Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Monday, March 26, 2012

for real!


This can save you alot of suffering:


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christine-krupin/10-things-learned-restaurant-kitchen_b_1370561.html?ref=email_share#s800864&title=10_The_Sharper




coment if you have some thoughts- is the author right or wrong?

Can you relate?

Read the story in the link below. Can you relate to the chef? Why or not? He learns a very painful lesson, is pain a good way to learn? Why or why not?




Dallas Chef

Friday, March 23, 2012

Evaluating Blogs

In the comments section of this post you will need to identify 5 blogs. The blogs may be over any of the following topics:
Food Safety
Restaurant/Food Trends
Job Searching
Marketing
Health, wellness, and stress management

For each of the blogs you will need:
The name of the blog
The URL
Why you selected the blog
Two facts you learned from the blog

Again: no duplications, 33% of grade, identity yourself, finish by March 28th

Career Opportunites

Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook


Using the link above or another source such as career crusing, research a career in the restaurant or food service industry that you could see your self working in today or even 10-15 years from now. Post the following information in your comment:
Name of position
Job forecast for next 10+ years
Average Salary
Education Requirements
Skills
Typical career progression
Potential job hazards
other interesting elements about the job

Again: no duplications, user name needs to identify you, this comment counts for 33% and has a deadline of March 28th. :)

Finacial Aid Options

Your assignment is to comment on this blog post. I need to know who you are when you post so make your user name something I can identify you by such as your first name and class period. Check my example below in the comments section.

Your comment should have the following elements:
1) Name of scholarship
2) Name of sponsoring organization
3) Link to information, web address preferred
4) Information about the scholarship:description, application, deadline, and special requirements such as GPA, financial need, etc

Oh snap, I need to tell you that every person has to have a different scholorship. No duplications or no copy/paste of other's comments.

Must be completed by the end of of day on March 28th or it will not receive full credit. This can be done at home if you do not finish in class time.


The comment on this blog post is 33% of your grade.