The Restaurant

Junior Infants worked very hard at creating a restaurant in the classroom lately.

In the role play area, we set up the kitchen and the tables and took turns working and eating  in the restaurant.  We had expert advice from professional chef Yann Delalande, who was kind enough to come in and explain his work to us.  He showed us his tool box of kitchen tools, which included whisks, spatulas, Parisian spoons and some very sharp knives.  He explained how he sharpens the knives using a stone or a steel rod.  Yann told us about the long day worked by a chef, starting to prepare food in the morning and finishing up late at night.  Finally, he also brought us in a duplicate book, which is the notebook used by a waiter. He showed us how to fill in the order page and then give the white original sheet to the chef and retain the yellow for helping to add up the bill! We learned a lot about the workings of a restaurant from him.  Thanks Yann!

At the creative table, we made food from playdough for the restaurant, as well as placemats, menus and tasty pizzas!

We made our own menus!

Menu creation!

A completed menu!

A márla meal….yum!

These builders were starving!

Having a bite to eat!

Taking down the order!

The Pizza Factory!

Food preparation!

What a nice restaurant!

A real chef’s tool box!

Yann explained the work of a chef to us!

We tried out the duplicate book used by real waiters!

Thanks a million Yann!