Gasthaus Gutenberger

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Gasthaus Gutenberger

• Overview of Cooperative Workterm
• May to August 2005
• Laura Dyck

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General Information

• Located at 2583 Portage Avenue
• Fine German cuisine
• Hours Monday to Friday 11-11, Saturday 2-11, and
  Sunday 11-11
• Buffets Thursday and Sunday
• Main Dining Area and Winebar with 50 different
  wines and 30 different brands of beer
• Restaurant, catering, store
• Very regular customers, customers trying new
  things

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Owner/Master Chef Kurt Wagner

• Started working on a Merchant Marines ship at 17
• Came to Canada in 1982
• He then opened
• Kurts Schnitzel House in
• 1982 in Wawanesa
• Finally opened
• Gasthaus Gutenberger
• in 1995

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Inner Workings

• Family run business, very set in their ways
• Most of the staff have been there for a few
  years, some 10.
• Not much turnover.
• Go out of their way to
• make people happy.
• Many caterings are
• last minute.
• Majority of groceries are
• picked up by Kurt

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Gasthaus Gutenberger
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Special Events

• Mothers Day
• Oktoberfest
• Anytime during Christmas

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Duties

• Make and garnish desserts
• Prep salad area
• Hot Line, veg, plating, etc.
• Meatcutting
• Catering
• Staff Meals
• Sauces, Sauerkraut, Red Cabbage
• Basic prep

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Personal gains

• Cooking in a restaurant where everything is made
  from scratch.
• Patience
• Meatcutting
• Accommodating the tastes of coworkers.
• Stress Management
• Work with others without organization

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People I Work With
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Any Questions?

• Thank You