Happy Anniversary

This blog began as a creative refuge from the drudgery of my daily job. I was in a dead-end chef's job where the people I worked for cared less and less about food and more and more about the bottom line. I spent far more time at my desk than at the stoves. On top of that, I was living alone in a very hot apartment with a strange kitchen. I was a professional chef who didn't cook -- either at home or at work. Making chicken liver paté for a party was the highlight of my month.

Ok, quit it with the miniature violin. All this is simply to say hurray. It's been a year. A wonderful, full-of-changes year. The food has been extraordinary, heart-melting, boring, simple, fancy and perfect.

Thank you for reading.