Can I brag about Mel for just a minute?  We love her!  She is the multi-tasking angel of our kitchen on Friday mornings.  She shows up at 6am, and within mere moments, the waffle station is ready to go, the bacon is frying, the vegan special is perfectly organized for service,  and any other sous-chef responsibility is done, and done.  Read all about Mel, and next time you see her at Selma Cafe, give her a sweet ole thank you for all that she does.

Mel, please tell us about yourself:  I am a student at U of M, food enthusiast, lover of local food and the movement that has formed around it, reader of countless magazines, cat person, music obessed gal from metro Detroit.

What is your role(s) at Selma:  I am a multi-tasker. I make the waffles and bacon, while plating the vegan specials and bread pudding! Also, I’m the Sous Chef when Thad and Scott cook.
What work do you do when you aren’t helping out at Selma?  I am a full time student at U of M, where I wrote my own major in food and nutrition. I also work as a cook at the Harvest Kitchen (Ann Arbor’s prepared food CSA), as a research assistant in a nutrition and obesity lab, and as a biochemistry study group leader (now you see why I need to work the 6 am Selma shift).

Tell us 3 things that people don’t know about you.

1) My favorite game is Scrabble. I’m not going to lie…I’m pretty good at it.
2) I’m a bottom feeder. Thus I will eat pretty much anything-I live for that carmelized stuff at the bottom of a soup pot or the slightly charred grains at the bottom of the pan.
3) I love traveling. I’ve been to Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Denmark, Mexico, China, Brazil, Peru and Bolivia. Next on the docket is hopefully Spain!

What is your favorite food and drink?  Tough. My favorite drink is likely coffee. Roos Roast is fantastic. Food is probably chocolate (I think I’m addicted) or brussel sprouts (I can’t believe it took me until last year to try them!).

What else would you like us to know about you:
Selma makes my Fridays