A cooperative program of the Mateel Community Center, Humboldt Unified School District, and Healthy Start, the 5-week Summer Restaurant Skills Internship is made possible by funds from the Academic Support & Training Employment Program of Southern Humboldt (ASTEP). Offering up to 15 qualifying local youth the opportunity to gain professional restaurant experience under the tutelage of Executive Chef Tom Frazier, during the course of this program participants work with community volunteers at the Mateel Meal, see the ins and outs of a commercial kitchen, learn from experienced restaurateurs how to properly service patrons, job shadow professional chefs, experience the responsibilities of a real paid work environment, and create gourmet dishes in preparation for the Graduation Café Dinner, a public dinner event that culminates the internship. Look for this program throughout June and July 2007.