You Eat, Where?

It is not my usual practice to review restaurants, however, after being asked over and over again, “Where do you eat?”, I will do it this one time just for you.  Let me just say that after I spend long hours in the kitchen I usually like to dine at restaurants which offer selections that I usually don’t prepare.

Let’s begin Chef Lynnie’s Top Ten

10    Quiet Woman

        Corona Del Mar, CA

 

9      Don Julio’s

       Tupelo, MS

 

8      Cafe Tyler

        Starkville, MS

 

7     Spenger’s Fish Grotto

       Berkeley, CA

 

6     Fairpark Grill

       Tupelo, MS

 

5     Las Brisas

       Laguna Beach, CA

 

4     Kell’s Irish Restaurant & Pub

       Portland, OR

 

3     Bambuza Viet Nam Grille

       Tualatin, OR

 

2     The Skybox Sports Grill

       Saltillo, MS

 

1     Kermit’s Outlaw Kitchen

       Tupelo, MS

Why Do Chef’s Wear Those Wild Pants? Really?

Loose Fit for Comfort

Most chefs and restaurant cooks wear a black-and-white checked pattern on their pants called houndstooth. These pants, often baggy and loose, aren’t meant to be fashionable. Instead, these baggy checked pants are worn loose to give chefs greater ease of movement. Chefs are constantly bending, turning, lifting and moving, and having to perform this job in tight pants would be difficult. Checked chefs’ pants also provide large pockets for storing tools, dirty towels or even snacks. The loose pants also help chefs keep cool in hot kitchens.

Pattern for Camouflage

Checked chefs’ pants help hide stains and spills. While a chef can easily change jackets to keep a clean appearance, he can’t change pants very easily. Checked pants make it harder for observers to notice the dirt and grime that can come from cleaning dirty equipment, splattering oil or dropping something.

Some chefs prefer to wear black, striped or colorfully patterned pants. Whatever the visual effect, the purpose is to hide the dirt.

Or Just To Be Different!

Yours truly loves his “Pepper Pants.”