While in Chicago for the food show, I went to Avec last Saturday night with some friends and let me tell you, this place was packed. We honestly could not get near it and once we sat down, we were sharing a table with other diners; so I knew right off it was going to [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Avec
Posted in Uncategorized on May 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Chicago
Posted in Uncategorized on May 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I recently returned from a weekend at the National Restaurant Association Food Show in Chicago. The show is great and not something I really need to do every year, but since so many things in the food industry change regularly, every few years it’s good to go and check in. Big thanks to U.S. Foods [...]
Trigger Fish, the Other White Fish
Posted in Uncategorized on May 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of my favorite fish is the Trigger because it has such a wonderful firm texture to its flesh and it has such a clean, cool saltwater flavor. We have been able to get a lot of it lately at WaterScapes and not only am I happy, but so are our guests.
If you [...]
A Fish By Any Other Name…
Posted in Uncategorized on May 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dolphin ~ Mahi Mahi ~ Dorado
Growing up on the northeastern North Carolina coast I was taught that the fish you see here is a Dolphin and the famous Flipper on the TV show was a Porpoise. Once I started cooking in restaurants, however, I heard the phrase Mahi Mahi, meaning Strong Strong [...]
Where’s the Beef?
Posted in Uncategorized on May 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As you may know by now, I am a fish fanatic but that does not mean that I don’t care about my meat eaters.
We have two cuts of beef on our menu at WaterScapes. The first being our 22oz. Bone-In Ribeye. It is dry aged for 30+ days and then trimmed, portioned and sent to [...]
Back in the Office
Posted in Uncategorized on May 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well, I’m off the docks and back in the office. Of course, my work desk is stainless steel with wheels and is about 50in high and is usually referred to as a prep table.
We’ve gotten the fresh fish back to the WaterScapes kitchen and I am ready to go to work on cleaning [...]
~7-7-7~
Posted in Uncategorized on May 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is my seventh blog entry and I’m having fun so far. I hope you find my musings interesting. Seven is the sign of Luck if you’re a gambler but for us here at WaterScapes we recently hit the Jackpot!!!!!
Stephen ( WaterScapes Manager) and I took a trip down to the docks in Murrells Inlet [...]
Cleveland Rocks
Posted in Uncategorized on May 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
One of my favorite things to do in this business is travel for work. Now, I will admit I am not a big fan of flying, but I do like going to different places to see and experience new things, especially food. Whether I am in Iowa, where they have the Pork Tenderloin Sandwich, or [...]
A Strong Team
Posted in Uncategorized on May 4, 2008 | 3 Comments »
A chef or any leader is really only as good as his/her team. I have been the Executive Chef at Marina Inn at Grande Dunes for about 6 months now and lucky for me there was a great team already in place. As you can imagine, I am not able to cook every dish that [...]
