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This six week rotation consisted of many different food service learning experiences. I had the opportunity to work in two different restaurants, Seasons Restaurant and the Wye Oak Pub. Not only did I have the chance to work in the front of the restaurants, I also had the chance to work in the back of the operation. There are many different things that must be accomplished to continually provide a great dining experience for the residents at Riderwood. Some of these that I learned about include:
  • Preparing and Cooking food
  • Ordering and receiving food
  • Stocking and inspecting inventory
  • Continual cleaning
  • and serving the food
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Theme Meal
My fellow intern, Cindy Francis and I had the privilege to develop and execute a theme meal for roughly 100 residents. We were 100% responsible for every aspect of this meal. Some of the steps in the process:
  • Development of the theme. We choose a horse racing theme because this was something the residents had not seen before and the date scheduled for our event fell between the Preakness and Belmont Stakes horse races.

  • Gathering and testing recipes.

  • Creating a full menu then costing it and providing ordering details.

  • Conducting nutrient analysis of all recipes items.
  • Creating a marketing plan and all marketing materials.
  • Constructing a production schedule.
  • Preparing as many of the recipes ahead of time. Those items that could not be prepared ahead of time were prepared the day of the event.
  • Setting up the Wye Oak Pub, including decorations, table arrangements and discussing event with serving staff.
 
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To learn more about the theme meal, click on the theme meal binder at the bottom of the page.
 

Marketing and Ordering Materials

Theme Meal table display

 

These are a few of the materials that we created:


Final Project - The Riderwood Theme Meal Binder