Saturday, May 7, 2011

New York City, Life

When a stagiare friend from Noma, coming out of DC (the only other East Coast acquaintance made?!) Johnny Spero, told me of the pop-up restaurant that Chef Rj Cooper and the team of the upcoming DC restaurant Rogue 24 would be doing, I instantly wanted to be involved.

A pop-up, the hyped culinary phenomena at the moment, is a temporary restaurant in any space imaginable, be it an old restaurant space is this was the case, or on a subway train. (seriously)

Not only a dream to work at a pop-up, but for heaven's sake NYC. The culinary capital of the world. Keller, Chang, Boulod, Liebrandt, Humm, the list could continue on forever. It is no exaggeration to say that if you can work and keep up with the New York kitchens and dining scene, you can work anywhere.

So a two week stint to taste the foundations of New York was a perfect step in. What an experience it was....a journey through the valleys and the mountains. The food was incredible, the team unrelenting, the acquaintances and press met astonishing, and memories never to be forgotten.

More detailed post to come..perhaps.

Enjoy the pictures shot by Chris Ford, over at http://butterloveandhardwork.typepad.com/ check it out, his blog is much more beautiful than mine.





Apparently I am a hand model now..

After a 5 hour layover in Dulles from Denmark, with no phone service, 6$ to my name, and no internet, this is the creative session that came from it. Don't steal my ideas! :)

PS: Did I mention I ate at Per Se?

2 comments:

chris ford said...

not more beautiful at all sir...yours is GGREEAATTT

John R said...

Don't worry, no one will be stealing those ideas - only God knows what's written with that handwriting!