Week 1

Well, we survived our first week! It was surprisingly smooth- at least that's what Jed tells me, and he's the one with the restaurant-opening experience. It as a little chaotic at times and our brand new salad display cooler leaked all over the floor, but everything worked out in the end. The staff and students are so excited that we are there, and are very supportive of us as we attempt to practise our french. 
Each day, we offered fresh vegetable salad, fruit salad, pieces of fruit and 100% real fruit juice slushy. This week we made watermelon slush/juice sweetened with a little honey. We also offered freshly baked muffins- banana chocolate chip, blueberry bran, cranberry orange and apple spice. Our entrees featured chicken in various forms- chicken caesar wrap, chicken stuffed with goat cheese, crispy chicken, grilled chicken with sundried tomato sauce; roast beef and teriyaki beef with sides of broccoli/cauliflower/carrots, coleslaw, low-fat mashed potatoes, green beans and baby greens salad. The chocolate cake was also a hit. 
All menu items meet the requirements set by the new Food and Beverage Policy, including fat, sodium and fibre content.

Each day was a little busier than the last. On Friday, we actually sold all of our food, and Jed had to go searching the refrigerator for another couple of meals! In the midst of our very busy lunch hour, the delivery guy arrived- bad timing! However, everything worked out.  It will be interesting to see if every Friday will be that successful.
There is still lots to do. We still have to unpack some boxes and kitchen tools, get our office space set up, learn how to use the convection-steam-microwave oven, shop for more kitchen tools, create the monthly menu, do nutritional analyses of all recipes, and probably 1000 other things we haven't thought of yet! Each day is an adventure!