Deconstructing the Madness of a Chef

Flying Monkeies EVERYWHERE!

2011-11-22T01:05:00.001-05:00

I am so not enjoying this feeling of being someone's pet project. I mean really, at 40 years old , I have some clue of what I am doing. I just need people to back away and not micro manage me. That is the most irritating thing . I am seriously! I am not some strung out coke head of a chef in her 20-30's doing blow off the waiters tight stomach every night...not that I have ever know such

Well duh

2011-11-20T12:28:00.004-05:00

http://insight.kellogg.northwestern.edu/index.php/Kellogg/article/nice_guys_finish_last/ FINALLY my being distant and "friendly " without being friends with staff is valid!!!

yeah you got my back against the wall ...

2011-11-19T22:51:00.002-05:00

I am a lot of things... eclectic music taste loud crass bipolar a bit nuts caring stubborn giving(to much) sensitive mellow self destructive One thing I am not is someone who enjoys petty bs from anyone especially from people who I liked...note the word liked. I am a fairly easy going person,even when I am stressed out. What I don't like and what gets me me worked up and my panties in a

nice and SQUISHIE

2011-11-09T10:10:00.002-05:00

That's my brain right now. I have no idea if a brain can get over flown with information and stress but GOOD lord mine has reached that point of over flowing info. and I have to now figure shit out for my entire group. I wonder if it is to much to put on an already full plate and whether I am the person to do it. Then again maybe in my mind I am just busy but really I am not. This is how my

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee I won

2011-11-07T13:29:00.002-05:00

So I won a subscription to Easy Eats Gluten Free Magazine from FOODIEBLOGROLL!!!! i think it is very cool since I have a lot of GF students. One of my supervisors is very excited and said..."Good , now you can cook for me!!" Will give update on what the magazine is all about once I look at it!!!

6 more years

2011-10-20T23:43:00.003-04:00

So my man (best way to describe the love of my life) had suggested the other day he could be my sous chef. While this is, in essence, a great idea for my sanity,his lack if of experience where I need it would be problematic. But he did bring up a good point for long term me and him. We have a solid relationship that has its UPS and downs but which like any truly great relationships does. We do

Sucks to ur ashma..

2011-10-20T11:40:00.000-04:00

So today was going well till chef buddy laid into me about our last week plating.... I really wonder if he thinks I don't know that I need to control the kitchen. That it works better if we have a calm kitchen... Well no shit. But when I feel my higher ups breathing down my neck and u sort of want to impress...and shit ain't happen the way its suppose to , I get upset. Not with the

"giggles"

2011-10-19T23:46:00.003-04:00

i just like to say that no small phones or large imaginary friends were hurt during the last two posts...... one has to wonder if my higher ups have gotten wind of me yet?

Are you talking to me???

2011-10-19T23:18:00.000-04:00

ok ok...fuck it, I am going to just come out and say... who the friggged frag are YOU to tell me what is and isn't important in my kitchen???? what gives YOU the right to say I am looking to hard to find something wrong when a grown adult with a semi decent brain can STILL not get that when cooking crap tasting/looking or medicore foood is not acceptable and that I am not standing for it

It's not you but it is definitily not ME......

2011-10-19T15:44:00.001-04:00

I am insecure….I admit it. I have an ego but while it is nice to have it stroked I don’t seek it out nor do I care if people like something I have prepared that I am really proud of( ok sure it is NICE they enjoy my food like I do but sometimes their enjoyment is second to my own pleasure at doing something new). And I get mad at people, who think it is a good idea when I am upset about

What ya going to do about it..

2011-07-22T14:49:00.001-04:00

Ok so it is Thursday and I didnt write on Tuesday. SORRRRRRY. I blame the chef I was helping out....for no other reason than he will never read this AND I can get away with it. So anyway.... Helping this new chef out has brought up a lot of feelings and No, I don't mean like stir the groin sort of feelings. More like ":HOLY SHIT my unit sucks". There are many really great qualities about

I am a bad mother FFFFFFFF blogger

2011-07-04T01:21:00.000-04:00

ok so I have been a bit lazy. Alright....REALLY LAZY. But shit happens in life ...like life and one has to deal with that before one can go off and blog about it. I am not one to take a meal , take a shit and tell people the texture of said meal that was formed in the shit I just took....every time I eat and shit...mostly because I do both fairly regularly and let's face it...shit is just

2011-02-12T19:46:00.001-05:00

Hello blog...i love you.

