About fifteen years ago I was asked by Dan Blumenthal to help cook at the March of Dimes Star Chef event. Star Chefs is a gala that features a dozen or so chefs cooking signature dishes and participating in a culinary auction. At the time, I was not in the foodservice business. I was an…
It had been a while since my last real “vacation,” a real long while. So when Kitty’s boss suggested that she take off the week after July 4th, we jumped at the notion and — initially — planned to take the boys up to Chicago and eat at a bunch of great restaurants. At the…
My “day off” is Tuesday. Usually that means that I only work about 8 hours because I suffer from the hubris that I “need” to be there. I check on how the specials are progressing. I have breakfast with the managers. I drink coffee and feel like I’m helping. I ask leading questions like “You…