Yes. The team at The Chef’s Garden is as diverse as our plants, coming from numerous walks of life, from different parts of this community, the country, and the world. Many of the members of our team return to us each year, through good times and bad, enriching our small family farm – and becoming part of our extended family.
At Roots 2017: Innovate, the keynote speaker of this year’s culinary conference – the distinguished Dr. Tim Ryan, president of the Culinary Institute of America – gave an incredibly insightful look into the nature of creativity and the spectrum of creativity, along with seven practical tools to help enhance each attendee’s individual sense of creativity.
“Be eating one potato, peeling a second, have a third in your fist, and your eye on a fourth.” (Irish proverb)
Picture the scene . . . you’ve just gotten a marvelous job as a private chef on the yacht of a multi-millionaire – or even a billionaire. To make it even more of a dream life, your new boss has just told you that he and his family were going to explore the island, so you have the night off. You kick back, take several deep breaths, smelling the incredible tropical flowers, the scent of the ocean and – oh, wait!
According to Winston Churchill, “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” This short one-liner does a wonderful job of capturing the impact of a mentor – and, today, we’re going to share the story of a man named Charlie Trotter who was a brilliant chef, a visionary, and someone who mentored an entire generation of world-class chefs.
People often consider Thanksgiving to be one of the most special days of the year – and for good reason. Families can gather together to enjoy time with one another, slowing down the pace to appreciate the blessings of the year, and celebrating with a feast of the fall harvest.