It is very common for culinary professionals to ask to "stage" in a chef's kitchen. Staging is when a cook works briefly, for free, in another chef's kitchen to learn and be exposed to new techniques and flavors. A stage normally is used to see how a new chef or cook can adapt to working with current people/environment in the kitchen. When a future chef is seeking an internship, often the stage is the next step after the interview.
Kelsey's been working on a project for school that required her to interview my Friend Mel. This morning, Kelsey and I helped Mel garnish appetizers for a late-morning wedding. Kelsey was able to get her head around all the aspects of catering, from set up to serving to clean up. She put in a full day's work before noon, and she enjoyed it enough to say she'd like to do it again some time. And I truly enjoyed working alongside my good Friend, her neighbor, and my daughter.
Thanks, Mel, for these great pics!
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