Before You Consume Your Weight In Turkey, Something to Think About:

With the holidays approaching at a rapid speed, usually one thinks of family time, turkey, traveling, Black Friday, that creepy uncle that always hugs you a little too long….

Because I work that day, I will be serving an ungodly amount of food, mostly pie to the masses attending my hotel.  Seeing the pure gluttony of Thanksgiving has somewhat jaded me about my favorite holiday and I still have yet to recover from last years experience.  I still can’t look at Pumpkin pie the same anymore; post traumatic disorder doesn’t even cover it.

Regardless if I wont be stuffing my face with endless amounts of duck fat rosemary rubbed turkey, cranberry star anise orange compote or skillet cornbread, I do feel that I have things to thankful for this past year. 

So here it goes.

 The Twenty Things this Bitter Chick is Thankful For:

20. Aioli.  The perfect companion to fries.  Ketchup never stood a chance.

19.  Smores cupcake at Molly’s Cupcake.  Sitting on the swing.

18. Grilled Cheese Bacon Sandwich at Foor Moons with Sparky bringing me my Blue Moon.

17. Lost in Translation at The Drawing Room.  A delicate Yuzu cocktail and an adorable Charles Joly making it.

16. Buenos Aires and their Havana Chocolate Treats in which I filled my suitcase up with when I departed.

15. Monday night Swirls with The Puerto Rican Princess.

14. Vive la Frenchie screaming “no titties” when I make macarons.

13.  Alinea’s bacon nougat and to Chef de Cuisine Dave Beran’s ability to deal with Princess Katina’s friends.

12.  Katina (my moral compass), Dom, and Pizza

11.  The Bristol Boys and their fine establishment

10.  Chef Norman Love and his static application on chocolate

9.  Our new oven in our shop and The Good German who believes in his staff and bought it for us.

8. Mango Rice Cake at Urban Belly

7. Schwa- for beating out WD-50 and giving me a great story to tell. (To the best worst meal ever)

6.  Olivia’s beef carpaccio and of course, Chef Morgan “Dish” Angelone at the helm.

5.  My staff that has stuck it out this year with all the changes and challenges- you know who you are and lets keep it up.

4.  My 20” wedding cake cutting knife I found at Midwest Cutlery.  Buttercream has met its match.

3.  Chef Celine Plano.  She saved my life and pastry soul this year. Hands down.

2. Homemade Biscuits on Mica’s deck with my roommates. (grated frozen butter into the dry mix…pure flaky genius)

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