Prairie Acadian Cultural Center- Cooking Demonstrator

The Prairie Acadian Cultural Center is cooking up good food and a good time for visitors to experience the culture of the region. The center needs volunteers to demonstrate cooking in the cooking demonstration kitchen on Saturdays. Whether it's a crawfish etouffee or sweet dough pies, volunteers are serving up good food for visitors. This rewarding opportunity allows volunteers to share their cultural knowledge of local food with others through a demonstration. They help the park preserve and share the culture of south Louisiana for this and future generations through food.

Duties:

Volunteers will be responsible for:

• Assisting Park staff with selecting a cultural dish to cook.
• Assisting Park staff with preparation work of a cultural dish as needed.
• Following and maintaining food safe practices taught by park staff.
• Demonstrating either alone or in a group of two a cultural dish to an audience.
• Communicating effectively to an audience and park staff.
• Assisting Park staff with cleaning dishes from the cooking demonstration.
• Serving samples of cultural dishes to visitors.
• Assisting rangers to perform a variety of culinary programs.

Qualifications:

• Enthusiastic and positive attitude
• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Interest and knowledge of the culture of the region and food
• Cooking and/or baking skills

Work Environment:

This position requires continuous standing, bending, and reaching. Volunteers must be able to stand, sit, and work for extended periods of time. Personal protective equipment will be provided. Volunteers must be comfortable with public speaking and taking feedback from park staff.