Week 3 & 4 + Buisness Plan

Week 3

I was originally supposed to work in Couch for a couple of days this week but Cate was opening earlier than it was supposed to so it was short staffed! I was able to head over and see how operations work over there along with helping pick up some slack! I have not had much experience in a kitchen so I was extremely happy to have had that opportunity! I worked at the fryer helping prepare french fries, corn dogs, and chicken fingers. I was a little overwhelmed at first but after a few rounds, I got the hang of it! I expect a job offer to be Cate’s full time fryer here pretty soon :).

I met with Steve during this week so he could help me review my recipe and input the ingredients and instructions into cboard! Cboard is much more complicated than I was expecting! It is so important to make sure that you are precise with what you are inputing to avoid any big differences with the final product. 

I was able to head over to Couch on friday and talk with Marcia. She was extremely kind to sit and talk with me and answer all of the questions I had on the ins and outs of how couch is run. After meeting with Marcia I was fortunate enough to sit in on a meeting between Sam, Marcia and Nathan! 

I also finished off the week by observing and helping Kevin with his safety and sanitation check! I learned a lot about how to perform an inspection which was an amazing opportunity! 

Week 4

WEEK OF MY BUSINESS PLAN!!!  

My Business plan is on thursday and I worked on organizing the set up, the food, and the handout for a couple weeks now. On Tuesday and Wednesday I was able to head over to the couch and actually help out with creating me recipes! I really appreciate all of the help and guidance I received from the kitchen staff during this week! It was a learning experience for me and I could not have been more thankful for you all providing me with your guidance and kind words or encouragement. 

The event was a success, we hit some hiccups during set up but other than that, everything ran very smoothly! The students really enjoyed their samples and learning about food allergies and intolerances.