restaurant celebriality

Jan 24, 2009 13:28

yesterday i finally got back in the kitchen at my new job. it was great getting out of the house & being able to test some recipes out. on top of that, i found out a few interesting things from my chef.

1. my chef met Bret McKenzie from Flight of the Conchords at some studio party. They talked a bit & apparently he live in los felitz, so he said he'd definitely be stopping by with his mates. crikey, that's cool! especially if you like Flight of the Conchords. like me.

2. John C. Reilly & his wife like my chef. Looks like they'll be eating there too. Great Job!

3. hotlanta rapper T.I. is going to jail soon. the cops/FBI raided his house and found a cache of weapons. at his trial, the judge decided to make an example outta him. T.I. has been sentenced to 15 months in jail plus 1000 hours community service. wtf are you talking about eliot? what does this have to do with your restaurant. well, the community service part does. as part of his community service, T.I. will be washing dishes at my restaurant... HAHA! gotcha. but seriously, as part of his community service, T.I. went to compton or watts and found a lost youth, Anthony. Anthony was born into the gang life (his dad is a top tier Crip, i believe) and has been to jail essentially for the same reasons T.I. is going. whilst in jail, Anthony discovered his passion... cooking! T.I. being the good guy that he is, helped Anthony get into a culinary program at some community college. well, MTV caught wind of this scenario and is doing a documentary on T.I. and Anthony. somehow, randomly, MTV/T.I. contacted my chef to be part of the documentary. Anthony wants to one day own a restaurant & be a chef, so MTV/T.I. wanted to show him what it's like to start a restaurant & get into the industry. They all showed up at my restaurant a couple of weeks ago & gave Anthony a chance to cook a little, look around the place, and talk to the chef. Anthony said he would love to have the chance to work at the restaurant if the chef would give him a chance. Gloria, the chef, said to call back if he was really serious. T.I. then told the chef that he'd love to eat at the restaurant when it opens. Gloria jokingly said, well, you're gonna be in jail. T.I. just looked at her. haha, awesome. T.I. later said, well when i get out of jail, i'm gonna eat here. anyway, Anthony called the chef a week later, met up with, yada yada yada, and will now be part of the kitchen crew.

so, yea... this will be interesting. the documentary will presumably end with T.I. going to jail. I'm doubtful that MTV will be at my restaurant just to follow Anthony, but who knows. this will definitely be an interesting kitchen to work in.
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