Every Monday, I take a trip to Port Richmond High School to mentor a sophomore student and his name is Joe. Joe is interested in becoming a chef eventually and that is why he came to Port Richmond to get a head start on his career. Joe plays baseball for the school and likes playing video games. His favorite thing to do is cook. Whether it’s cooking dinner for his family or putting together a quick snack for himself, he always enjoys making new things. Joe is taking a culinary class at Port Richmond that will help him learn everything he needs to know about being a chef. The class teaches the students all different kinds of utensils they need and how to use them all. Joe explained to me all the meals his class has put together and all the ingredients he used in them. The class makes a variety of soups and stews mainly and Joe explained how the beef stew dish was his favorite so far.

On Mondays, the class receives a recipe that they must look over and think about how they are going to go about the task. On Tuesdays, they prepare to cook by getting all the utensils and ingredients they need. Wednesdays the class begins to cook and Thursdays they will continue cooking. Finally on Fridays, the class eats the delicious meal they have put together. Joe feels the meals he cooks in class aren’t as good as the ones he makes at home because they don’t add any spices or herbs. Joe told me he has learned a lot so far in this culinary class and he really looks forward to it during school considering he has it last period. It seems that Joe is extremely interested in the culinary program and wants to continue learning more about it so one day he could have his dream job as a chef.