I'm a big fan of vice and a lot of the video series that they put out. I'm also a big fan of all things food and culinary and for a while now I've had the idea, if everything hit the fan and I had to drop off the face of the earth I would travel europe learning how to cook and work in restaurants. Maybe the answer to this culinary gene stems from my upbringing in a restaurant environment that my dad owned in San Francisco embarcadero financial district. I remember wandering around the kitchen stealing food and making my own little creations out of the ingredients they had (Throw away focaccia crusts with pesto mayo and cucumbers plus freshly made croutons before they were baked were amongst my favorites).
So growing up I was always watching the Food Network in it's prime, I'm talking the original Japanese Iron Chef and Emril Legasse and Alton Brown. Anthony Bourdain has become somewhat of an inspiration and just an individual I admire in terms of philosophy and humor . I have yet to read his book but I've heard him talk about and it just sounds like fun. Joining a restaurant was for the misfits and for people that couldn't get work anywhere else.
Cooking is also such a invaluable tool in terms of living a balanced and enhanced lifestyle, I think the ability to cook someone a good meal with any sort of ingredients just because you know how to cook is a nice thing and I can't count the number of good meals I've had from people. So one day I'd like to maybe find work at a restaurant, maybe start some sort of culinary micro portable food station, and learn how to prepare tasty items of sustenance.
In the video above is a couple of restaurant owners in brooklyn showing you their daily routine which to me seems very noble. Working to feed others good food and enjoying yourself at night with the good food of others just seems like such a vibe to me.
