It has been about two years since I have been posting and my life has been completely involved in food and wine. To completely reflect on this time would be way too consuming of your time as well as my effort and emotions. However, in a nutshell I spent nearly a year in a Manhattan basement kitchen followed by a 4 month trip to culinary school in the Napa Valley. Unfortunately the trip to California was short lived once I was suspended after an "anonymous search" of my dorm room determined that I was not living up to Student Conduct standards. Once I arrived back in New Jersey I was lucky enough to find work at an Italian restaurant opening on the beach with the promise of volume.
We got crushed. Over 1000 covers on a saturday night (a whole other blogs worth of stories).
During this time I was re-accepted to the program from which I was suspended from as well as granted the privilege of starting where I had left off instead of repeating. Which leaves me where I am this evening.
Single, with brisket and salmon curing, woodchips soaking in order to smoke the two tomorrow as well as a smoked pork butt braising overnight in oxtail stock.
Needless to say, my love for food is unconditional.
I hope to share more un-qualified judgements of food I consume as well as my adventures in cookery in the months to come.
