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[July 23] |
Cosmo decided to dress up in honour of Paris Hilton's surprising victory in the primaries:
I think she would be pleased to know she has his support.
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[July 17] |
It's that time of the year... the time of year I drive myself absolutely mad trying to plan a menu. Actually, I'm basically working on this shit year-round, but I'm working with my chefs and manager to finalize the details on our menus for next spring and summer. Following the seasons is a huge thing now. We try to work with what we can get our hands on, so what The Glass Door serves now is not what you'll see six months from now. I'm a huge proponent of supporting local farmers and the local economy, so that plays into it quite a bit. We can't get apples year-round, or oranges or what have you, and definitely not at prices we can all afford, and I'm really not in the business of only catering to the rich. And I'm really not in the business of using artificial flavouring if I can help it. Not that it's bad if someone does. Lots of people are doing incredible things with food now, and the situation our government has put us in is making us be more creative than before. But that's not my style.
So we have to prepare ahead of time. Look at what's going to be in season when. Look at prices. Think about the season -- people tend to want different types of food during different times of year. Winter is heavier, more akin to comfort food, things your mum might have made. Summer is light, cool, refreshing. We've got to figure out what we can do with what we've got and give everyone something new. Personally, I think it's made owning and running a restaurant that much more challenging and rewarding, but goddamn, do I ever miss papayas.
I hate myself for bringing up something we don't have. My apologies.
I was thinking about creating a dish with squirrel meat. Thoughts? I haven't done that yet.
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[June 26] |
Everyone's gone all nostalgic lately. Can't say I really blame anyone. It'd be nice to see London again.
My birthday was last week, and my lovely little worker bees surprised me by baking me a cake and singing to me in front of all of our customers (so sorry if you were there on the 18th and were subjected to what they consider "singing"!). I have no idea how they pulled it off. I'm guessing Charity was involved, but she'll never tell.
It also marked an anniversary for me. Seven years ago, I entered into the longest relationship of my life, outside of my family and Charity. Seven years ago, my ex-boyfriend gave me a dog for my birthday. I remember telling him he was fucking mad. Who the hell gives someone a dog as a present without asking first?
But I never could resist this face.
( cut for picture )
Who needs men when you have a face like that to greet you when you come home?
Oh, who am I kidding.
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[May 18] |
[The video opens facing a wall painted dark red, a black-and-white framed photograph of the NYC skyline hanging above a black bookshelf with a variety of cookbooks. Fans of Charity Fairchild would recognize the photograph. The camera is shaky for a moment, and then spins to reveal Neil's face. When he speaks, his English accent is noticeable.]
"Thought about making a video over the weekend, but I spent it all at work and nothing interesting ever happens there." [Neil grins deviously for a moment and then his expression grows somber.] "By the looks of it, we lucked out. Me, my roommate, my restaurant. We're the lucky ones, but not everyone's so fortunate. Which brings me to something I really wanted to say today. Next time you find yourself in district four during a raid, and I'm sure there will be a next time, there's always a next time, come on in to the Glass Door and I'll be more than happy to help you out... get you a drink, something to eat... you know what I mean. We have to look out for each other, you know?"
[There's a pause, and the camera turns around again, facing the door.]
"Now, moving on." [The camera moves towards the door, and it opens, revealing the aforementioned restaurant. The restaurant is brightly lit, clean, very modern and tasteful in decor.] "This is home. This is where I spend most of my time. So here's what I was thinking. I don't want this vlog to be only me moaning about every damn thing that's wrong right now, so here's what I'm going to do. Hey, Mark, say hi!" [A young man in black pants and a crisp white shirt blushes, and then waves as he walks by. Neil turns the camera around again so he can speak directly to the audience.] "You're going to follow me around. Sometimes I'll be here... sometimes I'll be home, sometimes I'll be out, and that's where things will get really exciting. Stay tuned. This is going to be good. You might even get to see my roommate naked." [Neil grins again, and the video shuts off.]
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