Wednesday, September 25, 2013

The Happy Chef

Tony has been working at the Hearthstone Grill for a few months and since being there has been doing a little bit of everything.  He was a server/prep cook and most currently pizza maker.  He's also been inspired to help out with coming up with new desserts and new menu items.  Other than a few other workers that he's not too fond of, he likes it and lately he seems really happy.  Happier than he's been in a while.  I think having something else to look forward to and feeling needed by someone else was just what he needed.  I think the owner sees what an asset he is and the past two weekends he ends up working late to help out.  This past Sunday he was late getting home and explained that there was a reservation for 8 people and then nearly at the same time another table of 8 came in and didn't want to leave the rest of the staff 'in the weeds' because one of the other chefs had just been let go earlier in the day!  I can honestly say that this is most dedicated I've seen him with any of his jobs and that's really nice to see.  I even caught him shaving his arm hair off the other day because I guess he was tired of burning off his arm hair reaching into the oven so he just decided to take care of it ahead of time.  The job itself brings with it, its own set of drama, but I love how he comes home and wants to talk about what happened and how he stayed late to sample some of the new beers with Mark (the owner) that he just got in.  I love how happy he is.   

The other day, he got a package via UPS and the outside of the bag read "the happy chef".  Inside were a few chef hats - the kind he likes best and a few aprons if he ends up waiting tables again.  Of course the babies wanted to try on daddy's hats and we're glad they did - because it was super duper cute!

See for yourself!







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This is the pizza oven at HearthStone where Tony spends his weekends!


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