Some years ago I was living near Killington, Vt. and attended an auction to benefit the Woodstock, Vt. animal shelter. ( No, That – was the other Woodstock.) But I digress. By that point in time I had been working as a Chef long enough to prove in any court that I was certifiably masochistic [...]
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Ludwig Bemelmans
March 26th, 2011 · No Comments · Commentary
Tags: for sale·line drawing·Ludwig Bemelmans·maitre' d·original art
Bottled Water
March 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Commentary, Our Environment, sustainability
BOTTLED WATER – $.70 to $2.00 @bottle TAP WATER - .02 cents per GALLON IF YOU PAY $1 PER 16 OUNCE CONTAINER, BOTTLED WATER ADDS UP TO APPROX. $8 PER GALLON. Turn on the tap instead and save big money … and the environment. “…..if you’re a moderate water drinker who downs just one 16-ounce [...]
Tags: bottled water·ecology
Stew
January 16th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Commentary, Food
January, February, and March is when a really good bowl of stew takes the chill right out of the air. It’s a pretty easy way to put together dinner; a little trimming, chopping, and prep and you’ve got dinner in the pot. The smell of stew simmering throughout the day just seems to lift my [...]
Tags: beef stew·Chili·chili verde·stew recipes
MINUTIA & Chuck Lorre
December 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Commentary
There is no explanation or apparent reason for my fascination of the insignificant. Not trivia, which also intrigues me. I never placed well in the game version, however. Rather, I speak of the things that transpire in the backgrounds of life, movies, plays, and the odd occurrences at the end of TV shows. One of [...]
Tags: Chuck Lorre·THE BIG BANG THEORY·vanity cards
Restaurants & Social Media
December 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Commentary, Web 2.0
Restaurateurs seem to be a cautious and somewhat stodgy lot when it comes to NEW things. They learned long ago that customers are, for the most part, unwilling to speculate with their hard-earned dollars on menu items they aren’t familiar with. Accordingly, many have been slow to explore and espouse the opportunities available in the [...]
Tags: chef agency·find a chef·need a chef·temporary chef
Coffee plus Imagination = Flavor
December 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Commentary, Food
Anyone in the food service industry will attest to the value of coffee for hyper-active shifts. I still drink a lot of coffee and have taken to playing with a variety of flavors to enhance my intake experiences. My most frequent combination is baking cocoa and almond extract, put it in the pot prior to [...]
Tags: coffee·flavored coffee
Moonshine – The Legal Stuff
December 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Commentary
My favorite moonshiner Snuffy Smith would be right at home with the spirits in this article – Shine On Moonshine isn’t just for hillbillies anymore. Wikipedia has interesting background on moonshine, in particular the reference to moonshine around the world Now for more Barney: here
Tags: moonshine·snuffy smith·white lightning
Why You Should Stop Drinking Bottled Water, PLEASE
August 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Commentary, Healthy Eating, Our Environment, sustainability
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Chef Throws Patron Out of Restaurant
May 13th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Commentary
“………we heard yelling — loud, sustained, top-of-lungs yelling — coming from the kitchen ……………………A few minutes later, the chef was at it again. Fifteen seconds. Another fifteen. And without much forethought, I pushed back my chair and walked through the open doorway of the kitchen. “In this particular instance, however, something didn’t feel right. I [...]
Tags: workplace abuse
Topeka – The New Search Engine
April 1st, 2010 · 18 Comments · Commentary
If you found a surprise in your search results today it’s because Google turned the table on Topeka. Other companies pulled spoofs of their own, April Fools Day.com adds to their list, (7 years of spoofing), and Google Blogspot explains. Nice job!