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My first career was in the kitchen, here are the few pictures I have of those halcyon days prior to ubiquitous digital photography
Waaaay back The bar at Bobby McGees my fist Chefs job I actually started there as kitchen manager trainee Waiter in a halloween costume thats me in the chefs whites My dish and prep crew dang I dont remember anybodys name I know I fired the guy on the right Me in the hotel lobby before a buffet day Must be easter and my cheese mirror has been raided cheese mirror place holder Wow I really was super creative on that ice carving, a basket for Easter get it? Hostess Hostess Michael Quivey Me the GM Dessert station before the storm Different day see this time I did a swan I could really phone it in then Guillermo Gonzales Waffle AND the carving station looking back I really liked that guy Sun fish and kelp, not half bad. Last thing I had to every every Saturday night was make a carving finish by 0200 start up again at 0600 You get it buffet before 2000 people tear through it. me, the idiot on graduation day at the Academy. See my hand is in my tunic just like Napoleon, what a card. More Easter. Yet MORE Easter. place holder Me at my station cutting steaks for the evening service place holder place holder place holder OMG so embarrassing I made the uuuugliest chocolate castle, they wanted faery princess I made a fricken fortess one of my better ones, a seal with a ball on it nose and a dove on the ball I taught myself how to do this BTW Chaud Froid turkey avec le Logo du Companie How did they ever let me put it on the buffet, there is a chocolate ballistae on the right turret too! fuck its ugly I always was a hack my garnish were GARISH at best, I did turn out high volume good scratch made food Motorcycle ice carving, um no we wont do t hat again place holder Me in the Chefs office before breakfast service place holder Swan, decent place holder Day crew and Crown Sterling Suites in South SF Osso, moi, George, Tommy, Alfreado. No excuse for the weird look on my face. Chaud Froid turkey avec le Logo du Companie Day crew and Crown Sterling Suites in South SF Osso, moi, George, Tommy, Alfreado. Those guys rocked. place holder Me with the area supervisor in my first kitchen, the Embassy Suites in Burlingame Candy at the Academy Dont remember her name End of the day, dont remember her name either; but I remember she was really sweet and spoke fluent French Better Chaud Froid turkey, n place holder Never trust a skinny Cheff, I begin building trust from here on out. Day crew and Crown Sterling Suites in South SF Osso, moi, George, Tommy, Alfreado. place holder I like this one still. Not bad either, this is after a fe hours on the buffet just finished will go back into the freezer for deployment tomorrow The harp Pretty sure I am BAKING - if you know what I mean. place holder place holder place holder place holder place holder place holder SUZIE!!!! Suzie Ferry. Wonderful woman. an early dinner party at our San Bruno house Dolly and the cake I mad for her going away part, cool people do NOT smile. an early dinner party at our San Bruno house an early dinner party at our San Bruno house an early dinner party at our San Bruno house I am cooking at the company retreat for my first IT job I have never completely left the kitchen Looks like Thanksgiving at the Oakland house I am cooking at the company retreat for my first IT job I have never completely left the kitchen Looks like Thanksgiving at the Oakland house place holder Me at the Embassy Suites The Gametek retreat The Gametek retreat Gametek Barbecue an early dinner party at our San Bruno house Roxanne and I in the kitchen putting out the early dinner party at our San Bruno house Roxanne and I in the kitchen putting out the early dinner party at our San Bruno house Roxanne and I in the kitchen putting out the early dinner party at our San Bruno house place holder place holder place holder place holder Roxanne and I in the kitchen putting out the early dinner party at our San Bruno house Roxanne and I in the kitchen putting out the early dinner party at our San Bruno house Roxanne and I in the kitchen putting out the early dinner party at our San Bruno house Duck Galantine Red Onion Chutney croutions with tomato concasse and parm Hazelnut tart with raspberry and chocolate sauce,thats a fairly nice little plate Hazelnut tart with raspberry and chocolate sauce,thats a fairly nice little plate meh, some salad same dang dinner party cup cakes we used for our wedding cake