End of the Week

At the end of my first week at The Katz Club I was helping more at the coffee counter, doing more prep work in the kitchen, and helping run food. I started doing more work in the kitchen and with the waiters and less at the coffee counter, which helped me, get a feel of how everything works. A lot of what happens in the kitchen is prepping for the rushes that come ahead. Whenever there is a slow moment people are working on getting the sauces ready, cutting up the vegetables, etc. During the rushes everyone is working on running the food to the tables and making sure everything that goes out is complete. Over the week I made some friends with the waiters and the kitchen staff, which made the day go by quicker. One of the food runners is a senior from shaker and while there were slow moments we would have dance parties and eat French fries (they leave out a bowl that everyone can snack on). We kept the rest of the staff entertained until we had to go run some food. Overall, I have a better understanding of how a successful restaurant runs smoothly.