I LOVEEEEEEEEE NYC!!!

2010-12-14T09:43:00.000-05:00

I love NYC!!!! I really do!!! It is one of my favorite places. There is to much to do and to many neat ,cool places to shop and eat at. I spent the past weekend with my son and a new friend in the city for a Rammstein concert( I am a fangirl as is my friend, Feather and my son , Charles( though he is more fanman...hehehe..lol) 2 days is not enough time to explore and while I am a walker, I

2010-09-18T15:42:00.007-04:00

I am a bad blogger...please forgive.

http://bourdainmediumraw.com/essays/view/928

2010-07-23T15:05:00.000-04:00

http://bourdainmediumraw.com/essays/view/928So I did this essay thing....I dont want to be number one cause i think the top 9 have great essays.I want to be #10....so I am seen:)VOTE VOTE VOTE EVERYDAY!!!

Captain Phil was a sexy crab man

2010-07-14T01:33:00.002-04:00

I will admit it...I am a fan girl of "Deadliest Catch". I am not one do go all weird and watch reality shows( ok I watch like two just cause I, A) LOVE Kathy Griffin and B) LOVE Tori Spelling cause she only takes her family and career serious...and I want to feed her. But I digress.... So I have been watching DC since it started seasons ago and right from the get go I was a fan of the scruff

WHY do mothers laugh when we kids are being serious

2010-07-01T00:15:00.001-04:00

My mum laughed today when I told her not only (again) about this blog but that I am a featured publisher on FoodBuzz...which to me is pretty darn cool. Though in retrospect we have a sort of love hate relationship in some ways , She and Da are supportive but still after 39 years shake their heads. My voice of unreason tells them," Hey ...you made and raised me. You have only yourselves to blame

I need a muse or how to make me happy without lifting a finger but incase you like to I have some needs that needs tending..thats NEEDS ,not weeds.

2010-06-25T12:41:00.001-04:00

Inspiration is hard to come by these days. I work in a windowless kitchen and office , so half the time I am not even sure if it is am or pm let alone if the weather has changed. Hotter weather makes me happy...well ok not true. The sun in general just makes me happier. While not a sun worshiper, I do like the big old nuclear star in the sky. For me the sun evokes thoughts of fresh corn on the

Never say Never Again

2010-06-25T11:43:00.000-04:00

Why is it when you try to help someone out instead of just saying..."no worries, I have it all taken care" one gets a rude comment that makes you not to want to help in first place. It is a constant thing at work , that I try to help and assite someone particular that I work with and they just can not just be gracious. When people offer to help me, If I don't need it I simple say..."nah..I am

Chefs all think a like.....sort of

2010-06-21T19:42:00.001-04:00

plateonline Nice post on plate online...not sure if you will see it. If someone can comment if they can or can not see it..please. I will copy and paste if you can't....I responded too...which is the most important thing of course!!!

Why can't I have a cannoli cookie for breakfast? It has dairy in it!

2010-06-21T10:53:00.000-04:00

I swear I rather just let the 14 year old have a cookie in the morning than hear him whine all day that he is hungry cause that is all he wanted for breakfast and by 10am he is still hungry but unwilling to eat "normal" food. This is besides the fact he is a human garbage pail and can eat anything without it affecting his body weight. Unlike his dear old mama who looks sideways at a cookie and

Porno for Chefs

2010-06-21T01:03:00.000-04:00

mmmmmmmm wolf: the oven....not the other stuff around it. from housetrends.com And VIKING Ranges.....soooooo purrrrrtttty. from nbm.typepad.com SEXY! from stainlesssteelkitchens.com

Suppport Suppport SUPPPORT!!!

2010-06-21T00:30:00.001-04:00

It's all about the support. http://www.localharvest.org/csa/ CSA is a great thing. Whether you do it as a group or just your self, supporting your local farmers is the way to go. It isn't just about organic food or eating fresh picked...both of which are still great and valid reasons. But by supporting local farmers of vegetables, fruits,meats and other goods you're supporting your local

long and whining road

2010-06-20T16:18:00.000-04:00

I am a slacker...I admit it. It has been a long 8 months and I think my brain has finally up and quit or the very least taken a break from the rest of us...(by us I mean my body and soul). I haven't cooked much these past few weeks and my natives are getting a bit restless with hambugers and tacos. I am just to darn tired to cook after a 16 hr day and the mike is to lazy to make the effort...

