MANGE TA SOUPE!

well here it is
the soup restaurant ive been talking about for a while now
this is the place right before we opened up
its been a month now and i think were doing pretty well
weve already got some dedicated customers and the compliments pour in daily
we actually turned away about 15 people today because we were full
its haard work though
we work six days a week and i dont even want to think about how many liters of soup have come out of that kitchen
this is vero my boss
shes also my sister-in-law that ive known since ive been in france
we get along pretty well aside the occasional fatigue inspired disagreement
she actually looks pretty tired in that picture
she looks way better than that
so its a soup restaurant but for the most part the soup turns out to be a starter
we have five pots of different soups going at all times
then we have salted pies cakes and crumbles
and then of course the desserts
all of the above are chock full of a consistently changing variety of fruits and vegetables
we usually find a way to get a bit of meat and cheese into the mix as well (no, not in the desserts...yet)
its about a five minute bike ride from my house so its pretty convenient to get to
im glad i dont have to add any commute hours onto the kitchen hours
last thursday i worked from 830am till midnight with a 10 minute break in the afternoon
then got up and did it again the next day
pretty soon shes gonna have to get someone to help me in the kitchen
its a madhouse during lunch
omigod i didnt mention the fruit juices
we got a juice machine that...well...makes juice
i hate the thing though
well be running around tring to stay on top of the orders and the dishes and then...
one banana-kiwi, one orange- carrot ect.
we gotta get these fruits and veggies skinned, trimmed and down the hatch and clean it in between juices
grrrr
but they sure are tasty
fresh pressed grapefruit and orange is my current favorite
i think my favorite soup so far has been the curry flavored chicken with coconut milk
the chestnut and bacon soup is not far behind
the tomato and goat cheese crumble last week was pretty delectable
and im not a big dessert man but apple strawberry crumble from the first week kicked butt
i think i take the greatest pleasure in knowing that most people dont know that theres an american in the kitchen
when the paper came by and interviewed us for the restaurant
they opted not to mention my nationality
out of fear that people would think the food would be something resembling mcdonalds
oh those frenchys