A week ago, Blais came to me and asked what I was doing on Saturday. When I told him I was just working, he told me about an opportunity he had that he wanted to know if I wanted to join him! Of course I said YES! A lady in Perry, Georgia won a contest to have Blais come cook in her home for her and 7 of her friends. 
Some cool pictures of us working
I got up this morning and drove to FLIP to meet with Blais and Andrew so we could get ready and load up the car to drive down. Joy from NBC was there and would be driving us there and back. She was the organizer of the event.
I loved being able to chat with Blais and ask questions. It was cool getting to know him better. Turns out he is a Florida Gators fan, so that was a topic of most the conversation since today was the SEC Championship game between Florida and Alabama!
We got to Perry and met the family of the house we were using. We unloaded our supplies, made a game plan and got started!
Me, Chef and Andrew
There was a lady from the Macon newspaper interviewing Chef
Me watching and waiting
Making the Sesame Ice Cream
Some cool pictures of us workingChef with Leslie the winner of the contest
Norma (the owner of the house we were at and neighbor of the contest winner), Chef Blais, Leslie (the contest winner) and Nikki (one of Leslie's friends)
Chef starting off with Liquid Nitrogen Margarita's!
Chef with all the ladies at the dinner
Then a shot with 2 of the ladies!
Another group photo
Chef talking about the Quail Eggs...
...that we fried and put over a Bacon Chip and topped with Maple Syrup for an hors d'eurve
Lining up the first course
"Tuna in a Can" - Tuna Tartar served in a Tuna can with a Fried Quail Egg and Sesame Ice Cream
Lining up the next course
"Clam Chowder" with Cod
Helping Chef plate the next course
Pork Belly with RBQ Sauce, "Cold" Slaw and Grits
Chef gave a little toast to me and Andrew for our help
Last course was Liquid Nitrogen Sweet Tea Ice Cream with Frangelico
A group shot with everyone - Me, Joy (from NBC to my right) all the ladies, Chef and Andrew
Chef kicked off his shoes and got comfortable! He was happy because Florida won the SEC Championship against Alabama!
Leslie joined him
Norma, Joy and Leslie
Having a beer and laughing
Me and Andrew relaxing now!
The car ride back was hilarious! We laughed almost the entire way home! We got about 20 miles away and realized we had something that wasn't ours, so we had to turn around and go back! That gave us time to have more to laugh about! We stopped at a gas station in Macon to take a bathroom break and Chef had convinced the lady that works there that he was an American Idol contestant and that we were his entourage! It was priceless! I was laughing so hard I had to go back outside! It was an awesome day!
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