I Fret About Salads…

“I fret about salads: will I get a decent one or something thrown together by a novice? Most resturants mistakenly give the least-experienced cooks the job of dressing a salad, a skill that takes practice”. -David Tanis

The food on the plate…

The food on the plate establishes a dialogue with me. Almost immediately I know the cooks age his level of culinary training his exposure to current reference points the level of pallet development sincerity sense of humor and size of ego. -Patrick O’Connell