Week 4

Apologies for the delayed post, but this week was very busy!

Let's start from the beginning- On Monday I tested my recipe for the Microwave Madness event at the end of the month. I made vegetarian bean and cheese enchiladas with added veggies, and they were a huge success! I asked some managers here at the office to try them and they were (I think) pleasantly surprised with the flavors.

Tuesday through Thursday I worked at Crossroads with manager Gary Baker. The first day, Mr. Baker taught me practically everything about his job. We talked for over 5 hours and he showed me all of the different aspects of his job. Needless to say, my brain was mush by the time I left that day. There was so much to process but I learned SO much and am very thankful he took a whole day to do that for me. Wednesday I worked as expediter in the restaurant. It was a busy day and the lunch rush was intense, but the day flew by and it was great having some hands-on food service experience. The whole crew was very welcoming and helpful, as well as fun to work with. I hope that I was able to help them by being expediter as much as they helped me! Thursday I was at Crossroads only 5 hours, as I had to go to help with the President's dinner with catering. Mr. Baker taught me the various programs he uses as a manager and gave me a brief overview of each of them. Then, as he was finishing up explaining CBORD to me, the power went out! For those of you that have not been to Crossroads, it is located on the 2nd floor of the Student Union which is underground. Everything went pitch black but Mr. Baker and his crew had emergency procedures in place for just this kind of event. His crew grabbed flashlights and began taking food down to the basement fridges and freezers in order to save as much as they could and not waste it. Shortly after this happened, I had to leave and assist with setting up the President's Dinner. I stayed through the dinner and worked with Robert Weaver as a server before calling it a day!

This Saturday was the first football game of the season and I worked with Danna in the 2nd floor of the suites in the kitchen/pantry. It was a a wild day! I worked 10 hours, which I was sort of dreading, but wow did it fly by! It was hectic and the energy was high, but everyone told me that it's just the first game jitters. I had a lot of fun making pizzas with Chef Steve as well as running supplies to the buffets and 4th floor. And OU won 41-3!! It was an awesome day and I can't wait til the next game! (Except for the fact that I have to be at work by 4am..)


Thank goodness it was Labor Day weekend so I could recharge before next week!