It has been said that when you are at the highest expression of yourself, the line between your work and your life will disappear. Nice thought, in theory. It was a gorgeous Sunday here in Brooklyn, and I was hoping to take the day to go out to my old apartment and tie up allContinue reading “Be Careful What You Wish For”
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The Hulk has Left the Building
“You won’t like me when I’m angry.” I had only heard about him, this bad ass cook we had working at one of our sister restaurants. A legend in his own time, he could run a busy saute station like no one else. He owned that station – as he should, after working it forContinue reading “The Hulk has Left the Building”
T minus 16 Hours and Counting…
Well, I headed it off as long as I could, but I knew at some point I would have to work brunch. I’m not much of a morning person. OK, I am NOT a morning person. On a normal day, I barely manage to drag myself out of bed by 10 a.m. Then I puttContinue reading “T minus 16 Hours and Counting…”
Does Age Matter?
I stumbled into a conversation at work recently between my chef and the pastry chef. They were speculating on how old Leon, one of our dishwashers is. The other dishwashers are basically kids – around 20 and 22 years old. But Leon’s clearly got some mileage on him and the years have not been kind.Continue reading “Does Age Matter?”
