Preparing to cater for more than 3,000 people would seem quite daunting for most people.
But not for Tuitogamatoe Tavita.
In fact, she cannot wait.
She is so excited at the prospect that she has signed up for a six-week course in Food Safety and Preparation so that come September, she can put her best dishes forward.
The course is funded by the New Zealand government in partnership with Samoa Tourism Authority. It is being run by the Australian Pacific Technical College (A.P.T.C.).
The six-week course was officially launched last Friday by Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi at the S.T.A. Fale in Apia last Friday.
Working for the family B.B.Q. business in Leone Apia, Tui says that she is used to feeding many people at once.
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“We always have a stall at the Teuila Festival and at Apia Park when there are games on,” she said.
“We cook B.B.Q., hotdogs and kebabs and you know Samoan people they are always looking for the best food “They often say to me you have the best BBQ.”
Tui said she wants to learn more.
“I just want to learn more like when I go to training like the course by the APTC to learn how to cook food and some other stuff,” she said.
“I am 23 now and I want to know more so I can help my family when I grow older.
“So I come to this training because I want to learn more. I just want to say thanks to the New Zealand Government and also the Samoa Tourism Authority for letting us come and learn.”
Tui said Samoa must be well represented during the S.I.D.S.
meeting.
“We have to represent ourselves well so we are here to learn how to present the food so the people who come from all around the world come and taste the food and go home and say Samoan people really know how to cook.
“I am looking forward to working with the trainers, I can’t even wait.”
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