Concrete Jungle

"I'm gonna make it by any means, 

I got a pocket full of dreams.

Baby, I'm from New York"

I'm so excited to announce that I landed my second big city job at an amazing restaurant in the Lower East Side called Pig and Khao! The cuisine is Southeast Asian, specifically Filipino, and the kitchen is open to the restaurant. It's a smaller venue with a smaller amount of staff, making the kitchen super close and friendly. The co-owner is Chef Leah Cohen, who has really made a name for herself in the food industry and New York culinary scene. She was even on Bravo's Top Chef a few seasons back and performed extremely well. I'm thrilled to be working for an amazing female chef and to learn new techniques in a awesome restaurant.

I started the job last Monday and I've loved every minute of it since. Today I even worked brunch and was able to work the line on garde manger. Feel free to check back on Nom Nom New York because I'll be giving updates on my two jobs, the conclusion of culinary school at ICC, and of course the restaurants I nom-on in and around the city. New York City; the city where dreams are made of, and there's nothing you can't do...never have I thought this to be more true. Cheers and nom on!