July 8, 2010
It has been quite slow at The Grass lately, but we are all still busy preparing for the MOST Gala on Tuesday night. Numbers are down a little for the Gala be we will still serve over 200 guests.
June 28, 2010
Summer is finally here! Unlike last year this June seems to be too quiet. We just hope to get a fair number without "Summer Dining Week" for sure... now way for a new record again.
The MOST Gala will be here in 2 weeks. This year the food and wine donations are better than the last couple of years. From the appetizer reception to desserts we will serve 21 courses.
June 15, 2010
This time last year we were gearing up for summer dining week. Unfortunately there will be no dining week this summer. Neither the Downtown Committee nor the other area restaurants have the funds to support the advertising budget.
June 8, 2010
The past few weeks have been too slow. It's been good for the staff's sanity just not good for their pockets!
June 2, 2010
I didn't give up on writing my blog, I had a family emergency and had to travel to Thailand for ten days after graduation week. It was not fun at all. With a low temperature of 94-95 at night, a great cool day at 110 or a bad evening at 122 the heat was deadly!
May 20, 2010
There is a family emergency in Thailand and Pook and I have to go to Bangkok for a week. We will leave in the morning and come back on Tuesday, June 1st. I will talk to you when I get back.
May 19, 2010
I can't believe that it took me two full days of light work to get back to normal again. It was fun for a solid 80 hour work week in the kitchen.
May 11, 2010
Graduation day is right around the corner and we are trying so hard to fill our chairs to capacity. If everything goes according to schedule we should served about one thousand customers this weekend. The kitchen and front have been staffed, kitchen orders have been placed and now we are just tying up a few loose ends with the menu.
May 7, 2010
After 13 hard weeks at the Grass it seems like everything is slowing down a little. This is good for everybody. At the very least we get to relax for a day or two but we all know that this is the calm before the big storm!
May 4, 2010
Last week was really hard for me. We had parties everyday from Monday all the way to "My Best Friend's Daughter's Wedding" on Saturday. 50 - 55 hours is normal for a full time chef.
April 26, 2010
Last week I made several adjustments to my kitchen because of the problems we had the previous Saturday. Thursday night was a good test for the line with Anthony Bourdain's show at the Landmark. By 6:30 the whole restaurant was full. And as to be expected, most of the guests followed his theme of "No Reservations" ha ha!
April 20, 2010
The past week was so hectic for me. My kitchen hasn't gotten hit this hard since the Billy Joel concert many years ago. I apologize to any of our guests that had to wait for their food on Saturday night. Its a rare occasion that my kitchen can not keep up with the floor.