Rat-atouille for all.

I have a confession to make. Two weeks ago there was a rat spotted in the kitchen where I work. Now, every restaurant when they open has things that need to be taken care of. In our case, it was just an animal who had gotten through a hole somewhere.

When the chef realized that a furry friend was doing some fine dining of his own, he sent for the pest service and trap. A trap, fit to encase a bear, was placed in the pasty kitchen where it had been spotted. Using candied pears and some tart dough, the bait was placed. Now all we had to do was wait. We waited. And kept waiting (I don’t think the tart worked that well). Everyday we hoped that it wouldn’t be the day the rat came out to play.

Days went by and no rat was running around the tables or through the open kitchen. We had fixed the problem. And on the menu that night was a dish non other than ratatouille.