Marcus, such a nice guy didn’t deserve it and I could tell by the look on his face he wasn’t going to to take it ever again. Chef Laura directed him to go to the back of the class where there was an empty seat.
Chef Laura told us in her now familiar booming baritone voice. ”Today you students wil be given a tour of the cafeteria, the kitchen and the dining room. Pay attention as all of you will be working in these areas this quarter. A student was waving her hand up and Chef Laura told her that all questions will be asked during the tour.
“Chef Laura said everybody get up and follow me. Everyone gather your things and let’s go. Chef, said and went to the door and wait in the hallway until we all gather then follow me.”
Marcus came up to me and whispered in my ear, “That Bitch.” “You didn’t deserve that Marcus I’m sorry. ”FUCK, man, I am not in grade school. I hate this place allready. “Stay with me on this tour, okay.” I said. He nodded yes.
Chef Laura started our tour in the cafeteria. “You all circle around, please. In the cafeteria you will learn all the positions. Including the cash register. Also, we will do prep clean up and make sandwiches and salads for the student body.”
“Let us continue on, follow me, please. As she walked she talked about our next visit to the School Kitchen. “We will be working inside the kitchen. In the kitchen, there are sinks, cutting tables machines, several walk-in refrigerators, one for diary one for produce. And this is where we would bring our knives.”
Next, she toured the washing room, which later, we all called the Dish Pit that held a large dishwashing machine and all of the pots, pans, dishes. Our last stop was the dining room. We would learn to be a waitstaff, set tables, be a hostess, work the cash register and deliver food.
The dining room has an open concept so that the patrons could see us cooking and preparing.