Anyway you want it...that is definietly not the way I will give it.

2010-06-08T16:23:00.000-04:00

I love my mortar and pestle. I LOVE IT !!!!! it is probably a very unnatural relationship to have such affection to a cold marble object but gosh darn it..I just think he is swell! .....yes, I called it he. Doug if you are familiar to him. Lets face it...it is not only functional but a work of art. Before wisks to mix oils with solid substance and knives to chop chop chop herbs...there were

I think to much

2010-05-31T22:52:00.000-04:00

I really do think to much about things that most people find dull or uninteresting.... Like food at sports games......(I am watching the Stanley Cup and FIFA friendlys for the World Cup) Ok so I like hot dogs, cracker jacks and lukewarm beer...but seriously havent we evolved to the point where we can have a nice panni sandwich,high end COLD beer, maybe food on a stick... wait...thats it ....

what the frickiety frack!

2010-05-22T20:21:00.000-04:00

That's a phrase I tend to hear at 8pm when my eldest son ,Cj, is battling the zombies or whatever he does in his room with the Xbox. Some day he will stabilize and be a "normal" boy....though I doubt that day will come anytime soon. But I digress....WHY DIDN'T ANYONE POKE ME TO WRITE!!!! OK...I will admit I have been super duper slacker and probably could have stopped watching Real Housewives

Meetings are just so much more than naptime

2010-03-02T23:23:00.000-05:00

I had a meeting last week that I have every week. Most of the time there is stuff in them that pertains to me. This week...I seriously don't remember any of it but this.... "Oh dear god..what he just say.? I can't even remember. Oh god this has nothing to do with me. I could be napping. Wait, maybe I am. No...I am awake and writing so I can't be napping. oh dear god it has been going on for

Hello

2010-02-01T22:07:00.002-05:00

Just a quick "waves" HI to the three followers I now have. Yes, to me it is a big deal to have you guys on board. I am , after all, a geek. big sloppy kisses

Frozen to my silk pink panties

2010-02-01T21:34:00.000-05:00

Here a few (crap) cell phone pixs of my night in the frozen tundra while cooking corn and ribeyes this is from a function I did where I plated up in the hallway.....yes that is a bottle of wine.That's how I roll......(well not really, it was for the president..of the college.)

Breath

2010-01-29T14:39:00.001-05:00

It has been a very long 2010 already. My madness has increased out of pure necessity at this point. I am doing my job plus the catering directors job and this week has just been the razor's edge for me. I am not actually complaining.. It isn't all that bad except I haven't a clue what I am doing. Plus it seems that we are just getting inundated with more and more catering plus doubling up on

AUGH

2010-01-08T16:45:00.001-05:00

I want to SCREAMMMMMMMMM right now!!! Bitch and Moan time: I usual don't give two hoots about my work hours cause it comes with what I have chosen to do. But when I have to drive in for 3 dinners....3 dinners on a Sunday !! We aren't even open on Sundays!!!!! I work long weeks and don't get any extra $$ for my troubles or extra time off(well sometimes i do...but I just take a day off if I need

A case of WTF???

2010-01-02T02:53:00.000-05:00

WHO !!!!!!!!!! that's all I am saying. And of course...... *from seriouseats.com*** cause we are way to lazy to mix water or milk to a dry mix!!! But it is organic and gluten free...wooohoooo"insert eye roll" Ok this isnt exactly ....icky to me...lol Bacon and chocolate....mmmmmmmmmmmm Then there is the weird crap McDonald's sells: ***

And all that Jazz

2010-01-01T23:21:00.002-05:00

So 2010....."looks around kitchen" Nope Baby New Year didnt leave important part to cusinart....bastard!!!! Well anyway, not like i expected it. Made a bit of sweet treat lst week at the request of son: so step by step for Tiramisu(well sort of) I used Ghirardelli chocolate chips just for a nice touch. And I made a

A follow up thing to the last rantish thingy

2009-12-13T20:05:00.001-05:00

the *** was this.. the show I would want to do on Food Network would be to take musicians ,take their favorite foods and do a spin on them . Either healthy , quicker and just better and or make a meal out of ingredients they have on hand (which would be a hoot...vodka soup for ALL!!!!)....We would of course invade their homes and take stock of what they have and go for it. Mind you this is

Xmas came early for some good little girl

2009-12-13T18:53:00.000-05:00

Was told by the client last week that they live in fear of losing me to Food Network. Now while it would take a shit load of money and me to be have the show as I exactly want it*** to lure me to Food Network, the sentiment was appreciated. But the reality is I have a great staff that thankfully after almost two years, they know how i like things done without me having to explain myself . Cooks

It's the end of the world as we know it ...............

