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CULINARY PASSION 04

The purpose of this section is to build the MIT’s comfort level with our menu and ingredients.
Promote pride and enthusiasm for our menu and food quality. Identify tools and resources
available to build the MIT’s knowledge of the menu.

MATERIALS TO GRAB

 Copy of the Menu

Ingredient & Nutritional
 Information Binder:
Ingredient Background

 Team Member Training
Guide – Vocabulary Section

REVIEW THE FOLLOWING

FRESH INGREDIENTS >>

• Explain the significance of “fresh” vs. canned or frozen.
• Describe ingredients that are sourced seasonally for quality and freshness. What’s in season
now?
• Review the Ingredient Background sheets for our proteins and discuss how our ingredients
are sourced and handled.
• Inform the MIT that they should check the blog on UrbanPlates.com regularly for important
information about menu items and ingredients.
• Take a few minutes to go to the blog and review some of the postings.

ASK

 What protein is the most interesting to you? Why?

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