Real quick first of all, for those reading who enjoy country music, and a more classic country at that, you should all check out Ryan Adam's new album. Very good. He's got a great voice and his return to country from the last album, rock and roll, is welcome. We've been listening to a good bit of it at work lately.
We've also had quite a star-studded week this week. Ted Turner had a business dinner, Katie Curic had dinner (she used to be a major regular. she basically ate nowhere else), and Al Sharpton came in for dinner tonight. It really isn't all that interesting though. It means very little to our work, I don't get to see them at all, so it's pretty much business as usual. Only with recognizable names being bandied about.
And now to the real exciting events this week...who else has finished Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince?!?! I want to know what you think! I'm not into spoilers, so I won't say anything. But I either warn everyone who doesn't want to know what's going on to not read any responses or for anyone to just email me at woodss42@yahoo.com. And if anyone hasn't read it yet, do so, post haste. Catch up with the rest of the books if you need to. I even have them at home. Unless Kelli's shipped them to me yet. Then she has them all. Borrow hers. They're very fun, easy, the perfect summer read. And if you're not into HP and would prefer a good Dracula story, check out the Historian. It's quite good, this summers' runaway bestseller. It's a mystery, thriller, literary chase involving a very Bram Stoker's Dracula-ian plot. Also a good summer read. Actually, how about everyone posts their reading lists for the summer. What they've read, what they're reading, what they're into. Mine would be huge. Other then Harry Potter and the Historian, I've read or am reading: Franny and Zooey(salinger), Silvia Plath's journals, a collection of Richard Brautigan short-stories, a biography of MLK Fisher, and the latest McSweeneys, which comes with a comb. And that doesn't include various magazines and literary periodicals. I spend a lot of time on the subway.
Saturday, July 23, 2005
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
The life of the celebrity chef
As I'm sure some of you know by now, I got to meet Dad in New Jersey last Sunday. New Brunswick, to be exact. I've been told that it's a nice little college town, but I don't think we found that part of it. It was nice enough, but way too hot of a day to do much exploring. So we went to see a movie. And at only $6 a ticket, I had a bit of reverse sticker shock. It was wonderful to get to see Dad for a bit though, and I wish it could be more frequent.
Today was actually a bit out of the ordinary. I went into work like normal, but after I'd been there for an hour (and was already looking for things to do) Chef Scott (chef de cuisine) caught me as I headed upstairs to tell me that he had a mission for me. Missions are especially fun things, since they involve leaving the restaurant, unlike projects, which are just more work. My mission today was to take all of Chef Neil's (executive chef) mise en place (stuff he needs) to a photo shoot for New York magazine. Chef was supposed to pick it up on his way to the shoot, but an accident wouldn't let him get through in time. So, I had to take two pretty decent sized boxes, along with his jacket and apron and such, into a taxi (they paid) and then down to west 35th st. I actually made it to the studio before any of the chefs did, although Chef Neil was pretty punctual. To make a long story short, I was allowed to stay and watch the shoot for a bit, before I had to be back at the restaurant to get ready for service. I got to meet the other chefs involved, all of whom are very good and very well received. There was Wyle Dufresne, of WD-50, Marcus Samuelson, of Aquavit, and Scott Conant, of Alto, who was really nervous because his Times review is coming out tomorrow. All-in-all, a very interesting day. The shoot itself was pretty boring. A lot of sitting around, waiting for the photographer to get all ready. But the whole process was interesting, as was seeing chefs of this caliber interacting with one another. And the food was really quite cool too. I'm going to try to keep an eye out for the issue and I'll let you know when it comes out.
Today was actually a bit out of the ordinary. I went into work like normal, but after I'd been there for an hour (and was already looking for things to do) Chef Scott (chef de cuisine) caught me as I headed upstairs to tell me that he had a mission for me. Missions are especially fun things, since they involve leaving the restaurant, unlike projects, which are just more work. My mission today was to take all of Chef Neil's (executive chef) mise en place (stuff he needs) to a photo shoot for New York magazine. Chef was supposed to pick it up on his way to the shoot, but an accident wouldn't let him get through in time. So, I had to take two pretty decent sized boxes, along with his jacket and apron and such, into a taxi (they paid) and then down to west 35th st. I actually made it to the studio before any of the chefs did, although Chef Neil was pretty punctual. To make a long story short, I was allowed to stay and watch the shoot for a bit, before I had to be back at the restaurant to get ready for service. I got to meet the other chefs involved, all of whom are very good and very well received. There was Wyle Dufresne, of WD-50, Marcus Samuelson, of Aquavit, and Scott Conant, of Alto, who was really nervous because his Times review is coming out tomorrow. All-in-all, a very interesting day. The shoot itself was pretty boring. A lot of sitting around, waiting for the photographer to get all ready. But the whole process was interesting, as was seeing chefs of this caliber interacting with one another. And the food was really quite cool too. I'm going to try to keep an eye out for the issue and I'll let you know when it comes out.
Saturday, July 02, 2005
As promised, and way late, here are pictures of my bedroom. It's a very comfortable room, all in all. Especially since all I do is eat crackers and cheese and sleep there. The only real problems I've had were when I first moved in when it was still quite chilly at night and I couldn't figure out how to turn the heat on. And then just the other day my ceiling light burnt out, and it's a quite tall ceiling, so I can't change it. But I have my lamp, so I'm managing just fine.
I get another 2 day weekend coming up here. Brent is throwing a bbq at one of Columbia's dorms, so Steve and I are going to go to that on Sunday, and then Monday will probably just be spent doing the normal things, eating and watching movies. It's amazing how much I manage to eat in one day. But I figure, since I barely eat the rest of the week, I can eat whatever I want on Sundays. Tomorrow morning, since I don't have to be into work until later, I'm going to stop into the Union Square greenmarket and pick up some produce, and maybe something else, for the bbq. I never really know what I'll find there. It really makes me miss the garden. Oh well. All in good time.
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