06/01/2026
Thank you to Nicole Leistner who responded to our post for help. She arrived this morning and went straight to work, chopping onions, tomatoes & watermelon for tonight's meal at Open Table.
The Nacho Grandes is full of fresh veggies and the watermelon is the fruit for the meal. This meal required extra preparations and Nicole had agreed to help our kitchen team out during June.
Nicole told us "I was scrolling and was thinking while schools out for the summer, I should be serving someone where." she scrolled and saw our post and thought to herself "I can do that!" Nicole had served with New Path years ago and enjoyed her time here. Life circumstances changed for her, and she had to stop. We're so happy she felted welcomed to come back!
Thank you Nicole for your hard work this morning! We decided not to cut the lettuce until later in the day so it remains as crunchy as long as possible!
This the first time we have had this type of meal, there was some debate of wether it was a meal or a snack. Some eat it for a snack if you're sharing, some eat it as a meal. We hope to get feedback on how our guests perceive it!
We'll have another story this week on another Prep-chef who served last week, Stephanie Lippiatt, she cooked all the taco meat! She'll be back this week to do it all over again!