What qualifies me to write about food, cooking, and food related things?
Well, I eat, and love food- is the answer you usually get. This applies to me. I have no problems being cliche.
The real answer, is that I'm an actual "foodie" (I dislike the word) I've been in the service industry for 10+ years, am a classically trained chef, and have worked every area of the food service operation. I've served, bartended, cooked, planned, managed, catered, and am currently the Food and Beverage Director for a large, well known catering company.
I appreciate good service, and I appreciate good food. The decor and lighting of a restaurant are important to me. The uniformity of the tables at an event matter. I notice things like the glasses, and the flatware. Mismatched plates? You better be a small, homestyle restaurant. I don't care how famous your chef is, if your 5 star restaurant has servers in flannel, I'm not amused. I don't mind if you didn't make a classic dish, but you don't call it that, and if I order braised pork shoulder and it isn't falling off the bones, I'm not going to be pleased (I really like pig)
Hopefully this blog will take you down an informative, humorous, insightful, and sometimes spiteful path of the wonderful world of food.
And that picture is me in a tuk tuk.
