So here we are; at the end of my first even days at The Club and I feel reborn. I feel as if the best parts of me, that for a while seemed absent, have come back larger than life, and those pesky little negative things, have melted away with the renewal of spring. It feels awesome to be alive, doing what I love and in a place that I am appreciated for it.
Today was a relatively easy day. I’ve gotten so quick at getting to work that I was there at 6:10 am this morning. I did the morning set up and then ran out for a smoke before service started.
Again today I made two versions of Health in a Glass;
Version # 1; Purple Haze
Pineapple, Blackberry, Blueberry Yoghurt, Mango, Raw Egg, Orange Juice and Ice
Version # 2; Spring Breeze
Pineapple, Peach Yoghurt, Honeydew Melon, Raw Egg, Orange Juice and Ice
Both were absolutely delicious. I think that I personally preferred the second one today. It was extremely refreshing and light. Who knows what will strike my fancy tomorrow morning.
Specials yesterday sold well even though we were relatively quiet. We ended up selling seven of the pizzas and nine of the pasta. Not bad when you consider that there were very few people there yesterday.
By the time I had left work today I had only sold one pizza special and one pasta special. Although I am quite certain that they are going to sell well tonight. As for tomorrows specials;
Pasta is a Penne Al Arrabiata. For the pizza I decided to get creative and play around with ingredients and peoples comfort zone a bit. I looked to chicken for my inspiration and after having a delightful conversation with one of the servers who happened to be from Georgia (the country not the state) I decided to make a Chicken Kiev Pizza. Thus it is with Roast Chicken, minced ham, Swiss cheese and for fun I thought I would include Asparagus.
Sous Chef R and I had another conversation about specials again today. He looks at me as he is handing me a present of a double McDonald’s Cheeseburger and says; “you know that I can order in anything you want for specials too?” I didn’t say anything for a minute and then replied; “really?” He said; “For sure, anything you want just let me know, proteins, produce, dry goods, anything you want I will bring in for you.” This started me thinking of all the fun that I can have. And believe me it is LOTS! He told me that he loved what I was doing with specials and so did the members. I thanked him and assured him that I would just keep on keeping on. He gave me a big thumbs up and a smile. I also told him that seeing as I had banged out most of the prep before anyone had even gotten there that I took my time making a garlic dill cream sauce for the special that I am going to run on Wednesday. He laughed and made some comment about my enthusiasm. I explained that I wanted the sauce for Wednesday to taste just right and that it takes time. I will let you know what the special is going to be tomorrow. Wouldn’t want to leave you without a day of posts.
I did about sixty covers today in total. It was about one third breakfast and two thirds lunch. I also got to speak with a couple of members today who gave me their compliments with regard to the food. It felt really good. Especially when one of them said I can hardly wait to see what you come up with next.
One of the staff made a comment about my attitude today. I looked at her and said; “Listen, I’m not like everyone else. I am me. I love food and I love what I do. And that is what manifests itself here everyday.” She made some comment about how other people were in the kitchen to which I remarked the same thing. “I am me. I may do things a little differently, but I’m not here to rock the boat, only to make the boat go in the right direction.” The floor manager overheard the comment and my response and said it had been a long time since he had seen anyone with that enthusiasm in the kitchen. To which I responded; “You ain’t seen nothing yet.”
As I had a little time on my hands I asked if I could use the office computer to do a little research. Of course was the prompt reply. I will cover in the next post what I was researching. It is EXCITING!
Benjamin Franklin once said; “Hide not your talents. They for use were made. What's a sundial in the shade?”
Are you dreaming big and inspired?
A la prochaine
SDM
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