Basil & Sage

Phew!  It’s been a nutty summer!  I have so many events to catch you up on!  Next up, is yet another fun event at Joseph Jane Winery.  There’s been so many….this one was a low country boil.  Except I don’t call it that.  I call…

As luck would have it, I got to do a dinner for Swing From The Vines at one of my favorite labels….Mustard Seed Cellars.  Besides having exceptional wines, the view is fantastic, and it’s a bit off the beaten path which lends to some excellent…

Yes.  We did scatter dried rose petals all over the floor.  Yes, we did have a cello duet playing.  And yes, there were truffles.  And wine!  Elizabeth and I had this dinner at Jospeh Jane Winery.  It was all very romantic.  Except in the kitchen. …

Rather than give a gift over the holidays to clients, I chose to do a dinner for them all instead.  We all collectively decided that after the holidays would be best.  We could all breathe before diving into the culinary madness of doing multiple plated…

Elizabeth is coming over today to do some communal holiday cooking with me.  She’s back from Italy, she brought me presents, and it’s good to get back into the groove of working with her.  We’re going to be having our seperate family dinners on Thursday…

Diary Entry October 24th, 2018: I have my first appetizer gig next week.  Again, Elizabeth will be abroad, this time in Italy, learning how to make olive oil.  That woman!  All I have to say is, I better get some olive oil out of it. …

Wowee what a week.  We did the biggest event to date…..eight courses for forty people.  Plated.  I got very nervous talking to people between courses and found myself doing deer in the headlights when it came time to describe what they were eating.  I really…

Diary Entry September 29th, 2018: It’s official.  Elizabeth and I are now private chefs.  Tada!  After exhausting requests to cook in a hired capacity from friends, I’ve finally acquiesced.  My reluctance comes from being traumatized by the public after being forced to become a waitress…