Wow! More than four years since my last post, shame on me. I’ve had ‘Get a new post up on the website’ on my to-do list for close to 3 years now. When the quarantine started and my day job went away, I figured this was the perfect time to get back into my site, clean it up and start…
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The big game is right around the corner. Not that I have any skin in the game (I’m an Eagles fan), but being based in Denver it’s hard not to get caught up in the excitement of the fans here. This is also the week everybody shares their crappy Super Bowl party food, something you’ve eaten a million times, only…
Here it is, my first day off from the restaurant, and I’m celebrating with a new post. It’s been 47 consecutive 14-18 hour days, but who’s counting. Honestly, I probably could have taken a day off sooner, but chefs, by nature, are control freaks. It’s not that I don’t trust my staff, but what if… While I don’t plan on…
That Which Is Old Becomes New Again It’s no secret that chefs recycle dishes they have done in the past, most times those dishes will be tweaked to make them better, make them more seasonal, or just because they work really well. The Lobster Tacos I’ve brought to the restaurant are a version of the ones I used to do…
Sacrifice is defined as ‘the surrender or destruction of something prized or desirable for the sake of something considered as having a higher or more pressing claim.’ We make sacrifices every day, both large and small. Lately, I’ve had to sacrifice my family for the sake of this new restaurant, my daughters aren’t very happy with me. I’ve also sacrificed friends,…