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Nester Figueroa '86, president of Cookin', explains: "I was down at the grill one night last spring working on a problem set for Ec and I thought, 'It'd be great to have a jazz nightclub here.'" Within eight days, Figueroa had a small, primarily jazz nightclub set up at the Cabot grill, in the basement of Briggs and Barnard halls...
...Cookin' has come a long way since then. It moved to a more spacious basement room at the beginning of the school year, and now about half of its guests come from Houses other than Cabot. Jazz groups still appear, but so do rock bands, bluegrass bands, DI's, and other student performers. "I feel there's a lot of talent here on campus, and I wanted to provide a place to bring that out," Figueroa says...
...Cookin's increasing success as a Friday night hangout is service, says Figueroa. "People really experience being served, and that service comes out in the relationship among the staff," he says...
Although volunteer waiters and waitresses come from all different Houses, the official Cookin' staff of 14 consists primarily of Cabot House residents along with two freshmen, Figueroa says. "We're trying to get the whole House involved in the Cookin' production," says Raphael W. Bostic 87, a Cookin' staff member. "We give them a good time and party with them afterward...
Although many people praise the nightclub for the quality and diversity of its entertainment, there's more than one reason for choosing Cookin' as a Friday night hangout. Some patrons come simply for convenience's sake: "I had to hand in a chapter to my thesis adviser at North House," said Quincy House resident Julia R. Gordon '85. "That's why I'm here...