Operations & service
From washing dishes to running the kitchen
I started with the dishes and kept learning another part of the job.
At a senior living community, I moved from washing dishes to serving, cooking and becoming head cook. We fed 100 seniors three meals a day. Getting to know them and talking openly about the food was one of my favorite parts.
At another community, I spent a year as culinary director. That meant hiring, schedules, food and labor budgets, purchasing and menus, as well as cooking and teaching the meals.
When helping a newer cook, I tried to give him room to learn and explain why a change was needed. Taking responsibility for a kitchen also meant helping other people become more confident in it.
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