other chefs pushing another for perfection, some are lazy, some are hard workers, some have too many bloody problems they have brought to work and is now affecting their cooking, so variables and with so many outcomes to each day.  A choose your own adventure book, kind of like the opens I used to read when I was kid.  Same book every day for a few weeks but every time a different ending.  Cooking in a commercial kitchen is pretty much the same and then we produce food amongst all that!!

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Social Intelligence

So…….you go through life, you meet lots of people along the way, each one different, each teaching you something about life, about people.  Each person you meat is another page in your book, another layer of knowledge, another insight into humanity.  As the years go on, the more you learn the more you get closer to clarity about life or in this instance, people!!

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