Dumpster diving usually is something that I reserve for those time between paychecks when the pantry is full and cash is all but nonexistent. Recently I found myself diving for another reason and that reason is I’m tired!

We are getting close to the opening of the restaurant and with that comes longer and longer days (and nights) away from home. I tried to pull off a First Tuesday party this week (postponed until the second Tuesday) and I was burnt. My excitement level generally is high for these events, which I used to do monthly but I am running on empty and am, for lack of a better word lazy.

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All,

Above is a map of the location of the restaurant. The address is as follows,

1835 Columbia st @ Fir, San Diego CA 92101

That’s Little Italy for all you non San Diegans.

Interview dates are as follows;

Wed, Thurs and Fri the week of 2 June.

TBD the week of 9 June.

Best,

chefRob

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So I was cleaning out my freezer this morning and low and behold…I found a pack of beef tendon. One of my most favorite soups back when I lived in Vietnam was one of fresh egg noodles, a slightly spicy beef broth and beef tendon. Squeeze a bit of lime into it and your off to the races. Tendon is really good for you, as it is almost completely made up of gelatin, which is of course great for your skin.

So back to the freezer…I find this tendon and I really have no idea what to do with it. I need to go shopping and both my pantry and refrigerator are quite bare so I decide to, that’s right dumpster dive!

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