Food Safety
Things Around Harmons
Table Manners
Life as a Chef
Facts about Food
100

Why is it important to cook foods to the proper temperature?

Not only to cook things correctly, but to prevent bacteria growth and the spread of foodborne illness.
100

Name three different types of meat you can find in our meat department and one kind of fish you can find in our seafood department.

Lamb, pork, chicken, beef, ox, veal, octopus, cod, halibut, shrimp, boar, salmon, trout, the list goes on!

100

Forks always go on the ______

Left

100

This is the Chef's favorite tool, and the most important one they use.

A Chef's knife!

100

What is the most stolen food in the entire world?

The most stolen food worldwide is cheese. Studies show that a significant percentage of cheese produced globally disappears due to theft, with some estimates reaching as high as 4%, according to cheese industry sources. This high theft rate is attributed to cheese's high value, portability, and constant demand.

200

Which is the appropriate shelf to put raw proteins on in the refrigerator? 

The bottom shelf, so no raw protein drips onto anything else.

200
How many giant walk-in coolers (fridges and freezers) are there in the store?
This store has 10 (ten) walk-in coolers!

2 in the kitchen
2 in the fresh cut department
3 in the back room
2 in the meat department
1 in the seafood department 

200
The okay time to begin eating at a formal dinner party is? 

When everyone including the host has been seated and are ready to eat, with everyone's napkins in their laps

200

This is what the carrying case for Chef's knives is called: 

A knife roll
200

Can you guess which is the worlds oldest fruit? Bananas, oranges, or apples? 

Bananas! They have been around for over 10,000 years. 
300

Which direction are handles supposed to be facing when you're using pots and pans on the stove?

Turned toward the back of the stove, never where they could be bumped and knocked over to cause injury.

300

There are five ovens around the room, how many burners are there?

22 burners in the entire Cooking School! Four at each workstation, and 6 at the Chef's workstation.

300

What does RSVP stand for?

Responde, sil vous plait! It is French for, please respond!

300

What is the name of the person who works directly under the executive chef?

The sous-chef

300

The Michelin guide is a restaurant guide put out annually to celebrate the best restaurants around the world, with an award given to the best chefs and restaurants called the "Michelin Star". The most Michelin Stars ever won by a chef was Alain Ducasse, who won 31 in his lifetime. Can you guess how many Gordon Ramsey has? 

Gordon Ramsey has 17 Michelin stars.

400

The best way to ensure your tools and workspace is clean and safe to use is to clean it well with this chemical _______

Food-grade sanitizer, the pink stuff found in the dishroom
400

How many Harmons locations are there total? One point each for each location you can name!

20! 

Santa Clara, Traverse Mountain, Brickyard, Roy, Station Park, 7th Street, South Jordan, Mountain View, Brickyard, The District, Orem, St. George, Daybreak, Cougar, City Creek, Emigration Market, Cougar, Bangerter Crossing, Draper, and West!

400

It is polite to ____ the host or hostess if you like the food. What do you do if you don't like the food?

It is polite to compliment the host or hostess if you like the food. If you don't like the food, it is polite to keep your comments to yourself.

400
True or False- it's okay to wipe your hands on your apron or your chef coat if it's clean.

False- the very best chefs have a clean coat and a clean apron, and clean hands. It's important to only clean your hands and your tools with hot, soapy water. 

400

True or False- a tomato, an avocado, and a grape are all fruits.

True! They are all fruits. 

500

We wash our hands with hot water, why do we not wash our fruits and vegetables with hot water?

Because if we wash our produce with hot water, it will start to cook our items instead of clean them!

500

When you go home to tell your parents about your Kids Camp experience, who was your favorite chef?

Chef Laura! Chef Jake was great too. 

500

Activity

Complete one napkin fold!

500
When you're walking around a kitchen, what are the two words we use the most to announce ourselves? 

Behind! and Corner! You shout CORNER before entering a corner, and you should BEHIND anytime you're walking BEHIND someone in the kitchen. This is important because it prevents serious accidents.

500

This is the most expensive spice in the world

Saffron