fandomhigh | Anyone Can Cook, 9/1/09, Period 4

"Bonjour, class," Colette said, once it seemed like everyone who was coming was in the Home Ec classroom with a syllabus and set of rules before them. She was dressed in her chef whites, and the classroom was kitted out like a well-equipped restaurant kitchen.

"Welcome to Anyone Can Cook. I am your instructor, Colette Tatou. You may call me Chef Colette, Chef Tatou, or Mademoiselle Tatou." It wasn't that she didn't know the English honorifics; it was that Ms. sounded like buzzing to her and she certainly wasn't a professor. "I hope you will enjoy our time together."

"In this class, I will instruct you all in basic and advanced cookery, using Auguste Gusteau's classic cookbook, Anyone Can Cook. If you tell me that is not true and you simply cannot cook, I will laugh and tell you the best chef I have ever known -- after Monsieur Gusteau -- is a rat. You all seem to be human shaped, so the advantage is yours, is it not?" Her raised eyebrow was very elegant.

"Today, we will start with an assignment I saw on a television program. I would like each of you to make what you would call a signature dish, then present and explain it to the class. Do not be ashamed if it is basic; if you can only make toast, make the best toast you can make. You have 40 minutes to cook, and then we'll spend 20 minutes on introductions. I am here if you have questions or you may refer to the cookbooks on this shelf for ideas. Begin."

There, she finally smiled. "I also need two assistants. It would be very nice if they already knew how to cook. If anyone is interested, talk to me after class, s'il vous plait."

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Listen to Colette, read the rules, look for the chocolate in the classroom ...

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Right. Cooking. Emma was looking around the kitchen warily, trying to figure out what everything was for.

Joan jotted down some notes on her syllabus and tried to figure out what to make for her signature dish.

Well. Pretty much safe to assume Chuck was going to catch something on fire in here. Cool.

Liir was pleased right from the outset at this class.

Anyone can cook. Finally, someone else was with him on that; it was a little sad that he'd heard stories of burning down kitchens from no less than six people at various points.

...the mention of the Rat was rather interesting and made him want to ask her about it, but perhaps not today. Today, he had to figure out what to make that would be suitable. A 'signature dish'? Well, everyone knew about the brownies, but that made him not want to make them. Then there was the summer ice, one of the few items he made from Kiamo Ko.

He was just going to sit there and ponder for a bit, thx.

Sam still wasn't sure if "anyone" included him, but it would be worth it to give it a shot. He really did want to learn how to feed himself without burning anything.

Helen took very good notes as was usual for her.

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Priestly was actually pretty excited about this class.

Who knew? Maybe he'd learn something he could dangle over the kitchen guys at the diner.

George? Was really excited about this class. The rules seemed obvious to him, and he hoped that he'd have time to prepare his 'signature dish'.

Kyle listened, but the rules stayed put without much of a glance.

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