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So, I know I have been slacking on the journaling thing - this should hopefully put a little dent in mah slackin! (this shall now be written as if I were speaking... but its not how I actually speak - odd neh?)

Anywho, been working at Pattycake Vegan Baking (http://www.pattycakeveganbakery.com/history.html) for all those who don't know, but no - I am not vegan myself (or vegetarian for that matter). There is always lots of stuff to do around the shop, ya sure, some of it isn't anything near what you would call fun (woo dishes!), but thats what comes with working with food - dishes are made, and need to be cleaned. Its not like the people there are just giving me b**** (not sure if my usual language is acceptable here =P ) to do - they have to do the dishes too. There is always a list of things to do on the dry erase board - the list grows as the day goes on. Unfortunately the things that we make in the shop every day are pretty similar - lots of cookies and icing (as well as blending nice tasty tofu and flax!), but thats how things work, there was a limited menu at my old site as well.


I remember the first day I started I was rather hesitant with the ingredients - I generally don't cook with tofu and the texture is a bit less odd. But then again since the bakery is vegan you wont be finding your usual eggs and such for binding the food etc. I soon got used to working with all the food in the shop - for the most part. Back to the people who work there! (yay writing ADD) All of the people that work in the shop are nice people - but I really don't get the same vibe I got from working at Omega - I mean it's not like I'm not wanted there or anything, I just doesn't feel quite as at home as at Omega. Don't get me wrong, the environment is nice - it just doesn't seem to fit me is all. [ Aha! I found something that I think might be the problem - although there is always work to be done, the environment isn't busy, there generally isn't a rush of customers, which is actually something I liked, rushing around multitasking is fun! While we do have to get things done in a timely manner there isn't really a sense of urgency or a rush on us.] All the people there are nice - it was kind of convenient that I started my site there at about the same time as two of their new employees, I got to learn about all the stuff in the shop the same as them. When working, if I don't know something about a recipe I can always gladly get a hand or some info.


(more writing ADD - back to things to do) As I said before sometimes I get a little... I dunno, dissatisfied? with the range of the tasks available. There was more to do at Omega just because their menu included a larger variety of items - ranging from me making the focaccia, peeling garlic, cooking the pep. rolls to running the register and helping customers. Most of what I do at Pattycake is measuring out and making the cookies - I don't get to run the register, which I can understand (there are lots of things that can go wrong with that - new person, no trust is really established as of yet) not to mention if something is entered wrong you have to go back and ...(the word escapes me right now, but basically edit it out). So it seems a little like a step down in regards to things to do (the trust thing will only come in time - hey, I may never get to run the register and I'm fine with that, as you all know I'm not really a people person =P ) but you know what its all about getting new experiences for me, I plan on being a chef, so I need as much experience, from as many different places and styles as I can get - I think that its just a great thing to do (hence working here when I'm not even a vegetarian). I think that right now I will just have to work with what I have to do, at a job you often don't get much variety to your tasks... such as washing dishes *shudder*. (just so we are all clear I really don't mind doin dishes - just being funny)


I gotta say though - I enjoy working there a lot, its teaching me a lot about cooking, business and hey, even some marketing. The people there are awesome, the food they make is delicious (everyone at school who has tried it has loved it [ yeah Amy with your free cookies! ]) and I think that they like having me there - I'm sure its a bit of an inconvenience some of the time, and I'm glad they put up with it. Though, I gotta say, I miss my bread from Omega... all of it was so damn good! - but gotta expand my horizons, gotta thank Pattycake for letting me on.


Side note: Wall of text > you
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