Rotarians Enjoy Finer Fare at Cafe Smith

    Rotarians arrived to find Apple, Pecan & Blue Cheese Salads waiting for them.

The CFB Rotary Club met at an off-site location for the January 17th meeting to enjoy a nice lunch at the hottest restaurant in town -- Cafe Smith, at Newman Smith High School.  The cafe is a non-profit student-run restaurant that serves weekly lunches for school and district staff throughout the school year.  Rotarians were treated to delicious Apple, Pecan & Blue Cheese Salads, followed by mouth-watering Steak & Vegetable Kabobs, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, and Buttered Yeast Rolls.  French Silk Chocolate Pie was the icing on the cake, so to speak.  The Director of Cafe Smith, Evelyn Dodson, took questions about the program, and Rotarians were treated to a tour of the kitchen after the meeting adjourned.

The restaurant, which opened its doors during the 2006-07 school year, allows students who wish to pursue a career in the hospitality industry to get ahead of the game with valuable experience ranging from the dishwasher, sous chef, and server positions to learning the financials and budgeting decisions that go into a real, live fully-functioning restaurant.  All students enrolled in the culinary program at NSHS have the option of participating in an externship during their junior or senior year in the form of cooperative education at local restaurants.

All lunches at Cafe Smith are served on Wednesdays.  Reservations are due by 3 pm the Monday prior.  The cost is $7.00 per meal.  Lunch times are 11:18 am, 11:47 am and 12:16 pm.  For more information, please contact Evelyn Dodson at dodsone@cfbisd.edu or 972.968.5200.  To view a listing of upcoming dates when lunches will be served, please click 'More' below.