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Supervised by Mary Griffith and Shemille Dennis, on April 6
the students in the food occupations class at JFBHS prepared and served a
restaurant-caliber lunch of French onion soup, steak, steamed broccoli,
mashed potatoes, and strawberry-topped cheesecake. Not only did the
students plan and prepare the meal, they also performed the duties of
host/hostess, and wait staff.
In the food occupations class, students learn everything
about the food service business from ordering food and supplies to
preparing and serving, accepting reservations by phone, fulfilling the
role of wait staff, and cleaning the dining and kitchen areas. Students
are also taught resume-writing skills and job-interviewing techniques.
The lessons taught by Griffith and Dennis are invaluable to
the students. While Mary's Café is not open to the general public, the
staff members who participated reported that the service was excellent
and the meal was as good as any prepared in a commercial restaurant.
