Monday, January 19, 2009
January 19. 2009
Tonight I cooked dinner for my family at Benihana. I came, I saw, I cooked! It was much harder to cook for 5 than to cook for one, and I thought one was pretty difficult. Gary seemed pretty proud of me, and the kids all seemed to enjoy dinner. Chef Anton was again so gracious, even though I made a complete mess of his grill. He let me wear his belt, with the holster for the knife. Gary, Ben, and Lily all captured the historic event on video and digitally. I can run, but I can't hide!
Leaving Benihana, I had a flash back to my freshman year at I.U. I hated dorm food, and it was not uncommon for me to cook asian-inspired food on the hot plate of my popcorn popper. It was pretty easy, and really cheap, so I guess this was my early attempt at teppanyaki cooking!
When I left tonight, I was given both my red toque, and my apron. It was fun to leave with these, and to keep my special memories. Each of the kids took turns trying on the over-sized hat. I couldn't figure out where to keep it, so Gary popped it onto the top of Dumb Dumb Give Me Gum Gum, our totem pole that sits in our hallway. Dumb Dumb, as we usually call him, was named after the Easter Island statue in the Ben Stiller movie Night at the Museum. Dumb Dumb looks pretty cute disguised as a chef!
There are many pictures and videos taken by Gary and the kids, and I will find a way to post them shortly.
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