Posts in January 2007
Reimagining George's at the Cove
Flashback to 1984, the year George’s at the Cove opened. I had just purchased my first VCR. Computers were not an integral tool in business or personal use. Cell phones were not the omnipresent reality of our lives. The Internet did not even exist! Boy, how the world has changed, and we, the dining public, have changed along with it. Dining is no longer “fine” as it was defined 20 years ago. Special occasion-oriented formal service, coats and ties, and highly structured menus were the rule. Today’s restaurant guest is more discerning and more targeted in their…
Read MoreReimagining California Cuisine
As a chef, I have become adept at molding my cuisine into what is right for the locations and environments in which I find myself. My signature style, if I had one, was founded on a respect for the culture I found myself in. Cooking has given me the fortunate opportunity to live in some great places – Ojai, Santa Barbara, Switzerland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Maui and the Big Island, Sundance (Utah), and now La Jolla. These are all very different places with different clienteles, local ingredients and styles of cooking.
