Posts by Montelago

I love that only one person listed Adria. Innovative, yes. World's best Chef, maybe not. Give me someone who can take all the nasty bits as Bourdain calls them and turn them into something truly sublime, and I'll show you the world's...

Las Vegas Las Vegas Las vegas. There is no other city in the world that can offer you such a diverse culinary environment. Regardless of whether you want to learn traditional Salvadoran food in a hole in the wall joint or cook for...

I never thought I would say this, but I finally broke down and bought a pair of Crocs the other day. The Bistro model, totally enclosed with a non skid sole. I want to tell you that my plantar fasciitis gave me no pain the day after I...

Get another good job offer and bring it to him. At that point you will find out what kind of person he is. If he shows you the door, you know that he will do the same thing to the next person and there was no negotiating to be done in...

Do it long enough and you will learn to relish slogging through the weeds. Us lifers live for those nights when you have a really hard push, no break and then a second or third turn. It gets the adrenaline flowing and makes you feel...

Ah, how I miss Bell's beer. Oberon was a thing of beauty. Haven't had it in years. Ann Arbor is great. I used to live at Division and Liberty, just a few blocks from where you are. Learned how to sling some serious fish at The Real...

I would do a contract for everything you do. When everyone is on the same page and in agreement about what is to be delivered, it eliminates a lot of problems down the road. Also, God forbid you have an issue that requires litigation,...

Nice restaurant. I have been there a time or two. I worked at the Real Seafood Co. for a while there in Ann Arbor. Cool town. Go Wolverines.

Unfortunately, this is what you signed up for. What it boils down to is how much do you like your job. In the larger hotels and casinos, we have to deal with food & beverage directors telling us what to serve all the time. We may...

I have six kids, and people always ask me how I got them to eat so well. I simply tell them that it is all in the approach. Most people start out by saying, you might not like this, or, if you don't like it you can spit it out. I...