The Lion's Pride vol. 1 (Fall 2013) | Page 50

47 bag world, pots and pans world, and so on…everything in its place, the name taped to the section of table it occupied. Zach and the electrician paced the area and decided where electrical wires needed to be established for the day’s work. As soon as wires were laid down, breakfast was on the grill. And prep work was started for lunch. Tables and flight cases covered with thick black vinyl table clothes filled the middle of the space to make workstations. Cutting boards, a toolbox full of knives, Costco sized rolls of plastic wrap, and boxes of gloves lined up neatly for easy access during food preparation. Plastic bus tubs were placed on the floor under the tables for dirty dishes. A commercial sink stood in the little room adjacent to the makeshift kitchen for dishwashing. At the same time, in the dining room, Ryan and I set up long tables along three walls and covered them with black table clothes. This was our buffet. In the center of the room we covered the round dining tables with table cloths and added a decorative wooden box of condiments to each. Dishes and tableware were unpacked along with the juicer, toaster, espresso maker, blender, and everything else essential to home-style comfort on the road. Within an hour of the trucks arrival backstage, music was playing in the kitchen and dining