“You can’t go yet.” She said as she rounded the stairs and stepped into my office. I had my fleece on and my laptop bag in hand. It had been a busy day and was past time to leave, and for one half a second I thought she might be joking. It is something I [...]
My blog is not about cooking food or recipes; it’s a subjective exploration of restaurant and food culture, and characters I’ve known. I try to avoid making it a cooking blog because there are so many great ones (see blogroll for a few). I want to see them all well supported. I value them. Some [...]
Behind the scenes we call him Beans & Cornbread because we still don’t know his name. That is ok with me. I really try not to get to know my guests. I prefer my relationship with them to be more professional than social. There are guests who love to have the owner give them special [...]
Some thoughts on longevity for independent restaurants: Everyone knows how hard longevity is in the restaurant industry; most of us understand that the statistical average life of a restaurant is unnaturally short due to the number of restaurants that fold in their first few years. The ones that make it past four or five years [...]
A Snapper Story Nice Red Snapper, thank you Browne Trading Co. Scored it (me 1 Snappa 0) rub in some fresh thyme, salt & pepper, olive oil & love! Stuffed with herbs and chives and white bread and grilled onions … to keep the belly moist Seared on both sides and baked well, it’s all [...]
During my first year of college I worked at a corporate steak and seafood restaurant at the Maine Mall. It was a dead end job, but they had a great Christmas party. For summer I hit up a brother of a friend from my home town, Lynn Pressey, who was and still is the Executive [...]
