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Thanksgiving Leftover Recipe – Easy Turkey Benedict

Thanksgiving Leftover Recipe – Easy Turkey Benedict

Monday, November 30, 2009

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Cyber Monday I think they call it, for chefs it’s the day of reckoning. Turkey 4 days after the holiday? C’mon now…Opening the restaurant at 5 am this morning I “found” a couple of pieces of turkey breast, a cup or so of gravy and wondered what I could whip up with it in about [...]

Dumpster Diving v.2.2 – Rice (Congee/Juk Recipe)

Dumpster Diving v.2.2 – Rice (Congee/Juk Recipe)

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

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Monday’s…I really don’t know what to say about them except that they are usually my day off. Sleeping in, doing laundry, and attempting to catch up on my “other” life are the goals for the day. After a day of wine tasting yesterday I awoke to a very busy day off. Opening day for baseball [...]

Black Garlic Recipe, Aged and Impressions

Black Garlic Recipe, Aged and Impressions

Thursday, April 2, 2009

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Black garlic…it seems that there is quite a buzz these days about this tasty yet exotic ingredient. I kinda stumbled on this when an editorial assistant sent me an email asking questions for an upcoming issue. I know, I know I should have been “in the know” but with the hotel nearing completion and our [...]

How to make a Sushi Roll

How to make a Sushi Roll

Sunday, March 22, 2009

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Who says it never rains here in San Diego? Working on a Sunday, I had to run down to the office from my 4th floor kitchen to finish up some paperwork for an extern I have from the Art Institute. The day started off a bit cloudy and as I was just about to leave [...]

Corn Dogs Recipe

Corn Dogs Recipe

Saturday, February 28, 2009

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So I have been wanting (and trying) to post this for a month or so, but with some great magazine write ups, it seems that my time to blog has, for now been curtailed. It is kinda funny that when one gets a bit stressed and busy you automatically think of comfort food…which may be [...]

Afrodisiacs, Just in Time for St. Valentine’s Day

Mon, Jan 18, 2010

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Oysters, a great aphrodisiac!
It’s hard to believe  that it is already the middle of January. I am sure that like me, you are still thinking that we are in September, unless you are not in San Diego. I know, I know…we San Diegans are spoiled to an extent, trading blowing snow and the seasonal change for sun, sun and for 10 months of the year, sun. This does come at a cost though, and most of my friends in other parts of the country think I have lost my mind when I am wondering what month we are in.

To say that I am surprised writing a post on Valentine’s day is an understatement, if only to keep the charade alive on another sunny day. (Well, it was sunny when I started this post, now it is raining cats n dogs outside so my charade is gone).

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Bye bye 2009, Hello 2010!

Thu, Dec 24, 2009

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It was the night before Christmas and all thru the Glass Door…

Here is wishing you and yours a very happy Holiday season and a prosperous New Year in 2010!

New recipes, new stories n new photographs are on the horizon, are you ready????

chefRob

Back in the Day – Lark Creek Inn

Thu, Nov 26, 2009

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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.

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100 things I like to eat…

Thu, Sep 10, 2009

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With all the extra work over the last few months I found that I kept thinking about comfort foods, which shouldn’t come as any surprise figuring that I am a chef. The one thing that was hard was when I was in my office, all 110 degrees f of it, thinking of these foods was like, well…Hell. Yes I was sweating like stuck pig (there is no A/C or ventilation in my current office) so one could liken it to Hell, but it wasn’t the heat that I am referring to.

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Porto Vista hotel, the “New” site is live!

Wed, Sep 2, 2009

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Porto Vista hotel logo

Drum roll please…the “new” Porto Vista hotel site is now live! This is a momentous occasion, one that is coinciding with the 1 year anniversary of the Glass Door restaurant. After months of long hours, 7 day weeks and construction dust, it’s almost done and we are ready to lift the veil.

http://PortoVistaSD.com

and the “new” Glass Door section is here,

Glass Door restaurant San Diego

Glass Door’s new menu’s are here.

Breakfast

Brunch

Lunch

Dinner

There are still some images to be uploaded, some content to be massaged and created along with some general site tweaks, but for the most part the site is done. So please, dig around the new site and hit me up with your comments. If you see something that is broken of does not make sense, post a comment or drop me a line.

Now that this is done I can get back to cooking…C ya soon!

chefRob

As crazy as things are now…

Sat, Aug 22, 2009

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aGreatChef.com Chef Rob Conaway
…they are about to get a whole lot crazier, for me anyway. Before I start going back to posting recipes on the blog (I have the time now to do this) I just wanted to take a few minutes and try and get everyone up to date on what is going on with the hotel and the restaurant.

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Things that go bump in the night…

Wed, Jul 29, 2009

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So this is NOT about things that live under your bed, nor things that make weird noises in the night. It is though about change, and change is good no matter what form it takes.

The changes are, new Sous chef, new restaurant logo, new menu…in that order.

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Sneak Peak @ the new Porto Vista hotel website

Sat, Jul 18, 2009

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Chef Rob & the Porto Vista hotel's new web site

OK…so I will probably get in trouble for this one, but…I could hold back no longer. Since we opened the Glass Door the Porto Vista hotel (where the restaurant is located) has been in some state of construction. Much to my relief, that seems to be winding down. We have been working 15+ hour days to keep up with the increase in business and to nail down some grueling photo shoots for the new site. I am really relieved that this is now passed and I can go back and focus on the restaurant and getting the new menu out.

I am also excited that the Porto Vista is now coming into it’s own, thanks to the hard work of the hotel consultants from Strato, the hotel’s web site is close to being launched (and that a photo of me is included). The new URL will be PortoVistaSD.com…keep an eye on it, for now it is not resolving but will very soon.

Off to the bay area for a couple of days of sleep and dim sum before comic-con…hope this finds you all well.

Cheers,

chefRob

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