2009-12-02T00:20:00.003-05:00

What is the best meal you ever had??? I have been asked this and countless other questions about my business and food by many many people , family and friends...even strangers at airports. Easily one could say a holiday meal at their parents. My mom always made great holiday food..traditional thanksgiving was the best. I can still see the wood bowl with the cut up bread with poultry seasoning

Femme Fatale

2009-12-01T23:02:00.000-05:00

So..... I am a female cook/chef/head lacky should be sitting pretty sweet after 24 years in the "Biz" ,right? HA! Being a female in food service, like any male dominated field, sucks. Not only do I have to prove myself time and time again but i have to do it with a smile and a baby suckling from each breast. Oh and a clean house and fresh laundry. Fuck that!!! If I am going to be the big

2009-11-19T23:58:00.000-05:00

I haven't forgotten you my little food bog...i swear!!!!! will be beck on Friday...been under the weather of late. Many rants building up....giving me a headache!

Your telling me its in the skies well use your eyes.. .....

2009-10-30T15:30:00.001-04:00

Go Green.... We hear it everyday from Auto Industry, Diaper Companies and the President. But really, can everyone really go green...totally green? Well, probably not. Not unless you want to give up some things that frankly, I for one don't want nor think I should as the impact on the earth and my carbon foot is relatively small. But what i do think as a whole world we can do is to feed

What does not not kill you, only lets you marinate that much longer.....

2009-10-29T18:45:00.000-04:00

My Pastry Chef made this for a friend of mine's boyfriend......it is a butter cake....Julia Child would be proud. Show plates to impress a client.....we got the account. part of the grain bar we do... Lobster Bisque in Shot Glasses...I am nutters for using shot glasses ...everything is better in a shot glass Making Spatzel With a Squirt Bottle

More and More and More FOOOOOOD PORNNNNN!!!

2009-10-27T00:27:00.000-04:00

Kosher Turkey with roasted peaches and cranberry glaze Smoked Salmon Platters...mmmmmm This actually looks and tastes amazing...though not so here... Chicken Florentine with herb wild rice blend pilaf and butternut squash with wild flower honey and butter. Paul being silly....as usual! Bittersweet Chocolate Wafer Cake...i still have some in my fridge. Seafood Cerviche in English

More Food Songs...cause i have a memory that comes and goes.

2009-10-27T00:00:00.000-04:00

Tart Tart Judge Fudge>>>>>Happy Mondays Jellybean Candy> Morphine Fried Chicken> Ice -T I want a little sugar in my bowl> Nina Simone Honey> Moby Orange Crush> REM White Chocolate Space Egg - Liz Phair Cornflake Girl - Tori Amos Constant Craving - k.d. lang

Pills, Thrills and many Bellyaches later.........

2009-10-26T23:49:00.000-04:00

Step by step of me making Butternut Squash,Sage and Roasted Shallot Raviolis in Brown Butter And the finished product...for a wedding If you have the time...do them this way. So easy and soooooo yummy

I should have been a pastry chef like all little girls want to be

2009-10-12T23:27:00.001-04:00

http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/fbh/1402551779.html job posting was brought to my attention by a friend. why don't the Germans need a highly educated female chef to teach them how to cook american comfort food? because they don't want to get chubby probably.....lol Though I am not sure Europe is ready for a 1/2 breed of American traditional food done the way I like to do it( not with the

They shoot horses don't they....

2009-10-11T22:51:00.000-04:00

So Conde made the great descision to close the doors on one of the few food magazines that is ,while a bit pretenious, is a rather good read. There are really only a few food magazines: Food and Wine Bon Appetite Saveur Cooks That are any good, though i dare say Bon is a housewives wet dream for cooking better, Food and Wine for people looking to seem they know what they are talking about when

I wonder what kind of sauce goes with a rainbow?

