Getting My Feet Wet

           Throughout the course of working at the snack shack I have gained a lot of experience toward my goal of becoming a chef. These times were the first that I have prepared food for anyone other than my family so it was partially nerve-racking. After we opened the first Snack Shack and we got into our groove it became soothing again to cook. Weather it was during a Half-Time rush or a Girls Soccer stand-still either way working brought enjoyment. The first time that I had worked in the snack shack I was put on Fat Sandwiches, which was a new experience because I had never put so much food on such a roll. This became a piece of cake after a while because you begin to become used to what you are making and it becomes muscle memory. It’s almost like an emotional bond between you and every sandwich that you put out because you feel as if you know what you just made better than you know how to tie shoes, not that they’re related. My favorite memory of the snack shack was when an eight or so year old child ordered a fat sandwich with his brother and when the sandwich was handed to him in the boat his eyes widened and all I could think of was the joy that came from that boy while he was eating that sandwich. My life goal of becoming a chef has to start somewhere and that somewhere for me was in the snack shack. I will forever remember the place where I started my foodservice career and it will be in the tight workspace that I have come to love called The Snack Shack.

Hayden S