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.
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Hey Sara. Did you recover from the heat in NJ last Sunday. It sure was nice to see you even for the short time we spent together. Although I'm not so sure I'd want to see the movie, "War of the Worlds" again any time soon. The drive home was uneventful, just the way I like them to be. And it did cool off once I reached the west side of the mountains and I was thankful for that. I stopped twice for food and fuel and was home in bed by 4:30 Monday morning. It did seem a bit wierd to be going to bed when I'm usually hitting the road for work.
How's the city this week? I'm guessing it's still slow at work for you if you have the weather we're having. Hot and humid with evening thunderstorms courtesy of hurricane Dennis. Have you used your new ulu knife yet? Well I'd better get going. Take care. We love and miss you.
Dad
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