Day 1 Summary

The first day of class brought a bunch of first day nerves to ease as we were able to enjoy a large breakfast, prepare tasty videos, and watch a documentary on the art of food. To commence the day, we began with answering four question about ourselves: our name, favorite food, favorite restaurant, and what we wanted to learn in the class. After first words were spoken from each member, we were slip up into 5 groups to make a large breakfast, each group responsible for a specific food. There were gluten free pancakes, normal pancakes, scrambled and pouched eggs, bacon and pork roll, and jam. Each groups individual kitchen set the whole high school into a box of greasy and fatty aromas. After sitting down and enjoying a meal for the first time together, we talked about the science behind each of our respective foods. Kids became intrigued on what was actually in their food, and felt more intelligent and aware of what they were truly putting in their body after our discussion. Following this activity, we began to work on our "tasty" videos. This project requires an individual to present a recipe through a short video. This video shows the cooking being done in a short amount of time, but also lists the ingredients and instructions on how to do the cooking. Our twist to the project is that we get the lucky ability to describe the science between each cooking ingredient and process. Finally, we were given our lunch break around 12:20, with the instructions to return at a sharp 1:15 to watch a movie regarding the history of cooking. We learned in this film about how man's evolution and success in life goes hand in hand with the development in cooking, and because of this, our society requires itself to go beyond the act of killing and eating, for we are so attached the commodity of certain foods. We were able to view the pros and cons of being more connected to your food, and that by paying more respect to ones meal, not only can it taste better, but allows the animal to receive the correct amount of appreciation for its sacrifice of life. The first day was a blast, and everyone can not wait to come back tomorrow.
- Gabe and Quinn