Fruit Carving Demo by Chef Jimmy (www.artchef.com)

Award-winning fruit and vegetable carver Chef Jimmy (www.artchef.com) dropped by to give a demo/lesson on the basics of carving exquisite food sculptures. Trainees were mesmerized-- there has never been so many ooooohs, ahhhhhhs and applause in any kitchen ever. Thanks Chef Jimmy!

Check out some photos (more to come!):

Final product(s)!

3 hour watermelon

5 minute melon

10 minute melon

watch the birdie...

Chef Jimmy with a daikon radish...

Chef Jimmy takes a leek and does with it things we'd never seen before.

Curling the leek...

Pictured (from left to right): Deric, leek.