We Are Growing! @UnionKitchenDC
Janalee Redmond
I have not been writing much lately. Part of that is because we've been going through an explosive period, of growth in production, in orders, in sourcing ingredients that meet our exacting standards.
I love managing the various issues of a small business but the classic maxim is very true. Every day, a new problem. The good news? I have found great staff to assist in production.
On the left is Stephon, Omar in the center and me on the right. We posed in the photo booth while working the Union Kitchen Open Tasting on July 16th.
Stephon is a graduate of the DC Central Kitchen program where he was trained to work in a professional kitchen and given great opportunities to intern in big-time production kitchens. He is the pressure cooker whisperer, beyond all others that I have tasked, and he so gets the timing, the watching and the care that must be taken. I am mute with gratitude.
Omar has been in the restaurant business for many years and he is a wonder with a knife and a stove. Watch out! This man gets things done, and Brainy Belly is thrilled to have him on our team. He has tackled the cooking of this new restricted diet protocol with his characteristic energy. He gobbles up the books that I share with him, and given his own digestive issues, is quick to relate with the importance of strict adherence.
The power of Brainy Belly to achieve our ambitious program is finding traction. With the help of Omar and Stephon we can deliver Personal Chef meals, fulfill our retail and wholesale orders and spend the time testing recipes that must be done if we are to provide spectacular services for our clients.
Please watch for additions to our retail and Personal Chef menus. We rack our brains to determine how we can provide the services needed for our clients, in a particularly delicious and tasty form.