on this weekend we had a cycle race planned, where as chefs we had to build and setup 2 kitchens, 1 being for breakfast meals such as pancakes, breakfast rolls and pancakes. the 2nd kitchen was built for the lunch side of things, this included various types of rolls(burger, steak, prego, hotdog etc.). these kitchens were made by us and had to be correctly, safely and hygienically built. the breakfast kitchen was to be open at 4 in the morning, meaning tht 3:30 fires had to be lit for the filter coffee to be brewed before the cyclist came in for a warm-up. we had both kitchens built and setup in the first day, with burners, barriers, utensils and equipment, the coffee was the longest process and we were left to run this as the day progressed. the lunch kitchen had more burners and a flat top for lots of food at the same time, the days were long and busy, but we made over 12000 rand and this meant that all our efforts paid off in the end. the function was at main gate, making many people feel out of their comfort zones, but after an hour or so, we would feel as if it were in a kitchen, making it a very busy weekend
when we were done bringing all the small equipment and products back on sunday, some of the learners had to jump back into the main kitchen as it was busy this side aswell, i carried on un packing and sorting alone and did stock take with chef errol thereafter.
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