Page 4/The BattalionTuesday, June 4, 1985
Maxi’s owner more than a restaurateur
By JAY BLINDERMAN
/ Reporter
After reading the biography on
the inside cover of a Maxi’s restau
rant menu, one wonders what type
of person emerges from such a
unique background.
The restaurant that bears George
Coker’s nickname reflects his per
sonality. It is a pleasant departure
from the normalcy of everyday life.
The building that houses Maxi's is;
old, but handsome. The interior
walls of the restaurant are a rough,
textured hrick and held together
with mortar that was never quite
smoothed out.
But while the building represents
the old conservatism of Bryan,
Coker represents the progressive
ideas of the f uture.
Coker sees downtown Bryan as a
f uture mecca of “interesting” places.
“If there are enough nice places
down here, people will frequent this
area,” Coker said. “After all, Sixth
Street in Austin started with the Pe
can Street Cafe — I have laid the
foundation here with Maxi’s.
Coker says his restaurant attracts
customers because it is special. And
it offers something that people can’t
get anywhere else.
Coker is referring to the type of
food he serves — crepes. Coker
learned how to make crepes while
working at the Magic Pan in Illinois.
Maxi’s serves hospitality along
with its meals, creating an atmo
sphere with a different touch.
Financial success has eluded Cok
er’s restaraunt since its opening
more than a year ago. But Coker
says he finds success and self-fulfil
lment in another area — teaching.
Coker teaches health, math, sci
ence and social science to fifth-grad-
Pholo by ANTHONYS. CASPER
George Coker, owner of Maxi’s Restaurant personally prepares a culinary delight.
fellow students and teachers.
With the help of a bank in Dallas,
Coker set up an accouift for each
participating student.
The program taught the students
responsibility and marketing skills,
and in addition, supplied a nutri-
ers at Lamar elementary school in
Bryan. Before that, he was a first-
grade teacher in Dallas, where he re
ceived numerous teaching awards.
While in Dallas, Coker created a
fruit store within his classroom. His
students were allowed to sell fruit to
tious source of snack food for the
people at the school, Coker said.
The bankers that helped with the
program said they had adult custom
ers who could not manage their ac
counts as well as Cokers first-grad
ers could.
Coker also had a mini-zoo in his
Dallas classroom. Observation is a
great learning tool, Coker said. “If a
student did something exceptional,
they were allowed to pet the gerbils .
. they loved to do that,” he said.
Coker had animals in his Bryan
classroom but was told he had to re
move them. Selling fruit was not al
lowed by the Bryan administrators
either, Coker said.
“I’m progressive for Bryan,"
Coker said, claiming he still has the
gerbils in his Lamar classroom, not
knowing if the school officials realize
it.
“I am one of the teachers they
(school officials) don’t like,” Coker
said. “They don’t even like the idea
of my owning a restaraunt.”
Dr. Carolyn Ross, Maxi’s sister,
said people don’t always see the
whole picture when they interact
with Maxi. She added that he’s com
mitted to the quality of others’ lives,
especially chiloren’s.
Maxi sees his students as people
instead of as kids. He’s always in full
support and has a gift when it comes
to dealing with children, Ross said.
“I have a commitment to tea
ching,” Coker said. “It’s important to
realize that commitment has no el
ement of sacrifice or power, only a
promise to do your best. If you teach
for reasons other than money, you
can really teach.
“I have this great vision of teach
ing all of my lif e . . . for the kids.”
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