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the Glass Door Restaurant, the Hood has Arrived! 2008-03-27 00:16:20 OK,
So an exhaust hood might not get a normal person exited. Chefs are, by any stretch of the vocabulary not normal so this get me excited!!!
It means that we are one day closer to opening, one day closer to doing what I love to do and one day closer to turning on my hometown to [...] Read more:Glass
Sarcoma Alliance Dinner Equals Success! 2008-03-27 00:09:31 The dinner, with the talents of Kellie Flynn as my sous chef went off without a hitch. That is, if you do not count the 7 different stores I had to go to to get everything I needed :).
Since we were a bit busy, I could not snap any photo’s of the dinner itself, but [...] Read more:Alliance
, Dinner
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Sarcoma Alliance of Orange County (CA) Auction Dinner 2008-03-22 11:56:48 Every other year the Sarcoma Alliance
of OrangeCounty
(CA) holds a benefit auction to raise money for the families and those afflicted with this horrible form of cancer. Sarcoma is a soft tissue cancer that afflicts many of us, our friends and our family members every year. In support of this great and worth [...] Read more:Auction
, Dinner
, Orange County
the Glass Door, first images of the new restaurant 2008-03-18 02:11:13 OK,
So I began the process of opening another new restaurant
today…day 1…ground zero…whatever you want to call it. As glamorous as it sounds, I worked with Drevan on the menu’s (dinner, banquet, catering) and went over the equipment list, which I will have to go over in detail very soon. Out of all of this [...] Read more:Glass
It’s official, I’m opening a new restaurant 2008-03-13 01:01:29 Yes…that is right, but not your regular type of restaurant
. Let me explain a bit…
This restaurant is attached to a new, boutique hotel here in San Diego’s Little Italy and is unlike anything the city has to currently offer. Wi-Fi, and all the amenities one would expect from a 4-star hotel just without the pricing [...]
Goji berries or Wolfberries, my new superfood 2008-03-09 22:34:41 For the last couple of years I have been telling everyone that will listen about the benefits of eating these little red berries that are called Wolf berries (western Snow berries) or by their marking name, Goji berries. About the size of a very dry raisin, Goji berries are one food that you cannot go [...]
Creme Brulee or Vanilla Custard 2008-03-06 15:42:50 Yea,
I wasn’t quite sure what I wanted to write about today, all I know is I had to write about something while taking a break from what seems like my never ending move in to my new diggs in downtown San Diego (more about that @ robconaway.com). So I have, to keep a smile [...] Read more:Creme
, Custard
, Vanilla
Crepes 2008-02-26 13:56:34 Who doesn’t love crepes? Last year when I was living in my other condo, I told some friends that every Sunday morning I ate crepes for breakfast. It was kinda funny because at first, no one believed me. Then all of a sudden, one Sunday there was a knock on the door. Allison, Kat, Ryan [...] Read more:Crepes
Roasted tomato marinara sauce 2008-02-22 16:03:39 Pasta has to be one of my great comfort dishes, as it’s versatility as a food stuff is almost unrivaled. Pasta comes in many different shapes and sizes and allows you to make a variety of different sauce
s to accompany these varying shapes.
Marinara is one of my favorite pasta sauces to both make [...] Read more:Roasted
Braised Short Ribs Persillade with Mashed Potatoes 2008-02-18 13:45:45 The art of braising is one that requires plenty of patience, a good heavy pot and an oven or stove top. Once you have assembled these 3 components, you can begin the creative processes necessary to make this dish and to become an expert braiser.
Short
ribs come in 2 different cuts, flanken (long and skinny) [...] Read more:Braised
a day in the life of my web site 2008-04-06 23:47:14 Today, for some reason has been a bit busier than normal traffic-wise on my site, aGreatChef.com. I dunno what it is, all that I can assume is that the weather is warming and folks are wanting to cook. Anyway I just thought I would post this image of my traffic sources for today (partial) and [...]
Saffron tea anyone? 2008-04-06 00:45:06 Tea…I always think about tea when I’m not feeling well, and today is one of those days. It was a long week at the restaurant, writing menu’s and working on getting a new logo, the bar built and making sure that the ansul system is being installed properly. I did take the time to [...] Read more:Saffron
Thai Beef Salad with eggplants 2008-04-12 00:52:49 Thai food for me is just one of those things…that I love. Now, it would seem that the world would be all fine and dandy when going out for Thai food (yea, I know I suppose to cook) but some Thai restaurants really stink. It always amazes me that some people think that they [...] Read more:Salad
Global warming affecting beer production 2008-04-20 20:35:02 OK,
So I usually write about recipes and what not, but I just read a very disturbing article on MSN that said global warming is going to affect malted barley production and will increase the price of beer. I think my heart just stopped beating. Polar bears, arctic tundra, increased sea levels and now beer might [...] Read more:Global
Global warming affecting beer production 2008-04-20 20:35:02 OK,
So I usually write about recipes and what not, but I just read a very disturbing article on MSN that said global warming is going to affect malted barley production and will increase the price of beer. I think my heart just stopped beating. Polar bears, arctic tundra, increased sea levels and now beer [...] Read more:Global
Caprese Satays 2008-04-28 13:44:31 The Porto Vista Hotel, where I am the Executive Chef has finally opened our new lobby just in time for the Little Italy Art Walk. This annual event brings many thousands of people to our little corner of San Diego for 2 days of art, eating and for some…drinking. This event was a perfect time [...]
