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Patrick McKenzie@patio11• over 2 years ago

In the “Japan does a better job at hotels” and “Japan does a better job at taking children seriously”, for ~$12 our hotel had a 20 minute cooking class for children where they got dressed up as patisserie chefs and, under the instruction of a staffer, made themselves dessert.

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Patrick McKenzie@patio11• over 2 years ago
Replying to @patio11

Ages 3-10+. “For the older children, we’d also teach them plating or food photography, to give them an appropriate challenge. For the younger children, just assembly is enough.”

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Patrick McKenzie@patio11• over 2 years ago
Replying to @patio11

I’m mildly in awe of the classroom management skills that had one staffer shepherd six children from four families through the steps almost perfectly synchronized. And I have to give particular props for not touching food or utensils at any point. The kids did it all themselves.

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Patrick McKenzie@patio11• over 2 years ago
Replying to @patio11

I can’t imagine this is a particularly large revenue line for the hotel (six kids at two windows per weekend day) but appreciate that it’s part of a broader strategy of having things for children to enjoy on the vacation.

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Patrick McKenzie@patio11• over 2 years ago
Replying to @patio11

(It doesn’t hurt that “Your child in chef cosplay holding the colorful dessert they just made” practically begs to be posted on Instagram/etc, and the photo op was explicitly part of the lesson plan. “Some hotels pay for advertising. Our guests pay to advertise us AND LOVE IT.”)

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Ken 無 (internet user)@Ken67547214• over 2 years ago
Replying to @patio11

@patio11 When I lived in Japan, I felt like there was an "illuminati" of really sweet old people that are always paying attention and genuinely care.

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