After making plans to expand my performance venues to include restaurants and the occasional birthday or anniversary party setting, I decided it would only be good business to get my certification for DineSafe--the food service industry's most authoritative course in safe food handling for servers. After all, I think it's important that I know better than to accidentally contaminate things in the very likely event that I find myself in a situation where I might be asked to present a birthday-cake-laden cart while setting up a surprise performance of Happy Birthday with my spoons, for instance. Or perhaps while helping out with serving at a buffet table before springing a performance on a group of unsuspecting revelers.
And today I accomplished my DineSafe certification goal through the New Castle County Cooperative Extension office at the University of Delaware!
Maria Pippidis, the director, and instructor of the class, was not only very knowledgeable, but presented the information in a fun, palatable (pun intended) manner, as well.
An admitted amateur germophobe, I was happy to expand my knowledge of controlling microorganisms in the kitchen and dining-room. Truth-be-told, I enjoy cooking for loved-ones, and feel better knowing I'll be serving healthy, safe food to them. And when I find an opportunity to sneak-up on a non-suspecting, birthday-celebrating diner, I'll be armed with my spoons and my DineSafe knowledge, and with the confidence that I will provide a pleasant musical surprise, without leaving them with an unpleasant intestinal surprise (LOL... sorry if I went a little too far with the concept.) LOL
Anyway, thanks to Maria, and to the other members of the class (whose questions, answers, and comments contributed so very much to my understanding of safe food handling practices,) I'm DineSafe certified!
Now remember to check out my videos at the bottom of this page... I hope they'll put a big smile on your face!
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