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Culinary Expert
Congratulations!
You have the distinct honor of being your group's culinary expert. You're probably thinking: "What's in store for me?" Actually, you have a creative and fun part of the trip process. Here's what you can expect:
Your Responsibilities:
Your job is to research traditional dishes for the specific regions that you and your group will visit.
You will be responsible for the planning and budgeting of where and when your group eats. You will record this information in a daily journal (in Spanish).
Plan at least one visit to one of the Spanish Speakings' famous open-air markets so that you can buy fresh local produce. Prepare a shopping list for the group for the ingredients for the local dish which you will prepare.(for your lunch. not for real.)
Process:
You have been given a food budget and the names cities you will be visiting. Use any of the resources to find some restaurants, cafés, etc. where you and the group can dine. You may want to look at their hours and prices and keep track of this information.
Tips:
As a culinary expert, you should know:
Most restaurants are either á la carte or menú. Á la carte means that you must pay for each individual item that you order. Think of the school cafeteria when you don't order the "Type A" lunch. Menú means that you will probably get 3 different courses: an appetizer (soup or salad), the main course, and a dessert.
Time is the other most important thing to keep in mind. In the U.S., we expect our meals to arrive in a hurry. In the Spanish-speaking world, expect to take 30 to 40 minutes just to have a drink at a café. A meal should easily take you an hour or more. Our impatience is regarded by many Hispanics as rude. Don't be an "ugly" American!! In reference to time- do some minor culture research to find out how they view time, and how this may affect their meals.
Be sure to communicate with your group!
Travel agent need to know where you are eating, as its their job to get you to and from there!
Talk with the activity coordinator as its their job to plan activities but they might include meals/ or snacks.
if so, that's great, but decided whos budget that is coming from. and you also need to say and clarify that is what happened.
Be sure to cover ALL THE DETAILS of the food. Snacks. Plane. where? airport? plane?
Checklist:
I covered breakfast, lunch and dinner every. single. day
I explained where and how we got snacks and drinks. every. single. day.
I spent a little time and looked into, and intro'd before each day was discussed, what are some typical or traditional dishes of the area we are visiting.
At the end of the presentation I include a summary reflection of how it went what id do the same or different, and where the challenges were.
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