My South Korea Restaurant Day

Ahoy Mates! May 3 was the day I have been waiting for all semester. I had my restaurant day with a South Korean Menu. I was nervous because I wanted to make sure the food was tasty and the appearance of everything was pleasant. At the same time I was super excited to have my day because I was able to use my own creativity and show what I learned in class. Another reason I was excited was because my family from Chicago came up for lunch. Since I barely see them; for them to come up was an honor to show off Moraine Park. In the morning I set up decorations for my restaurant and set the task for the team to start to get ready for cook off time. When lunch time came I was ready to shake and bake! Me being the host/manager I was able to greet people and talk to the guests. Halfway through my family came; we hugged one another with joy. As they received their food, I checked around with people to see how their food was and people loved it. My family adored the lay out of my food, center pieces, and choice of ethnic region. After this I felt confident that I have the potential of owning a restaurant one day because I love making great food and speaking with people. After my restaurant class was finished I took my family to Blessed Bee Cupcakes on Main Street. They loved the little shop, and the choices they had. Shortly afterwards I showed my family my new house. They loved it especially since it is a upgrade from the previous house. Once the tour was complete my family headed back home to Chicago, and I finished unpacking my boxes. After a day like that I was finished and was completely wiped out. I’ll catch you on the next blog as I head down to sweet home Chicago. Cheers, Lee IV

Good o Thursday, Feb. 2

G’day Mates, today I had to wake up early but it was worthy for a special event. I was invited to attend a Rotary Club breakfast meeting at South Hill’s Golf & Country Club in Fond du Lac. I was the nominated student of the month for Moraine Park Technical College for my leadership skills both in and outside of the classroom, and being involved with various activities. It was an honor to meet and connect to the President of the club and other members in the community. Some of the members I recognized from my previous school at Marian University. The meeting started with a buffet style breakfast, followed by the opening of the meeting. Shortly afterwards I gave a short speech to the members about myself and the future goals I plan on doing. Speaking in front of people gives me the opportunity to share my experience and encourage people to try new things. After my speech the meeting continued with the agenda followed by a video presentation about a soy cow program hosted in Peru. Soy cow is program that assists the less privilege by passing out calcium products to the community to improve their diets. To find out more information, check out the website at http://www.dreamcenterperu.com/projects.htm. This is an excellent program started by a member of the Rotary Club. To find out more information on Fond du Lac’s morning Rotary Club check out the website at http://www.fdlmorningrotary.com/.

After the meeting I headed off to school for my ethnic restaurant class. We went over costing sheets and menus for our restaurant day. As a reminder my restaurant day is on May 3, 2012 at Park Terrace Restaurant at Moraine Park Technical College’s Fond du Lac campus, and my cuisine is South Korea. If you have the opportunity to come my restaurant day I recommend and it will be an honor to have a great turnout on my restaurant day. After class I basically got some homework done before I DJ’ing at Slim and Chubby’s later that night. There was a good turnout of people that came and danced the night away. I love to DJ because it gives me the opportunity to learn and play songs from different genres and make sure people have a great time! After an early morning and a late night, it is time for me to sleep because Super Bowl weekend is ahead, and I am looking forward the commercials and entertainment! Ciao!

Cheers,
Lee IV