The Chef from Central Park in NYC recently stayed with us at The Culinary Vegetable Institute. Chef Georg Hoehan took a few days off from his usual job and came to work with the vegetables and as he said " be a kid in a sandbox". During his stay he worked at the The Chefs Garden farm by day and was able to hang out with Jonny and I by night. He was originaly from Germany but has traveled quite a bit in his life time and was truly a lovely man. Sharing as much time as he could he discussed about Sustainable Agriculture, seeing new products in the dirt, driving a tractor, his childhood when he would fetch fresh milk from the cows out back, Sharing ideas, and even inviting us to come to The Ritz to see his home away from home. Jonny and I had a great time with him, each evening we made dinner for him and sometimes we were even able to sit and shoot the Shit over a glass of wine! Its amazing here, the Chefs that come through in a year and let us pick their brain...I just love these moments and cant wait to see whats next. During one of the days he was here The Farm sent over a mystery basket filled with unusal vegetables for him to "play" with. He had a certain amount of time to do this and with him being the only chef visitng Jonny and I were recruited. We had such a great time learning and watching, and of course eating. THANKS SO MUCH Chef Georg, we will keep in touch!
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hey guys, sounds like you are having a great time. i am so happy for both of you. :)
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