There I am on the left next to Ling
The usual suspects arrived one at a time bringing with them a dish, some were store bought or lovingly made at home. In my case, I prepped the mise en place and assembled the ingredients on site. I didn’t have the nerve to dress my salad ahead of time and risk the chance of ruining it.
Our potluck entrees
Niki, Sally, Mami, Ling, Carolyne, Geena, and Mariko joined the potluck dinner served atop of Niki’s kitchen island as we gathered around to dig in.
Seafood Paella in Wayne, NJ
The following day I ventured off to a local Spanish restaurant for lunch and ordered the seafood paella and a T-bone steak.
Sizzling table top grill at Miss Korea BBQ
Joining a crew of Korean New Yorkers at Miss Korea BBQ on Thursday night where we had the spicy octopus starter with rice cakes before firing up the tabletop grill with marinated short ribs and pork belly. The evening ended with more soju, a tofu and kimchi hotpot and sampling the loreal 16-hour lipstick.
Rock Shrimp Tempura at Walley's
I ventured off to a restaurant opening at Walleys and met the executive chef of Delicatessen. We arrived at seven and a few hours later contemplated on going elsewhere as the taster portions left us starving by nine and luckily for us, we were invited to fill our appetites at Deli by chef Mike. Mac and cheese, fried chicken parts, tuna tartar, and cocktails made us smile.
This week started off behind the lines. I trailed at Bar Baloud and left with job offers. I’ll have to weigh out the pros and cons to working full time in a busy place. The classic French style kitchen that appears far bigger than most establishments with only 80 seats in front of the house, they could easily have equal amounts of cooks in the back end. I was impressed to say the least. I finally got a chance to meet with Battman from Chef’s Connection and looks like I’ll be bopping around the city interviewing chefs in whites.
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