Our sous-chef is leaving us after four years. He was offered his first chefs position, which he accepted. We think it will be a good move for him. Every young cook aspires to be the chef one day. I have been telling him for a year or so that he cannot stay with us much…
What’s it worth?
I’m struggling. I know, this isn’t anything new. I seem to spend a lot of time struggling. This time I’m struggling with what I want to cook and what I think I should cook. More specifically, my struggle is with the a la carte menu; not only mine at the restaurant, but will all a…
Deconstruction of a menu
A couple Mondays ago I was dinking around the restaurant trying my best to avoid more pressing issues. There was a stack of mail to be attended to. The books needed caught up. I had about 10 or so emails I was supposed to respond to. The problem was I had no motivation. I would…
To become great
A couple Sundays ago my wife and I spent the evening at some friend’s house where they cooked dinner for us and four other people. I don’t get invited over to dinner very often. It’s something about being to intimated or some bullshit like that, but when I am it is always a treat for…