Apple Spice Junction

Archive for December 14th, 2009

Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year to work in the catering business.  It gets so busy with everyone having their holiday parties and it all happens in about a two week time frame right before Dec. 25th.  It’s a lot of hard work and long hours but the thing I really get a kick out of is seeing what we can accomplish as a team on any given day.  I love to go through the planning process of deciding who is going to work where and take which jobs and what time do we have to come to work in the wee hours of the morning.  I love that we have to buy more dishes because of how many jobs we have.  I love that the big oven is lit from dawn till dusk and great food is cooking all day long.  I love that friends and family come to work with us those weeks and help us keep the dishes washed and the kitchen clean.   I love that we have to make so many rolls every day.  Every year I try and get as fast as Jose, our baker, but I just can’t match his speed.  He can also do two at a time (one in each hand) but  I just can’t do it no matter how hard I try!  Oh well, there’s always next year.   It’s just fun to be so busy!  December is awesome!