In November 2010 Chef Floyd Cardoz had called me into his office along with the Chef de Cuisine Ty Kotz. This was never a good scenario. Being called into a private meeting with Chef and Ty never had a good outcome. It not only meant I was about to get scolded for something, it meant I was about to get scolded for something so bad Chef Cardoz had to do it in private.
I slowly walked behind them, my short stature illusioning I was a kindergartner following my two teachers. Closing the door I sat down quietly, awaiting my fate. "I am going to be opening a new restaurant soon, and I would like for you to come work with me again." Wait...what? "It's not going to be like this. The food will be different, the restaurant will be different." "Of course I will Chef, I would love to open a restaurant with you!"
Little did I know what was ahead of me.
