I had jury duty downtown today, so I couldn't schedule any internship visits, but I slipped out at lunch and paid an unannounced visit to Alex W and his mentor, Christopher Osborne, at the Cowboy Star restaurant, which is just a few blocks from the courthouse.
Despite my surprise appearance, Christopher and Alex were extremely accommodating, and Alex showed me his copious notes, including a diagram of the salad station, and a recipe for shrimp stew (written, for reasons known only to Alex, in the Cyrillic alphabet).
Cowboy Star is opening a second location in Colorado Springs, which presents a great opportunity for Alex's intern project: he will be costing the restaurant's menu, weighing and pricing each ingredient in order to work out their budget.
You can read more on Alex's blog, here.
Despite my surprise appearance, Christopher and Alex were extremely accommodating, and Alex showed me his copious notes, including a diagram of the salad station, and a recipe for shrimp stew (written, for reasons known only to Alex, in the Cyrillic alphabet).
Cowboy Star is opening a second location in Colorado Springs, which presents a great opportunity for Alex's intern project: he will be costing the restaurant's menu, weighing and pricing each ingredient in order to work out their budget.
You can read more on Alex's blog, here.