cook’s life

March 1, 2018

COOKS AND THE BEAST OF SUMMER

Americans have always seemed to live for summer. This is the season of fun, engaging with the great outdoors, tanned skin, beaches and water, convertibles and rock and roll. Everyone seems to agree with this except one segment of the… Continue reading
November 10, 2016

A COOK’S “LIFE IN THE MOMENT”

The world spins around us, life takes us in many different directions – some exciting and rewarding, some seem to spin out of control, but in all cases we have to take it in stride. There are macro issues of… Continue reading
March 19, 2016

A COOK’S LIFE IS A LONELY LIFE

They are crusty, full of energy when it is needed, sometimes antagonistic, committed, good at what they do, big-hearted, and oftentimes lonely as hell. This is a side of far too many line cooks and chefs that never really makes… Continue reading