Posts by Lagom

No sense of humor? 4 daughters, 3horses, 2 75 kilo dogs, 3 business partners and surrounded buy hockey and soccer obsessed Swedes and gas is 9 bucks a gallon. Plus a sarcastic in 3 languages wife. You bet I got one heck of a sense of...

Yep butter, it is a wonderful thing. I use a good bit of booze too. Everything gets salt.

Most of the chefs I know, both in the USA and in Europe will share not just what you need to work your position but will show you what your willing to persue. Ask,ask,ask, if your not persuing the knowledge they wont thrust it upon you....

I really dislike lists like this because for the most part they're untrue. I have been in the kitchen for 35 years, i have a wife(never worked in the business), 4 kids rangeing from17 down to 7 months, never was an alcoholic, drug...

Dust off your CV, get a list of things you have helped upgrade in your kitchen, check the details and talk to current management to get them on your side, promote team work and leadership. Dont take it hard if your not selected, just the...

Bread, fresh from the oven hot, with butter, a sprinkle of salt and rape flower honey from a local bee keeper. Long cooked meat. A perfect tomato, picked on a warm afternoon and eaten while standing next to the plant in the garden,...

A challenging situation indeed. You mentioned working in a major city with a trained talented crew a your prior position. I would suggest that you look back to you former work mates and recruit yourself a talented sous chef from there to...

While I moved from the Pittsburgh area 10 years ago to Sweden I can tell you the food culture there is really diverse. Some of the best dinning is in private clubs, ie... Oakmont CC or the Duquane club but there are or were some...

As the proud papa of 4 daughters myself I say "well done sir, well done" she is beautiful. Now get a gun and guard the door, teenage boys are heading your way before you know it. : )

I dined out with a group of co workers, there were 25 of us booked, private room, 4 course dinner with wine preselected and open bar service, came out to around 200 dollars a head, I was damn picky, but I was also pleased at the end of...