Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Changes


Lots of updates!

I'll make this part of the story as quick as I can.

Back in August, the restaurant I've worked at for the past 2 1/2 years went out of business and took new ownership without much notice at all. Within 2 weeks, about the end of August we were all without jobs.
I had been a line cook there, but was always looking for a job in pastries again. It never worked out finding another job. So when all this was out of my control and I was without a job, I was really put into action finding a new one. It would have been very easy and quick to find another line cook right now because it's season and all but I knew if I did that again, to just find a job "for now" until I can find the one I truly want I would be stuck somewhere I wasn't happy for another 2 plus years or even longer this time. I decided
I wasn't going to, can't do that to myself so everyday I was on the search for a pastry job.
I'm not going to lie it was hard work and definitely disappointing to hear so many no or to not hear anything back at all but I kept at it.
So, about mid-October Dave gave me the heads up about a new restaurant he heard about that was going to open soon and was looking for all positions.
Ironically, the owner of this new restaurant is the owner of Henry's and Bogart's. If you remember from some of my previous posts, Dave and I went to both restaurants last year for food reviews.
I went and applied and met with the Chef. He asked what position I was interested in and when I told him pastry he said they really weren't planning on hiring a pastry chef , they were just going to buy the desserts (why I have a hard time finding a pastry job!). But, he liked my portfolio and said he would talk to the owner. I wasn't really hopeful after that but the next day he called back asking if I could come and do a tasting for him.
So, I believe with a little help from Dave's name and my pastry talents, I am proud to say that for the past month now I have been the Pastry Chef at Deck 84, in downtown Delray!
We opened a few weeks ago to the public and it has just been very successful. I am very HAPPY to have finally found a job that I love and that my heart is in.
So happy!!
If any of you know the area, it sits right on the intracoastal on Atlantic Ave, where Busch's Seafood used to be.
Please come visit and make sure to have dessert!

http://www.deck84.com/

Love&PeaceAlways.