By the time Claire had made it to sous chef she was still fighting an up hill battle in a Melbourne culinary scene dominated by men. After years toiling behind the likes of Mcmanus, Smith – Thomas and the impish and trying hellion, Atwater, Claire found herself thrust into a pressure cooker at Bistro Covenant in suburban St Kilda's. Here under the tutelage of George Herbor she excelled at her position in garde manger focusing on regional interpretations for pates and terrines. She became well known for her country pate sourcing out Hellman's pork from down in Warragul and eventually would see her efforts hijacked by Herbor as he stole the ingredient list and had a factory kitchen in Geelong mass produce her product for the home meal replacement market. Not to be denied Claire would leave Covenant and open up her gourmet chiko roll shop in Geelong with great success eventually landing a contract to supply Qantas on it's over nighters to Christchurch.
This one will be wood burned shortly on an old piece of clapboard and then I will traipse through the woods,,,,meander in my thoughts and leave it there, somewhere for any who chance on the roam, to find it, and read it.
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