Inspiring Our Kitchen

I’ve been in and around restaurants since I was 12 years old and washing dishes at my parents resto on the south shore of Nova Scotia. I have worked in downtown Toronto, uptown Toronto, in PEI, Collingwood and now out west and I gotta say, no matter where you go some things never change and yet others …

HO HO HO

Well I’m about to get into my Christmas cooking mode (read: red wine opened and music cranked).  For me it is Polish delights on the 24th and tukey on the 25th.  The perogi assembly-line usually kicks into highgear around 8pm on the 23rd and takes us well into the early hours of the next morning, …

whats the deal with that?…….

Oh goodness it must be Christmas!  Here’s what i don’t understand though……Why is it that the restaurant feels more busy than usual??? Our numbers are the same at November, 100+ covers at lunch and nearing 200 for dinner.  Sales are just a touch higher but mostly due to more booze being sold.  I don’t get …

Its my 1st time…..go easy on me.

Ok, so here I am.  What do you want to know????  I’ve recently moved some 4500 km away from my home and landed a killer job at a fun/funky/crazy busy joint and this is my journey………. I just finished my 3rd day on the new job and for the first time i felt comfortable there.  …