Knee High by the Fourth of July
July 16th, 2009 ChefI cant believe August is right around the corner…..NO!!! STOP!!! Summer is going by way to fast and I know the Grey skies will be over me sooner then I like. What’s the saying Time flies when your slammed…or having fun…??
I have been doing lots of local TV this summer…NBC channel 3 and Fox That’s Life Show with Robin….now that show is a blast to do…Robin is so much fun to do live TV with Channel 3 is great but you have to get up at 4am to do the morning show.
I had one of those not so smart days and decided to bring home a Yellow Lab for my girl…..I really think it was easier when we brought Madison home when she was born…All I have to say is I cant wait for “Sunny” to get 3yrs old…and I want to apologies to my neighbors for being in my boxers in the middle of the night in my backyard waiting for a puppy to relive himself.
The Patio at BC is such a great place but It sure is a strain on our kitchen…We have started doing sushi on that menu….Not to bad considering am a Irish guy from Hudson Ohio…rolling Sushi, Chef Russ is really doing a great job slamming it out every-night…Thank YOU!!
Its been one thing after another every week..I had the opportunity to head back to Montana to do the big 500 people catering job. I am happy to report everything went flawless..We learned a lot from the first time around….and its pretty easy when the power stays on and all your food stays hot…( I will tell you about that another day) the BC Kalispell Team did a killer job and is the reason everything went so well……THANK YOU… Weeks building up to the event I was told The Backstreet Boys would be playing for the party…Don’t lie….I know you had a door poster of them and probably sang to it.. But that didn’t happen..Duran Duran was the band and yes they where hungry like wolves after the show… Feed them some Lobster-Tuna-Ribeyes..Scallops… I was amazed how many songs I knew of them…shshsh You do too and had the feather hair look going on…. back then also. Next year am bringing the fly rod and staying a couple of days up in “GODS Country” instead of working the event till 3am and jumping a plane back at 6am….that was rough. But well worth it from the reviews of the party.
Dealing with the crappy economy this summer We had to line all guns in a different direction and had lots of menu reengineering to do in Dallas and Montana…What we are seeing in the biz is Guest are skipping apps, splitting entrees, sharing desserts. The $60.00 bottle of wine price point are now being traded in for the $30.00 bottle price points and people are realizing that they can get some killer juice at the price if not lower. We definitely have to work twice as hard to get the same check average. The good thing is you all are still going out….THANK YOU for that.!!!I have been really pushing on” Owning the Hello” and “Owning the Goodbye” to our guest. We cant change the recipe of Budweiser…but we can change or convince you to drink that at the Blue Canyon.
So I was thinking…Summer is almost over and I need to take my girls on a road trip….I have always wanted to just get the car and go…So thats what I am going to do..head toward the Ocean and then south…As long as Madison can swim it will be a great vaca. I can remember some of the best vacations where swimming with my brothers at the Howard Johnson and Mom mixing up some Tang. …oh the good old days. I really wish I could press a button and go back to those days….Playing Marco Polo during the day and chasing Fireflies at night.
I am really looking forward to the Sweet Ohio Corn…if you haven’t tried any…get in your car and come eat for yourself.. It’s great to go to Zalays in Peninsula Ohio on Sundays….Get some corn that was harvested that morning and then put on the corn roaster and dipped with clarified butter…oh baby…its so good your going to do the Irish Jig..You sit in one of 20 great rocking cars and sipping on squeezed to order lemonade…Now that’s what Summer is all about.
If you havent tried Mexican Street corn you are missing out…
Cook the corn on the grill till tender. spread on it some mayo and Cayenne pepper, paprika sprinkle some Parmesan cheese and squeeze some lime juice on it…Its like Cream Corn on the cob.. the creaminess from the mayo and cheese then the spiciness with the refreshing taste of lime… Do this with some beer can chicken on your back patio and am telling you what… now your living!!!
Chef Brandt
There is a big difference between you buying lunch or someone else buying you lunch.