He paces the kitchen and dining room, using it to draw big circles around the smallest smudge. He finds a streak of grease on the stainless steel refrigerator door and two more on the counter. Out in the dining room he circles fingerprints on the front door. Students follow after him and wipe the smudges, and blue circles, clean. Back in the kitchen the grease trap weighs heavily on everyone's mind.
Eyes dart suspiciously around the room.
The first time Hsiao had to clean the covered metal recess below the sink where all of the grease is filtered and gathers so it doesn't clog the pipes, she had to make a very hasty exit for the ladies room. With the blue marker capped and the grease trap skimmed, the students meet in the dining room to hear Jarvie's appraisal. It was a fine performance, he says, except for the inedible garnish and the dirty areas he had to point out with his marker. He pounds home the fact that the students must take responsibility for cleanliness and food safety. When he asks for input from the class, Dobler and Francoise Calloz interrupt with a musical comment.