Cha-Ching

When I got to the restaurant today, Chef told me she wanted to put me on payroll right away. She thought that I had been doing a good job and that I was making a contribution to the kitchen. 2 days a week at $10/hr really isn't much of a "cha-ching", but it is nice to know that my efforts are noticed and appreciated.

I spent the whole evening working service. It was a lot of fun. It can get very hectic at times, but I still enjoyed it. I learned how we plate most of our desserts. I have been working at the restaurant since mid-September and never knew what most of the desserts looked like until last night. Some of the desserts are ordered so infrequently, though, that I never got a good look at their plating. It was interesting to see what desserts are the most popular. I was actually surprised because the items that are my favorites (chocolate coconut tart anyone?) are far from being the most popular. Right now the pumpkin cheesecake seems like one of the most popular, so I can plate that sucker in my sleep. I am not much of a cheesecake fan, so I cannot attest to how good it is. In fact, I have not tasted any of the cheesecake offerings that we've had since starting at the restaurant. If I worked somewhere that served only cheesecakes, I would be so thin. Okay, maybe not. I am sure I would find some other way to stay fat.