A Friendly Call from Chicago
Julie Green and Keen
2/02/2015
22
I was so excited when the phone rang this morning and heard a familiar voice on the other end. My beloved “cookbook” cook that moved to Chicago called to check in and see how things have been going. We talk over Facebook every once in a while but it was so great to hear his voice again. It had been so long since I had a good chat with him.
From the sounds of his voice and all his crazy antics, it seems as though he is doing great in Chicago. He told me that the restaurant he is working at is doing very well and since he became the head chef their business has continued to grow; no surprise there. He is one of the most brilliant chef’s I have ever met. He explained how since starting at the restaurant, he has created a couple new seasonal dishes that have been very successful amongst patrons.
Chicago is treating his family well too. They are all settled in and transforming to become more “Midwestern”…his exact words. :D His kids love having so many parks and a zoo (in the summer) in their backyard. It makes me so happy for him that everything is good and that his family is loving it there.
He said that the only hard adjustment has been the extremely brutal Chicago winter. Obviously, living in California for years did not prepare him for the snow, cold temperatures, and ice that winter brings. Seeing all the snowfall and cold temperatures in Chicago on the news, makes me feel a little bad for them. (To keep him thinking about us in sunny CA, I send him pictures of the sun and blue skies; maybe it will convince him to come back…just kidding I am happy for him) It was funny listening to how he has to bundle up just to go to the grocery store and get his kids ready for school.
His kids are loving the snow, besides all the layers they have to put on. He has sent me a few pictures of them playing in the snow and making snowmen in the park. He says they also have been ice skating in Millennium Park quite a bit…I am jealous of that. California doesn't really have outdoor ice skating in the snow. :)
I am so happy I got to talk to him for a while today and that him and his family are doing great. After chatting with him, I think I need to plan a trip to the Windy City to visit him and the restaurant he works at. I think I can make that a business trip right?
GO VEGGIES...inside joke between me and Mr. Cookbook. :)
Go Green and Staying Keen,
Julie
From the sounds of his voice and all his crazy antics, it seems as though he is doing great in Chicago. He told me that the restaurant he is working at is doing very well and since he became the head chef their business has continued to grow; no surprise there. He is one of the most brilliant chef’s I have ever met. He explained how since starting at the restaurant, he has created a couple new seasonal dishes that have been very successful amongst patrons.
Chicago is treating his family well too. They are all settled in and transforming to become more “Midwestern”…his exact words. :D His kids love having so many parks and a zoo (in the summer) in their backyard. It makes me so happy for him that everything is good and that his family is loving it there.
He said that the only hard adjustment has been the extremely brutal Chicago winter. Obviously, living in California for years did not prepare him for the snow, cold temperatures, and ice that winter brings. Seeing all the snowfall and cold temperatures in Chicago on the news, makes me feel a little bad for them. (To keep him thinking about us in sunny CA, I send him pictures of the sun and blue skies; maybe it will convince him to come back…just kidding I am happy for him) It was funny listening to how he has to bundle up just to go to the grocery store and get his kids ready for school.
His kids are loving the snow, besides all the layers they have to put on. He has sent me a few pictures of them playing in the snow and making snowmen in the park. He says they also have been ice skating in Millennium Park quite a bit…I am jealous of that. California doesn't really have outdoor ice skating in the snow. :)
I am so happy I got to talk to him for a while today and that him and his family are doing great. After chatting with him, I think I need to plan a trip to the Windy City to visit him and the restaurant he works at. I think I can make that a business trip right?
GO VEGGIES...inside joke between me and Mr. Cookbook. :)
Go Green and Staying Keen,
Julie