Smoothie Makers of Tomorrow

Work is usually filled with meetings, requests, conference calls and an incessant demand for data and information. Yesterday brought a nice surprise when the Brown's came to visit the 'Mother Ship' of Jamba World Headquarters (it sounds so impressive as 'world') on the last stop of a 10-day vacation. It is always good to save the best for last in anything, vacation being no exception.

After receiving an outstanding guided tour, David and Rachel declared themselves ready to be official smoothie-ologists. After washing their hands (a good sanitation practice anytime that one is preparing food products) and a quick orientation to the kitchen, each was tasked with figuring out what smoothie they wanted to make and then of course pulling all of the ingredients together to make that magic happen.

David was first up with a Strawberries Wild. He knew exactly what he wanted and was intent upon making it perfectly - no chunks or icy spot, just 16 ounces of strawberry and banana goodness. David's first observation was that he was surprised at how few ingredients it took to make his favorite; perhaps he was expecting a more laborious and complex process to blend together such perfection!

Rachel took the adventurous route and chose a smoothie she had never tried before - Razzmatazz. Being a tad bit shorter than David would have at first seemed to be a disadvantage for Rachel at the dipbox, but she did a fine job of directing me to help her out by bringing the orange sherbet tub out of the dip box so that she could scoop it properly.

Next up was blending perfection until we all witnessed the whirl , followed by some careful pouring into the cup (with a bit of help from Mom Bettina). Lids, straws and...YUM. Our smoothie makers of tomorrow declared their smoothies a masterpiece and their skills second to none...and rightly so!

It is quiet here in the office today and except for my nice notes on the white board and a few photos of the smoothie makers, we are back to the regular business. Perhaps I need to become a regular vacation stop for anyone passing through the general Bay Area!