Monday 15 December 2014

Advent calendar 15 - Deconstruction...

It seems that chefs are deconstructing everything these days. A steak and kidney pie becomes braised beef, sauteed kidney, creamed mushrooms, all served on a platform of filo pastry.

For pudding the humble and much maligned trifle is transformed into a fresh fruit sorbet, gelatin gin custard, and a spun sugar topped with a gingered brandy-snap.

All very clever.

So I thought that I might have a go.

The thing is I'm a glass painter and not a chef (well not a chef in the strictest sense even though I'm a very creative cook), so I though balls. Christmas tree balls, and deconstructed a snowman instead.

My snowman is served in a clear glass bauble with hat, carrot nose, stick arms, coal eyes and buttons all hand crafted by myself. The remaining snow is beads of polystyrene; it even has a knitted woolen scarf.

Deconstructed or melting? Who knows. Either way I really like it and I think that next year it'll be one of my personalised bauble products.

14 comments:

  1. Kieran Goodwin on FB
    Brilliant!

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  2. Andrew Height
    If anyone really wants one this year, let me know and I will see what I can do.

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    1. Kieran Goodwin
      Yes please

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    2. Andrew Height
      I'll make you one. You gonna pick it up? Do you want a name or anything on it?

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    3. Kieran Goodwin
      I can send the wife in for it after work. Doesn't need anything on it. When will it be ready?

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    4. Andrew Height
      I will get it sorted Kieran and let you know when.

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    5. Andrew Height
      Wednesday okay Kieran?

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    6. Kieran Goodwin
      How about Thursday afternoon? Allys on a half day

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    7. Andrew Height
      Yep Kieran, works for me.

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    8. Kieran Goodwin
      Thanks Andrew

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  3. Louisa Morgan on FB
    Ha! Looks fab Andrew!

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    1. Andrew Height
      That's nice, thanks Louisa.

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  4. Sandra Bouguerch
    me likes that x

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