[Sca-cooks] OOP - Cooking at Alton's House

[ysabeau]

I go by the Chef's Showcase at my local HEB everytime I go there. 
They have similar parameters and this is what they usually have:

- Fish of the day that is prepared by searing in a pan with 
whatever sauce/seasoning of the day they are demonstrating.

- Steak or chicken that prepared over an indoor grill with 
seasoning or sauce of the day

- Some sort of casserole that is prepared ahead of time in the 
oven so they have something to offer while they restocking/cooking 
the previous two items. 

They prepare the meats one piece at a time so they are continually 
demonstrating the same things over and over and there is always 
fresh food to serve. They serve the items in bite size pieces that 
they cut for you when you approach and then they give you the 
spiel on how they prepared it unless they are in the process of 
preparing the next one. 

I think the key would be to keep it simple but flashy and 
something that you can prepare from start to finish in about 15 -
30 minutes and then repeat for the next group...unless you are 
going to have the same group the whole time. It sounds like it is 
an open-house type of thing so people will probably be coming and 
going. 

Another option could be to have items mostly prepared and you are 
doing the finishing touches...like browning the top of pre-
prepared mini creme brulees. 

Just some thoughts,
Ysabeau



 

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