Wednesday's panic

Panic #1 -- 5 days to find 2 more judges...yikes!  Decided to reach out to old contact at catering company I used to do business with.  Chef was pleased to be asked, likes to support students, but already had commitments.  Will check into what he might be able to do about that and get back to me Thursday.  Fingers crossed!

Panic #2 -- Need to address set design so we have an interesting "feel" for the show.  That means we need logo and signage of some kind.  Visited printer I do business with and brainstormed some ideas, looked at samples and sizes, got some pricing estimates.  If camera-ready art delivered Thursday am, they could put a rush on doing some signage.  Pestered Josh for logo.  He had other homework commitments; he sent me what he had so far.  I worked up a design and sent it to him for review.  Will get his input tomorrow, make adjustments & get to printer.  Will decide type & size tomorrow am.  Can't think about this any more today.

Panic #3 -- Had not heard back from Chef Mark at Wegmans re tables & end of day extension.  Need linens, especially in show's theme colors.  Therefore need to know size of tables.  Went back to Wegmans to measure tables.  Also, they have white tablecloths but too wrinkled for camera so will need to bring iron on Monday.  Cooking school was open, met Chef Mark in person, he showed me the wine he ordered, talked about a few logistics, but his class was starting & I didn't get to ask him if we could be at the school later.  Chef is very pleased to be working with FLCC.  He has 3 family members who are/were faculty at FLCC. 

Panic #4 -- Well, not really a panic, just something else to think about.  Contestants need to leave the kitchen while judges are tasting & scoring, so they need a place to go where we can do a post-cooking interview.  Tried arranging tables/chairs in places in the cafe we might "cordon" off for that, then a Wegmans person showed me 2 conference rooms down the hall that can be used if no meetings scheduled.  Much better option.

Hoping for less panic, more progress tomorrow.