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Lead HTA Barista Instructor Missy Mayhugh doesn’t know what she would do without coffee. She started working in cafes more than 20 years ago, and has advanced her career in the industry as a barista, manager, consultant and Specialty Coffee Association-certified trainer. An award-winning coffee mixologist and latte artist, Missy now serves as a Head Judge for the U.S. Barista Championships, “the U.S. Open for barista competitions,” and contributes to the Competitions Working Group, advancing training and standards for the industry.
Stepping away from the judges table, what is your specialty drink as a competitor?
“I’m most proud of my smoothie-like creation I based on a Blackstrap Betty cookie – using a single origin Brazil espresso with fresh apricots, molasses and a touch of brown sugar.”
What are the most fun days to teach in the HTA barista lab?
“Latte art, mock café drills and kitchen days when our students bake pastries and make sandwiches. I love helping our students learn time management, teamwork and good customer interaction, and how to parse flavors of coffee, like a sommelier identifies the back notes of wine.”
What are you excited about in leading the Barista/Latte Art Apprenticeship Program?
“Beyond teaching every day in our barista lab, I’m looking forward to visiting the graduates of our first cohort in the workplace, and seeing our students thrive in coffee houses around Los Angeles.”
What is your best tip for brewing coffee at home?
“Get a grinder. Always grind your coffee fresh, it makes a huge difference in the taste.”
What’s your coffee drink of choice?
‘When I’m at a coffee house, I’ll go for a mocha or cappuccino. But at home, it’s black coffee made with my French press, because a pour-over is tough on the open water. Yes – I live on the Mayflower, an actual pirate ship docked in the Newport Harbor. So maybe call me Pirate Ship Barista!”
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A hiring fair this week seeks 500 people for various food-related jobs at Dodger Stadium during the upcoming baseball season.
The Hospitality Training Academy and UNITE HERE Local 11 have partnered with Dodgers Hospitality and Levy Restaurants to present the Dodger Stadium event.
The two-day hiring fair will run from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 2 and Thursday, March 3, at 1000 Vin Scully Ave. at Dodger Stadium’s Parking Lot P.
Levy Restaurants needs workers for a wide range of stadium jobs, including hawkers, prep cooks, pastry cooks, dishwashers, culinary specialists, premium runners, catering servers, warehouse runners and concessions stands.
The jobs are open to candidates 18 years and older.
Job seekers should bring a valid ID, such as a driver’s license. Applicants are required to fill out job fair applications online in advance at CompassGroupCareers.com.
source: https://www.dailynews.com/2022/03/01/dodger-stadium-looking-to-hire-500-concession-workers/
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The Economic Workforce Development Department (EWDD) from the City of LA teamed up with Hospitality Training Academy and other local organizations to sponsor a job fair. Some Angelenos who attended were interviewed and hired on the spot.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1vU2jyHKfw
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SoFi Stadium espera contratar cerca de 2,000 personas esta semana.
Cientos de personas llegaron desde temprano al estadio de Inglewood para solicitar empleo en el primero de dos días de la feria de empleo.
“Tengo 30 años de experiencia este tipo de trabajo”, dijo Sonia Trejo, quien espera encontrar empleo en SoFi Stadium.
Trejo vino muy temprano para poder aplicar por un tercer trabajo, porque dijo que en estos momentos hay muchas oportunidades y con su experiencia puede trabajar en lo que le gusta, añadió que las oportunidades son para quienes son emprendedores.
“[Hay] gente que no quiere trabajar, pero trabajo hay muchas oportunidades, pero mucha gente no quiere aprovechar”, agregó.
Funcionarios de SoFi Stadium dicen que necesitan muchos empleados.
“Tenemos más de mil posiciones abiertas, estamos hablando de cocineros, servidores, meseros, de bodega de todo hay ahorita, especialmente porque el estadio es nuevo y está terminando la temporada de fútbol, pero todavía hay muchos juegos, conciertos que vienen, pero el evento más grande es el Super Bowl que será en febrero”, dijo Jaime Cedano, empleado de la academia Hospitality Training.
Estos trabajos son temporales, pero mientras más disponibles estén las personas, los acomodan en los eventos a futuro.
“Se llama ‘seasonal work’ [trabajo de temporada] porque son empleados para el estadio, la mayor parte para son para los partidos de fútbol americano, y después de eso solo va a ver conciertos, aunque no son diarios, pero habrá por lo menos 5 o 6 cada mes”, agregó Cedano.
Carlos Moreira dijo que esta oportunidad de empleo le cae como anillo al dedo porque el desempleo ya se acabó.
“Estamos esperando que se normalice la situación para poder llegar a trabajar las 40 horas semanas, ahorita trabajo un día, dos días y no alcanza para sobrevivir y hay que buscar en otros lugares, dijo Moreira.
La próxima feria de trabajo será el jueves, 11 de noviembre en el SoFi Stadium en Inglewood de 5 p.m. a 9 p.m.
Source: https://www.telemundo52.com/noticias/local/sofi-stadium-busca-contratar-miles-de-trabajadores/2235972/?_osource=db_npd_tlmd_kvea_eml_shr
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