http://agreatchef.com/blog Blog of Chef Robert Conaway Wed, 14 May 2008 06:28:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So between the restaurant being 4 or so weeks away from opening, my main server needing it's operating system updated, building a server for the hotel (tomorrow) and teaching a sushi class I have found the time to post a meaningless post. That's right...meaningless! No recipes, no restaurant updates, no ... http://agreatchef.com/blog/nonsense/well-be-destroyed-for-sure-this-is-madness/ I know, I know...what's the deal with this? I am constantly harassed by my friends about the food I choose to eat. Menudo, chicken feet, coagulated pork blood and yes, bone marrow. I find it kinda funny that everyone is so interested in what I choose to eat, guess I ... http://agreatchef.com/blog/recipes/bone-marrow-nom-nom-nom/ The Porto Vista Hotel, where I am the Executive Chef has finally opened our new lobby just in time for the Little Italy Art Walk. This annual event brings many thousands of people to our little corner of San Diego for 2 days of art, eating and for some...drinking. This ... http://agreatchef.com/blog/fruits/caprese-satays/ OK, So I usually write about recipes and what not, but I just read a very disturbing article on MSN that said global warming is going to affect malted barley production and will increase the price of beer. I think my heart just stopped beating. Polar bears, arctic tundra, increased ... http://agreatchef.com/blog/beverages/global-warming-affecting-beer-production/ Thai food for me is just one of those things...that I love. Now, it would seem that the world would be all fine and dandy when going out for Thai food (yea, I know I suppose to cook) but some Thai restaurants really stink. It always amazes me that some ... http://agreatchef.com/blog/recipes/thai-beef-salad-with-eggplants/ Today, for some reason has been a bit busier than normal traffic-wise on my site, aGreatChef.com. I dunno what it is, all that I can assume is that the weather is warming and folks are wanting to cook. Anyway I just thought I would post this image of my traffic ... http://agreatchef.com/blog/uncategorized/a-day-in-the-life-of-my-web-site/ Tea...I always think about tea when I'm not feeling well, and today is one of those days. It was a long week at the restaurant, writing menu's and working on getting a new logo, the bar built and making sure that the ansul system is being installed properly. I ... http://agreatchef.com/blog/recipes/saffron-tea-anyone/ OK, So an exhaust hood might not get a normal person exited. Chefs are, by any stretch of the vocabulary not normal so this get me excited!!! It means that we are one day closer to opening, one day closer to doing what I love to do and one day closer to ... http://agreatchef.com/blog/glass-door/the-glass-door-restaurant-the-hood-has-arrived/ The dinner, with the talents of Kellie Flynn as my sous chef went off without a hitch. That is, if you do not count the 7 different stores I had to go to to get everything I needed :). Since we were a bit busy, I could not snap any photo's ... http://agreatchef.com/blog/personal/sarcoma-alliance-dinner-equals-success/ Every other year the Sarcoma Alliance of Orange County (CA) holds a benefit auction to raise money for the families and those afflicted with this horrible form of cancer. Sarcoma is a soft tissue cancer that afflicts many of us, our friends and our family members every year. In support ... http://agreatchef.com/blog/benefits/sarcoma-alliance-of-orange-county-ca-auction-dinner/