My demonstration was all about asparagus; three different ways to cook it and three different flavours to complement it. Firstly boiled asparagus with lemon, orange and black pepper butter, secondly griddled asparagus with crème fraîche and chive dip and lastly raw asparagus salad. The boiled asparagus had to sadly be left out of the demo as I was using an induction hob and the pan I had brought to boil in wouldn’t work. Luckily my griddle pan was hob compatible so there were two bunches griddled and one bunch raw. It was remarkable that I managed to get it all ready at the same time, I didn’t leave anything out and it even looked slightly presentable.
I started the demo at 2.30pm and at around 3pm I stopped talking. I don’t really have any recollection of what happened in that half hour, I just remember there was a lot of asparagus. Apparently it went well but for all I know I was talking complete nonsense. I was just pleased I managed to make it through with no burns, no cuts and no tripping over.
Glad to hear it went well! Must have been scary. I’m a Lecturer so I talk to people all day long but I still sometimes get nervous.
How cool! Congrats on the success 🙂
Great that it went so well! Where we’re you? Maybe you can start doing video blog posts! x
Wow! That’s great! Well done you! It must have been scary but how rewarding being able to host a class. XX
That’s great, you look super calm and focused in the pic. Here’s to many more spotlight moments 🙂
Congratulations! You are looking AWESOME up there! A natural.
I believe you need a lot of confidence for cooking demo. Congratulation, you must feel very pleased with yourself.
Congratulation on your success. It really takes a lot of confidence at the beginning to do a cooking demo in front of people outside the kitchen. Great job.
Wait! I feel like I missed something…..where did you do this, is this part of your job? A hobby? I watch enough TV cooking show host competition shows to know this must be very hard! I can’t imagine trying to charm an audience AND really cook! I get distracted hosting dinner parties and finishing the meal with guests present! Congrats to you Caroline, that’s a big deal! I’m sure your asparagus was great (I recall these 3 methods from your blog posts!)
Wow, I would have been completely wiped out from nerves I think, sounds like you were a star – good for you :):)
That’s great!!Congratulations, looks like you did a good job!Its not easy to go out there in front of people without getting distracted or nervous!
Great demo and congrats. I am sure it was all worth it after reading your post.
Well done – and the next one will go even more swimmingly. Congrats!
Congratulations! I would be way too nervous to attempt to do that! Awesome job and awesome recipes!
I love performing to an audience, but the thought of doing it with “food” is terrifying. Congratulations and here’s to many more demos!
Congrats. Glad it went well, and the first of many no doubt.
Congratulations! How great to spread the word that asparagus is so great and to give people new ideas. All the best for next time-with the microphone too!!
What a hoot! Glad it went well, congrats! A.
Well done, I can imagine how nerve wracking a live demo must be.
I am sure people loved this demo, and also that you did well. It is always hard to do for the first time. Congratulations and good luck!
Oh well done, it sounds immensely scary, but I bet you did really well. Good luck with the microphone next time.