Outtakes From a Maenam-aLena Staff Meal
We love a good family-style staff meal. Last month, we caught wind of a variation on this theme: a staff meal exchange between neighbourbood restaurants, Maenam and AnnaLena.
Field Trip: Tagging Along for a “Glorious” Tomato Appreciation Feast
Inspired by their love of tomatoes and everything that farmer Mark Cormier and his farm crew put into growing them, the team from Say Hey Sandwiches head out to Aldergrove on a mission to cook a feast for the Glorious Organics team...
Reverence, Respect, and Realization: What The Acorn Taught Me
At 21 years old, I'm still just a kid and relatively new to working in restaurants, but I grew up umbilically tied to the hospitality industry. My father was a food writer, and my mother is a photographer. Their careers meant that most of my early years were spent in kitchens and dining rooms instead of on playgrounds and soccer fields; consequently, I learned my table manners before I could count past one hundred.
“Whole Paycheque”
Money on the mind Andrew? 😉
It was intentional, not Freudian. 😉
re. Save on Meats: Mark Brand if you are reading, please get rid of the brioche bun on the burger- it tastes like cake. Thanks, yours sincerely, Sean Orr.
re Sean Orr: Glad to know I’m not the only one who’s not a total fan of the sweet-ish bun.
That being said, holy shit the Reuben w/ Mike Vitow’s beef really is damn fine!