chefdaddy

Today I had what they call a "Development Meeting" where we talk about what's going well and what sucks and what we have coming up. I am not a meeting person so it sucked and it ended up being like a performance review of me. That part was fine because they like what I do and their only complaints were that I should yell at people sometimes and that I should cook less. The exec yells shit all the time because he is a big flamboyant dude and that is what he does and also because no one takes him seriously unless he's angry because he flits around all day talking shit. I like to talk directly to the person I am talking to so I go to where they are and engage them in conversation. I don't just yell out across the kitchen. I still get my point across it is just more respectful and they respond to me quicker than him most of the time but he would not notice that because he cannot be in the same room for more than 30 seconds at a time. One odd thing is that the day I get back from my week long catering in June the boss is taking the exec and I to Chicago over night for good food and liquor. I usually spend that day sleeping but how can you pass up free awesome food and amazing wines even if it is with two crazy fuckers from work. They are fun guys and it will be a blast to go out partying with them upscale style.

HA and I have achieved my kitchen spanish nick name "Chingon" or if they need something " Super Fucking Chingon". I always get a nick name when I work with people that speak Spanish because they have a hard time saying Zach for some reason. So I am always either Chef or Chingon. At the last hotel I worked at they called me El Guayabo. Which they told me meant guava because I was big and sweet. I lucked out this time because what they call the exec when he's not around is "Big Mama" to his face they call him "super chef". I don't want to know what they call me when I'm not there.

The girls are almost out of school. Saturday we are having one of Ms. Suns friends sleep over, that will be a first for us. I am sure they will have fun. I close so it isn't like it will be much of an intrusion on me though I bet they are still up when I get home at 11. Sunday I am finally getting the wife's table back from the guy that was refinishing it. He is excited about how it turned out so I can't wait to see it.. The wife spent some of her grad money on a new wok and a new egg pan. MMMM new toys

As soon as school is over the girls go to Kansas for a week. That week is also our anniversary and I have requested the day after off which is what the wife requested. I have been squirreling away money for a bit to go out that night. Now that we could eat at work for free and it would be at one of the nicest places in town I am debating whether or not to take her there and then go blow dinner money doing something else. I'm sure she already has a plan of some kind in mind.

. I should be sleeping . Good night SG.