the week's now come to an end so my team's official done with our stint on-the-line and is now officially offline. it's been a very hectic week but at the same time, a great learning process and heaps of fun! it's been one big adrenaline rush and it was the first time i've ever worked a short order grill in a kitchen. so as expected, i had a few butterflies on wednesday when it was my turn to take command as the 'Grill Master'. no... i didn't puke but i couldn't have been more nervous during the first 5 mins of service. but i soon learnt that once i get into a rhythm, there's no stopping me! the fact that we were cooking right in front of all our customers became secondary... even tertiary. it didn't matter that there were 15 people lined up watching me and waiting for their orders. as the saying goes, 'if you can't handle the heat, then stay out of the kitchen!' i definitely withstood the heat and rocked it through the hour of service. when it came time to close the kitchen, we were told that we had done approximately 70 orders... maybe more! woohoo! we were all high fiving each other as our chef told us that we did a stellar job and that he's never seen the line that busy and hit that hard before! nice one, team!
so obviously, drinks and pool were in order at our local bar! i think we spent everyday at our local this week :P. ah well... whatcha gonna do? when everybody's on such a high after service, there's no better way to celebrate. it was a great bonding experience too. they're such a great crew to work with. no egos... just all praise. and that's why we've done so well this week as tempers could have easily flared. but we all kept cool heads and did what we needed to get the job done.
we definitely got to all know each other a lot better this week. what was funny was the fact that a few still didn't know my age. so when it was revealed, there was total shock... again! one of the first comments, aside from the usual "you look so young!" was, "well, no wonder you're a star! you've been cooking for ages!" my reply, "ummm... actually, i've never worked in the food industry. just lots of cooking at home. i'm actually a cartographer." that was nice to hear as sometimes i wonder how i'm doing in the kitchen and if i'm keeping up with everyone. thanks guys, you're all-stars too! :)
on a final note... 'veggie burgers with bacon & cheese' weren't a one time occurrence during the week. there actually seems to be quite the few who indulge in this combo! i'm pretty sure they're not vegetarians who are needing a bacon fix. of course, i have heard from one time meat-eaters-turned-vegetarians that bacon is one of their most missed meats! hmmm... *raised eyebrow*. on the other hand, if you're trying to be healthy by having a veggie burger, wouldn't adding bacon and cheese defeat the purpose? hmmm... *raised eyebrow again*. well... what can i say that i haven't before... bacon makes things taste better ;)
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