Seems like only yesterday that we were installing the hood for the kitchen, hammers pounding nails into drywall and saws ripping plywood. The hotel construction dust, trips to Chula Vista for the so-called “knock-off” tiffany style lamps, which are really from Morocco, menu revision after revision, banquet menu’s up the wazoo, daily lunch at the [...]
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When the days are long and blend seamlessly into night is when I think back to times long ago. This evening, on the edge of the holiday season I looked back to Lark Creek Inn, where I worked when I was a noob…yes, I was there at one time. [...] June in San Diego is…well June. A thing we all call “June Gloom” seems to settle in and makes this city, for the better part of the month resemble San Francisco in summertime, minus the chilly wind howling off the bay. Now this is not necessarily a bad thing, but everyone here (including myself) [...] The Glass Door restaurant was the Critic’s pick for Best Breakfast in San Diego! I cannot tell everyone how happy that makes me as a chef and my staff that David Nelson picked us over the hundreds of other restaurants that serve breakfast. David Nelson picks the Glass Door as best breakfast in San Diego! [...] So we, well the Glass Door which on this day included my GM, Greg Keebler and myself were proud and honored to represent the restaurant on San Diego’s local Fox affiliate, Fox 5. They just started a great program for restaurants called “Be our guests”. Basically, we (Glass Door) offer a 100 USD gift certificate [...] Sunday’s…what would I ever do without them. Last night we were very busy in the restaurant. A party of 35 in the dining room (it seats 80 total) and our first non-holiday event on our rooftop kept the kitchen and FOH staff busy for most of the night. A 14+ hour day, and sleeping at [...] And so it goes…late Sunday night I found myself packed in the back of the biggest van I have ever seen, making my way from the Dallas/Ft. Worth airport to Steven’s house, whom I am helping drive is car back to San Diego from Dallas. Payment, 18 or so back issues of [...] |
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