Sadly I have bad news to report. This past weekend while I was at renfest my house was burglarized. They climbed in through my kitchen window and stole my Playstation 2, some PS2 games, my pump action shotgun, my brand new Nintendo Wii and the three games that I had for it (plus other stuff that I couldn't report to the authorities). All told ( Read more... )

Well, I am updating my wish list, since some of it has changed. Everything listed is something that I really want badly (but can't afford for myself) so anything I receive off these lists is hitting a proverbial bullseye with me ( Read more... )

Welcome back folks. Seems like it's forever between posts but hey my life is . . . busy (that's the G rated version anyhow). They gave me another raise right after our Autumn wine dinner. At it's height we had 95 people booked for the event. UHG! Ever try to plan dinner for 100? It's a logistical nightmare. But I digress. . . I got another ( Read more... )

Hey again Everyone ( Read more... )

Tonight was the Spring wine dinner. I've done them before but there was a marked difference this time around, I wasn't just assisting and plating . . . I made the dessert (it was Triple layer mousse cakes). It was also the most extensive and complex dessert that we've done for a wine dinner since I started working there. I did it all myself from ( Read more... )

These are the desserts that I have added (provisionally) to the ristorante's menu since I started. They come and go as whim takes me, So . . . let's see ( Read more... )

Well, the rest of my life is going great. The place where I work just lost it's Executive chef(E.C.) and, while personally it does mean the loss of my mentor (the one person who was willing to take a chance on me when I had no experience) and a good friend, it also means that I am also taking on some additional responsibilities ( Read more... )

Geez, it seems like so much has happened since I got hired on with the ristorante. I started working in the kitchen running salads, desserts, breads and working the ovens (that was about 3 weeks after I had been hired on as a prep cook, which I got down pat after about one week). I kind of figured that I would be there for a while since ( Read more... )

Oh God this is going to be a hard one to get out. . . and long, better settle in folks ( Read more... )

Tonight was good as far as work went (they put me in the kitchen, flying solo). It was the "real" test, so to speak. The guy who trained me was off today, as was the executive chef and it was our busiest night of the week (and way busier than usual, even for a friday), so I was working without a net (no one to ask a question if I got in a jam ( Read more... )