2009-10-04T23:26:00.004-04:00

Had an Idea to gather all the songs i knew that had food or were food related in the title. All I have is EAT IT....must think about this more. ok, so here we go: Eat for Two: 10,000 Maniacs Sushi Bar : Shonen Knife Mayonnaise: Smashing Pumpkins Quiche Lorraine: B 52's Hot Cakes: Carley Simon Egg Man: Beastie Boys The Egss of Satan: Tool Spam: Monty Python Pulling mussles from a shell" -

Rock and Roll may soothe the soul but Osso Bucco makes me hot and bothered...

2009-10-04T23:14:00.002-04:00

I love the rich , deep flavors that fall brings. Fall and Spring bring the best variety in terms food. I mean , really venison, turkey, cranberries, squashes, rabbit,potatoes, root vegetables apples and pears..mmmmm The colors of lend themselves to creative palates of dark chocolate browns and , deep sienna reds , burnt oranges and rich yellows. We also indulge in musky ,oakie, earthy flavors...

All good things to those who wait

2009-10-01T00:18:00.001-04:00

I suppose in this day and age of " Give it to me now or I'll cut the bitch" attitude, It doesnt surprise me the lack of food knowledge among the younger generation. Yes, I am speaking to you miss 18 -25 year old. Not everyone has the patience to cook what people coin as gourmet meals. Hell most chefs would rather nawh at a piece of MR to almost with a pulse slab of beef than eat escargot or

Has the world stop spinning???

2009-09-29T00:00:00.001-04:00

I have finally found someone who is over CUPCAKES!!!!! How can you be over CUPCAKES???? They are the perfect portable food and tidy neat package.... What is wrong with a tasty little treat..... So to spite them ...I give you : THE PANCAKE -BACON courtesy of Yummy Cupcakes(who have the best variety of cupcakes):

More Food Porn

2009-09-28T23:16:00.000-04:00

my 1/2 eaten English Breakfast @ Duke of Gloucester in Toronto...not shown is my pint(s).. Four great things....Beef Tenderloin MR,Steamed Asparagus, Popover , and HOLLANDAISE...mmmm Beef Tenderloin wrapped in BACON Not exactly food but mmmmmmmm BEER!!!! Vegetarian Delights(Wild Mushroom Tarte Tatin w/Tomato Coulis and Baby Carrots) Experimental open Sushi

See ..........I am wearing my big girl pants...and jacket and headband..

2009-09-28T21:15:00.000-04:00

Don't let the door hit ya where the good lord Split ya.

2009-09-26T19:28:00.000-04:00

The food service indusrty has one of the highest turn over rates. It can get quite expensive to keep training and etc new staff every few weeks and also very annoying. Most fast food places expect this and have factored this into their budget. But places like where i work, our turn over rate is only applied to our student workers. The biggest turn over happens within the first few weeks of the

Tip Your Hat and Beer to Mr. Guinness

2009-09-25T11:55:00.000-04:00

Sorry Arthur G!! I am late by a day. Was to wrapped up in Harps( Guinness light to you weirdos) to remember to write my love "poem" Thanks to you I can make stew laced with rich thick stout. Because of YOU, my fondue is creamy yumminess. Thanks to your beer there is ice cream in my mind( because i forgot to get the rock salt) that will be enriched by your deep darkness...mmmmmmmmm 250 and you

There is no place like"home"

2009-09-24T15:08:00.002-04:00

Sadly, home for me is not actually warm and fuzzy Ozzie and Harriet. It's my work. My actually home...well I know where it is, i know what it looks like but really, I only sleep , shower, veg occasionally in front of the tv and sometimes even cook a meal there. I don't even do my laundry( my 14 year old, bless his soul, does the laundry for the house.) But I am grateful for the "home" I have.

FOOD PORN

2009-09-13T13:32:00.000-04:00

Maple Bacon Doughnut lovenly brought back from Portland Or. by my very lovely best girlfriend Shelly. Disgusting as it may appear if you look at it as a big pancake with bacon it makes sense.....especially if you're from Canada. The McMini ....mmmmm from Montreal McDonalads. Basically their version of a chicken baguette sandwich with pesto. Very Yummy!!!!!! When in Rome ya know.

The Bijou Dragon

2009-09-13T03:29:00.001-04:00

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Polenta is good for you so SHUT THE F UP!

