At the restaurant department (back of the house)

At the restaurant department (back of the house)
Last week, it was a busy week because I was in restaurant department but at the back of the house (at the kitchen). During this week, I had the opportunity to know how a restaurant kitchen works. At there I meet the executive chef and his chef’s assistants. Particularly, all the chefs are very kind people, I was glad to meet them. I worked with eight different chefs. During my stayed at this department, I learned some basic things like how each food item should be date. In addition, that always has to apply FIFO (first in, first out) to keep food. This means that the first food coming in must be the first go out. I had the opportunity to help the executive chef to dating all the foods that is keeping at the walk refrigerator and the freezer. As well as, I helped the chefs to prepare the line (cut vegetables and change the entire container to new one) to be ready each morning. Fernando, who is the executive chef, showed me how he does when he has to order what items need. He told me that he has to done this two times a week. This week at the kitchen, I observed how most of the chefs cook, however, I was glad that at least I learned how to make my own sandwich. My last day at there was last Friday April 3, 2009, in that day the hotel host a party at the restaurant. Fernando and his chefs’ assistants helped to prepare and decorate the food for the party. He told me that I had to stay that day until we done, with everything for the party. Actually, the party was for 150 people. I helped chefs to decorate different kind of appetizers and desserts. Consequently, I had the opportunity to taste different kind of appetizers and desserts. Therefore, last Friday was the first time I ate too much for the last two mouths. I do not know if you remember that I was sick and I suppose to not eat anything else beside what the doctor told me to eat, but those appetizers and deserts were delicious make them irresistible to not try them. Even though everything was successful at this party at the end of that day, I was very tired. Finally, I do not think that I can be a chef because I will eat most of the foods that I will prepare, instead to earn profit I will lose it.