This week was all about pulling out a miracle out of a hat for this one project I have. This project was about food distribution and I was paddling up a steam without a paddle. It all started on Sunday, when I stop by this cheese company right by the college. I asked around to see if I can see a sales representative for an interview, but they were not there on Sunday, so I had to wait the next day after one of my classes to get a quick word with the sales representative but unfortunately he was busy and I was running out of time since my project is due on Thursday. after waiting for 2 days for the sales rep to call, my dad suggested this other food supplier who is a good family friend and I had to make a difficult choice. Do I stick with the cheese company or this unique food supplier from San Francisco. Since I was running out of time, I deiced to interview Dave Miller, the president of the company and my dads friend. He gave me a lot of information and I was able to write the paper in time. When I served on Wednesday night, my dad came up to me and told me that the sales rep from the cheese shop actually called four times when I was gone and I felt so bad for not returning his call that I decide to interview him for extra credit on my report. So after the entire week of trying to finish the paper, I finally got through with no problem and got it in time to e-mail Chef Ched the report.
As for the other two classes, i manage to impress my chef during my Monday morning class with my improvisation skill. I just finish this carrot and raisin salad from the cold area, when Roland, one of the other chefs at my Food Prep class told me to look up a recipe from the Internet for ranch dressing and I started to look up the ranch dressing recipe with my laptop. Then me and Roland decided to reinvent the recipe from the ground up. As we build the dressing my gears were turning as I reach for random herbs and spices to complement the dressing. When it was complete then it was one of the most perfect and unique dressings I have ever made and it was perfect.
Wednesday night was a very important night for the restaurant because some of the college alumni and the president of the college was eating there for a very important dinner. I actually got a chance to meet with one of the executives during the shift and he said that a lot of people were expecting a great meal. Luckily it was buffet for that night, so we didn't have to go back and forth as much but we stood there for hours on end to get through the shift. To add on the pressure to that, only five of us where out there serving so we had to keep moving or we were toast. Luckily, the dinner was a success and we made a good impression on the executive and the presidents table.
For now I must bid you a-do since I have to write a paper for my next class. So I bid you a-do.
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