OK The vacation is over- no more side trips, no more excuses. It is time to hunker down and write the menu for my new kitchen gig. Although, I'm sure it will be one of many drafts, I really only have a few days to do all that deliberating. Input from outside sources can sometimes be beneficial, but in the end, it has to sound delicious, and be delicious.
It's just that simple right, I'm not a natural at menu design, or at least the wording. I really think that I have the knack for designing the items themselves. I also greatly enjoy sourcing products and working with purveyors. Thing is- I truly am a stranger in a strange land now. I was so spoiled in Portland, I knew all my reps and their families, the farmers, the cheese makers, the mushroom foragers, Dan the asparaguy, Dolores, my seafood queen (that never let me down-ever). Here, I am just getting to know the folks, so I have to rely on the basics of human nature-treat everyone fairly, and trust noone.
Like I said it all starts with a menu, God I hope I can find a place for my kimchees!
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