Bone Marrow, nom, nom, nom! 2008-05-07 00:39:12 I know, I know…what’s the deal with this? I am constantly harassed by my friends about the food I choose to eat. Menudo, chicken feet, coagulated pork blood and yes, bone marrow. I find it kinda funny that everyone is so interested in what I choose to eat, guess I should take it as a [...]
We’ll be destroyed for sure, this is madness! 2008-05-14 01:28:27 So between the restaurant being 4 or so weeks away from opening, my main server needing it’s operating system updated, building a server for the hotel (tomorrow) and teaching a sushi class I have found the time to post a meaningless post. That’s right…meaningless! No recipes, no restaurant updates, no cooking class banter….nada so now [...]
Duroc pork 2008-05-19 12:37:22 As I write this my new concrete floor is being poured in the restaurant. Exciting…yes, as this means I can shed my current office abode and start looking forward to a shiny new kitchen. It also means that I won’t be posting construction photo’s of the restaurant (not that I do not like this type [...]
the Glass Door bar… 2008-05-23 12:55:43 has arrived! Finally we are seeing some progress. I took this photo the day of the installation of the safety flooring, which you can see in front of you. This flooring was installed throughout the kitchen an din the dish pit area and is a great addition to any restaurant or bar. You can, literally [...] Read more:Glass
Beef Tendon 2008-06-01 17:58:50 So I was cleaning out my freezer this morning and low and behold…I found a pack of beef tendon. One of my most favorite soups back when I lived in Vietnam was one of fresh egg noodles, a slightly spicy beef broth and beef tendon. Squeeze a bit of lime into it and your off [...]
the Glass Door Restaurant Location 2008-06-05 02:25:27 All,
Above is a map of the location of the restaurant. The address is as follows,
1835 Columbia st @ Fir, San Diego CA 92101
That’s Little Italy for all you non San Diegans.
Interview dates are as follows;
Wed, Thurs and Fri the week of 2 June.
TBD the week of 9 June.
Best,
chefRob Read more:Glass
, Location
Dumpster Diving v.2.0, Asparagus 2008-06-14 12:38:03 Dumpster diving usually is something that I reserve for those time between paychecks when the pantry is full and cash is all but nonexistent. Recently I found myself diving for another reason and that reason is I’m tired!
We are getting close to the opening of the restaurant and with that comes longer and longer days [...] Read more:Diving
, Dumpster
Dumpster Diving v2.1 - Ramen 2008-07-22 00:34:21 So I have been a but busy of late trying to get the restaurant open. I was hoping to have some photo’s of some of the dishes from the Glass Door restaurant but we are awaiting (as of this writing) our health inspection. So that leaves me and you with one more dumpster diving epsiode…Ramen!
I [...] Read more:Diving
, Dumpster
What BTAB means…and other ramblings. 2008-08-14 02:12:02 It seems that wordpress is not allowing me to keep approved comments, or I am just too tired to figure this software out and use it correctly. So for the record and for the comment that was accidentally deleted the answer is….
BTAB = bring to a boil.
BTAB is a chef abbreviation. We chefs are a [...]
Dinner at the Glass Door Restaurant 2008-08-04 15:08:30 Well the time has come to start our dinner service, which begins in earnest this evening. We had a sucessful weekend running our brunch menu and our breakfast menu has been live for the past week. We have had alot of great compliments from both hotel guests and locals alike. My staff and myself are [...] Read more:Dinner
, Glass
Breakfast at the Glass Door restaurant 2008-08-02 22:20:57 Well it has been a long and winding road but finally, we the Glass
Door restaurant
is open. We are now open for breakfast, lunch & our small plates menus for hotel guests and the general public. I cannot begin to list all that my hat goes off to in helping build this restaurant from [...] Read more:Breakfast
Glass Door update - 9-2008 2008-09-02 13:56:02 After a busy weekend (Labor day) I find myself a s a chef reflecting back on the last couple of days. I was happy and quite surprised that we were sold out on Saturday night, and turned the dining room over 1.5 times. From what I could ascertain, most of our guests were locals, even [...] Read more:Glass
Menu Update - 12 Sept 08 2008-09-12 20:42:26 Beginning this evening, the Glass Door restaurant at the Porto Vista hotel is running our full menu! Excitement abounds in the kitchen as we are coming out of our training phase and we are now able to offer v1.0 of our dinner menu. What does this mean and why all the hoopla you ask…well here [...] Read more:Update
Think Green - Eat no Meat 2008-09-12 20:03:18 I consider myself to be pretty green. I walk or ride my bike to work when I can, I reuse bags when I can and I have set the Glass Door restaurant up with corn based and recycled to go cups, containers and silverware. When I saw this article about the emissions coming from the [...] Read more:Green
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