March 26, 2012

We were so pleased and excited to have Misty Callies, a chef for the last thirty years, and co-founder and head chef of Zanzibar restaurant, as our guest chef this past week. Misty is down to earth, hard working, creative, and really fun to have in the kitchen. And, with close to 180 guests to serve, she didn't stop moving once all morning. (Which is why the above photo is of Misty in some other kitchen that I swiped off ... Continue reading

March 18, 2012

I know! These are not the best photos I've ever taken. So sorry, but trying to get both Alex and Allison to stand still for 2 seconds put together was beyond my capacity. These two showed up at 5:30am, just as I was starting the first pot of Roos Roast coffee, and they did not stop moving until way after 10am. AND, this after experiencing the Dexter tornado action first hand the evening before. Oh! speaking of the Dexter tornado, ... Continue reading

March 10, 2012

What a great crew from Harvest Kitchen in the house this week, with Melanie Adams in the lead and Michael Schmid as sous chef. They brought us some wonderful sandwich specials. The first sammie was a challah French toast, stuffed with ricotta cheese and fruit preserves, topped with a rich Mindo chocolate and Roos Roast coffee mocha sauce and a sprinkle of Harvest Kitchen granola and a side of bacon. This was rich, comfort food and its finest, and very popular. The ... Continue reading

March 5, 2012

Thanks to Dylan and Heidi Stockman for making us breakfast this week! These first timer Selma Chefs were super organized, way fun, and made us some delicious specials. Take a look. Dylan and Heidi offered (top photo) Spinach Scramble with Dragonwood Farm eggs and Tantre Farm spinach, served with Carpenter Organic Farm's fried potatoes, Black Oak Farm bacon, Avalon Bakery toast and a side of hoop house greens from Green Things Farm. All topped with feta cheese from LuBelle Farm Dairy, ... Continue reading