Today I worked with the food and beverage department, which was especially interesting today because it was State Fair Night.
I started the day by getting an overview of the food and beverage department including the concessions and catering departments. The Durham Bulls have a wide variety of food during games, which requires lots of preparation. The department uses lots of data from past years and games earlier in the season to determine how much food to buy, how much staff to have, and how much food to make. The department uses lots of statistics to prepare throughout the season.
After getting an overview of the department, I saw everything get put into action. As I mentioned earlier, tonight was State Fair Night, so we prepared the special food for the night including seasoned corn on the cob, edible cookie dough, and root beer floats. I actually got to make a root beer float myself which was really cool. Most of the work on game days is making sure that all of the concession workers are prepared and fixing any last minute issues.
During the game, the chef gave me a full tour of the two kitchens on-site. The main kitchen is full of lots of supplies that are brought in each day. The chef makes food for all of the players (visiting team and Bulls), the front office, the grounds crew, and all the food necessary for games.
