Day 18-> The tale of three Davids.

Day 18

conclude molecular gastronomy week. yes, its only half way through the week, but we are prepping for our event tomorrow and then we have a special event friday night as a farewell project.

Today in class, we went even further with molecular gastronomy, reinterpreting classic dishes in new ways such as a cold cabbage soup with grain mustard ice cream, pruchutto and mellon sphere with pruchutto foam, and risotto Milanese crusted veal with a green pea puree, pea gelatin, and lemon gel. Veal was stellar along with the peas, the other two things were passable but interesting in concept that could be applied to other dishes. I would talk more about the science, but all my notes are now US bound along with some other purchases and my chef whites.

After class, we ventured up to piazza di michaelangelo. If you read one of my earlier posts from, you would know that this offers stellar views of the city along with a one of the 3 davids.

On the way back to the apartment, I walked past piazza signoria where david originally stood and now a copy of him now stands.

Then to the galleria academia. This has been the home to David since the 1800's. He lives under a dome built just for him. We entered the museum turned to the left and looked to the right and there he was in all his glory, David. The David. One of the statues that defies the renaissance period. This statue inspired me years ago when I sat in Tim McCarty's history class where he had a picture of David to go out and see the world.

The statue is much like the mona lisa, there have been questions about David's emotion's wether or not it was before or after he had slain the beast, what is the emotion in his eyes? is he looking determined with God's will behind him to slay the beast or is he looking in demise because he knows even though he has killed one beast that there are many more to fight, symbolically speaking. Whatever it is, it is incredible. I have seen the mona lisa and countless other classical works or art, but nothing ever puts me in awe more than statue, and this statue put me in total amazement.

This by far was the highlight of my day. Afterwards, i went to family meal at Ganzo, grilled chicken, watermellon, and pasta salad and came back to the apartment for some nice needed r&r where i caught up on some reading and trip planning.

"All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s..." 1 Sam. 17:47


Until-


Matt