Administrative Food Tour Week 6

July 13th to July 17th 
The NACUFS interns helped prepare the Administrative Food Tour for the Dining and Catering staff at Purdue University! There were four different routes and each intern helped lead each route along with other members of the staff. While preparing for the Food Tour the interns learned more about Downtown Lafayette and its' history.
During the Food Tour the interns interacted with the Dining and Catering staff while walking the streets of Downtown Lafayette and trying different types of food.

The slogan of the administrative tour was "We Make Good Things Happen," to encourage the staff to create a positive dynamic within Dining & Catering Services. 

Each group took pictures with the Lions, Tigers and Bears dispersed around Downtown Lafayette. 

The best bear in Lafayette!!!

Purdue University Week Four and Five

June 29^th –July 2^nd  

RECIPE TESTING 

The interns spent the week recipe testing different salad options for the Sporting Event that will be happening at Purdue University in the end of July. Two salads were prepared a Seriously Smoked Up  salad made by Ashley Mascia and a Honey Mustard vinaigrette made by Holly Schneider.

 Holly displaying the salad that she made. It took her several days to perfect her recipe and she worked very hard! Hard work pays off :)

Holly and Kayla working at the Central Production Kitchen (CPK).

 Ashley and Holly working on their salads at the Central Production Kitchen!

FOURTH OF JULY THEMED FARMERS MARKET 

Before our Fourth of July weekend started we ended the week with our weekly Farmers Market but we dressed up in the spirit of Fourth of July! 

 The entire crew at the Farmers Market along with Mary Ann and Chef Bruce.

Kayla - the Marketing Girl created this amazing board for the Farmer's market!

July 6th - July 10th 

PALS Wiley Dining Court 

The interns worked at the PALS event which is a day time camp for kids. We prepared  lunch meals for the kids along with serving food. 

The interns try to incorporate Purdue University's Dining and Catering theme in every new task given. 

WEDDING AT THE PURDUE MEMORIAL UNION 

Catering Event 

Afreen and Holly had the pleasure to work in the Kitchen preparing meals for the Two Weddings that took place at the Purdue Memorial Union. 

Afreen preparing a peanut sauce for the Mongolian Beef.

Chef Holly in the making!

Lions andTigers and Bears…OH MY! PURDUE

Week Two and Three

Have you ever wondered where delicious On The Go foods are prepared?

At the Central Production Kitchen they make wraps, sandwiches and other types of foods for the Grab and Go retail places around campus. Below is a picture of all the food we prepared over an entire work day at the Central Production Kitchen.

Do you ever wonder where college students get their sweet treats?

Pappy’s is a sweet shop located at the Student Union right on campus. They have a variety of milkshakes with every imaginable topping and mouthwatering burgers and fries. Our second week here we worked as employees at Pappy’s and learned how to make milkshakes along with serving  food to guests.  We worked during Future Farmers of America Convention when the line was out the door for three hours. I think we got the real Pappy’s experience and it was amazing!

Above is a picture of Holly setting up the ice cream station which she worked for the Business Awards Ceremony.  The event was over 100 people! Yes, the gals got to ride the ice cream bike around campus.

Above is a picture of all four interns working a Wedding rehearsal dinner at Pappy’s! We served seventy five people buffet style and we had such an incredible time. We enjoyed meeting the staff and getting to know their perspective on Pappy’s.

The Food Tour

Week three we spent most of our time preparing for the Food Tour. The Food Tour is an event that happens in late July where dining services administrative staff receives a tour of different food locations around downtown Lafayette. There are four different routes and the staff is split into four different groups. Our task was to map out the routes and see how long it takes to get from place to place on the tour. We were able to explore downtown while visiting restaurants, small shops and trying different foods.

Every summer downtown Lafayette has a different theme for animal statues. This summer’s theme is lions and tigers and bears (Oh, my). While on the tour we took pictures of the bears to include in the food tour along with the one single tiger we found! Below are some pictures of the food tour routes and the bears we saw along the way.