Chef Jim

The Best Field Trip Ever

The Best Field Trip Ever Last monday I had the honor of eating at the James Beard House. For those of you who don’t know James Andrew Beard (May 5, 1903 – January 21, 1985) was an American chef and food writer. The central figure in the story of the establishment of a gourmet American food identity, Beard was an eccentric personality who brought French cooking to the American middle and upper classes...

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RUGBY WINS FIRST PLACE

RUGBY WINS FIRST PLACE Last Thursday evening Hour magazine hosted and event with DIFFA (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS), a night of cocktails and appetizers all set to raise money for a noteworthy cause. They asked 25 top area restaurants to provide appetizers or dessert for the 600 guest that were attending. They promised to have judging of best table and best app. I can tell you from past...

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hold on a minute

I am Going to do the blog post on wednesday of this week. We have a new chef starting and I am going to get some fun facts for everyone following. Stay tuned and thanks for...

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Ahhh The Morning News

When I started this thing I told you I wasn’t looking for a movie deal but I didn’t say anything about TV. Yesterday I had the pleasure of being on fox 2 and doing a cooking segment. I don’t think this will make me a superstar but it’s pretty cool among family and friends. The segments are short, only a few minutes long and it usually takes a few hours to prepare everything pack and load. I know...

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AHHH Mothers

SO I guess it’s a little obvious to write about Mothers right after mother’s day. I can also guess that we understand how they are all unsung heroes. But I want to talk about a level of service that goes completely unnoticed. All of the mom’s that are here working on the day – dedicated to them. I got to work on Sunday at 5:00am to get the day rolling and already two Moms were hard at work....