My Last Day at Pomfret

was Tuesday. What did I do, you ask? Well if you read my last post you may know. I made hamburger pizza! Ha. By the way, I drew Pomfrito. I also made other pizzas too. Pepperoni, cheese, sausage, supreme, vegetarian, pepperoni-sausage, etc etc. Well, I learned a lot from working at Pomfret. First off never volunteer to be somewhere at 6AM Monday morning, especially when there is no reliable close parking. Second, there is a lot that goes into the foodservice industry. Like, a LOT. Early prepping, purchasing, people bringing in orders all the time, SANITATION SANITATION SANITATION, having to clean dishes and put them back into place, knowing where everything is stored, making sure everything on display is at proper temperature, keeping the seating area clean, and the list goes on. I had learned about some of these things in classes like Purchasing and Food Systems Management, but I had never seen them in real life until now. Even if I never work in a kitchen like this again, it is pretty invaluable to have had such an experience. Although I don't think I would have minded getting there at maybe 8AM instead of 6.  =)

Some pictures from Tuesday:

This is where I worked most of the time, helping to finish up breakfast or beginning on the lunch menu.

Here is the pizza station! I would put together about 16 pizzas at a time.

Here is the bakery, where I also spent a lot of time working. The lady on the right once spilled a batch of pink goo everywhere in this area (including on my back!)

I've made hundreds of these yummy little guys.

Matt. He works the line and gets to see all the Pomfret kids.

And here we have the supervisor and Ms Kathy, the manager.

Sadly, Choice was not there on my last day so I could not get a picture of my mentor  ='(  

Well, I guess this concludes my Pomfret experience blog. It's been a good one.

Stay hungry.