Thoughts and musings of a former chef navigating the post-kitchen world.
Has this ever happened to you? You’re at home, quarantined for who knows how long. The news is frightening, you’re going stir-crazy and money is tight. So, naturally, you get hammered. Now, it’s morning (or early afternoon), you’re hungover, the world is still screwy and …
So, it’s week two of social isolation, and I’m starting to feel a bit pudgy already. Last week, if I’m being honest, I didn’t do too much at all for my health. I made a half hearted attempt at exercising at home. I cooked a …
How’s everybody feeling today? Are we okay? It’s a brand-new week, but we’re still inside. I can tell you I’m starting to get a bit stir-crazy. I’m the type of person that really likes to have a routine or a set schedule to adhere to. …
It’s a scary time right now in the world, especially if you view your world through the lens of the restaurant industry. I talk a lot about how I’m making a transition, to be a writer – hopefully a full-time one. But I’ll always be …
Hey, it’s the weekend! Time to kick back, lay on the couch, stay in pajamas and… oh, sorry, never mind, I guess. So, what to write about today? Well, I thought today I could continue on the off-and-on theme I’ve been running about cooking at …
What day is it even today? Friday? Sure, that tracks… I mean I put out the garbage yesterday, so… I dunno. Good God, Lemon, this whole social distancing, while nice and relaxing, is really starting to get to me. I’m starting to crave normalcy. I …
So, as I keep telling you all, I’m a former chef. I guess that’s not really 100% true, though. I mean, I’m certainly not working in a professional kitchen right now, though very few of us are. Right now, I’m sitting on the couch writing …
As I said in my last post, a lot of us are doing a lot more home cooking these days, which for many of us means lotsa pasta, oodles of noodles. Pasta is universally known as comfort food and we could all use a little …
So, we’re all stuck indoors for a few weeks (at least, we should be, social distancing! Look it up, people!), so that means that for the most part a lot of us are going to be doing more home cooking than usual. As a (former) …