2009-09-13T03:04:00.002-04:00

Stop rolling your eyes. What is wrong with polenta? Or do you not even know what it is. In a nutshell it is Italian for grits....cornmeal if you please because that is what it is. But the difference is that Polenta is damn GOOD.(grits are too if you slap them with a lot of butter and bits of herbs ...but then it becomes polenta..but i digress) Polenta is probably one of my favorite things to

Menu For High Holidays

2009-09-13T02:24:00.000-04:00

For the non Jewish kiddies out there....in a week there is one of many important holidays for the Jewish People. The first is Rosh Hashanh....the Jewish New Year/Day of Repentance And I ,being a good little chef, get the pleasure of serving dinner next friday to a small but wonderful group of students and other people who join us for dinner. Here is our menu: Cranberry and Peach Glazed Turkey

Human Soul of Dispair Longs for Substance

2009-09-13T01:57:00.002-04:00

Cravings: Food is what we all need and at times want. But what drives a craving and what drives us to fixate on it and at time obsesses over something of substance. Pregnant women are allowed to give into what is called hormonal cravings. It is believed that their bodies crave something it is missing. Though i doubt that when the body is in need of more calcium, that triple fudge chocolate ice

Tony B . Rocks it in Brooklyn

2009-09-08T23:26:00.000-04:00

Do you watch No Reservations? Watch it on monday the 7th of Spetember. ? Do like Tony...go explore the city you live it. Fcuk Applebees, Olive Garden(never been there by the way or Red Slobster) and check out the smaller home town places and support them... In Buffalo: Amy's Place Ulrichs The Town Torches Olivers some say Panos(last time i ate there it was terrible) Tapas Just Pizza SeaBar( I

Big Pickle Day

2009-09-08T22:38:00.002-04:00

Wondering work today , I realized I should probably tell who ever is reading this(as if) who I actually am. Hi...I am a cook. I can't remember a time when I wasn't cooking. It seems all I have always done or wanted to do was cook. My mom was a good cook. Gramdmothers....ekkkk. Except if you think that jello molds and pouring Life cereal as cooking then they were GREAT. My dad's mom did

Support your local farmers DAMN IT!!!!!!!

2009-09-07T14:30:00.000-04:00

I am a firm believer that as a chef cook, you should use whats around you as much as possible to not only get the best and freshiest food but to help the local farms that really need it.(actually all farms need our support). Sustanablity is a huge factor in cooks lives..lest it should be. Where i am, we not only buy within a 50 to 100 mile radius, we recycle and compost. Almost nothing goes to

Say Good Night Mabel!

2009-09-06T04:32:00.000-04:00

"I bet you eat real well cause your a chef"( real quote from a friend of mine) two words: No Time. we eat on the run and late at night. It has to be quick and be able to shove into our collective mouths and downed in 2 minutes because that is one minute to long for us to chew. I gained 150 in 4 years. Some ways from the hours i work. Some was the stress of being a young married mother of 1

Grammar Nazis

2009-09-06T02:27:00.000-04:00

ok...my spelling and punctuation is borderline nutters. I am hoping that with this blog, the writing skills will improve....but your guess is as good as mine.

You're a What?

2009-09-06T02:06:00.000-04:00

Me during Trustess and my partner getting on my nerves just before serving 200 ppl.Ok...so let me set one thing straight. So you have just spent $732987327847 at Culinary School. Nice going. Now if it was before 1994 i would have said ,"if you went to one of the big schools, you done good." But not today. No offense to my school(C.I.A.) BUT culinary school is not the same as when i went there

Can you cook while still sleeping?

2009-09-06T00:57:00.000-04:00

Long week but still upright , which is good for now. So this is my Blog about the industry i work in which if you have any sense in you then you will never step on foot near it. There is no glamour in what i do. One in a zillion get famous or even have a great successful place to call their very own without co owners who have funded the gigantic amount of money it takes to open then sustain a

Deconstructing the Madness of a Chef

2009-09-06T00:08:00.002-04:00

My Fall Menu for Big Special Event for the money people: Buffet Breakfast Coffee Cake and Fresh Fruit Tray - Buffet Lunch Tuscan Chicken Breast with Lemon Pesto, Butter Lettuce, Sundried Tomatoes on Ciabetta Bread Slow Roasted Firecracker Beef with a Cool Lime Sauce on Assorted Wraps Grilled Herb Foccaica with Red Pepper, Avocado, Fresh Mozzarella and Creamy