Senior Project
Weekly Reflection
5/5/19
Our first week of senior project has been an exciting time and has us looking forward to the next two weeks. During the first few days of preparation, several people we had previously reached out to had not responded to our confirmation emails or had backed out completely. This was definitely a struggle as we have had to reframe our project in some ways and we have expanded to try to encompass sourcing of food and not just restaurants. We thought that interviewing food producers and then trying our hand at some of their jobs would be a fun and productive way to continue to explore the food industry despite our setbacks. From talking to fishmongers, dairy farmers, cheesemakers and bakers, we will continue to learn about the behind the scenes of food and try to incorporate that with the interviews and meetings that we still have about the restaurant industry.
This week we have learned a ton about the Boston food industry. Our interviews with James Cochener and The Patavina Sisters gave us a lot of insight into the inner machinations of the industry. The state of the real estate market in the greater Boston area is very tough on people who are trying to start a business in the restaurant industry. In addition, the incredibly prices of liquor licensing makes newcomers to the industry feel immense pressure to succeed financially.
Amongst other activities, we have begun to look to other parts of the food industry. Specifically the process in which food reaches restaurants. Our activities have included touring cranberry bogs, ice cream makers, and beekeeping to help give us a clearer perspective on how the behind the scenes of restaurants functions. Next week we plan to dive deeper into the connections between food production and restaurant service.
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