Hey guys...
Next month, July 17th I will have been living here in Staunton, VA for 2 years. With me being a New Yorker, I've noticed something about this town I live in. But before I tell you what it is, look at the video below that is on YouTube. It was in Google's newsfeed.
I worked in The hospitality/Food Service field for over 43 years. I have worked beside some well-known Chefs, and I have spoken with Chefs of some well-known stars. To say that I know my way around, up and down in a kitchen... I know my stuff. What I don't know, I ask. But when The Pandemic hit New York City, I think I was the last of the Old School Cooks to leave. Believe me, I didn't want to. But it didn't look like it was going back to those days...ever.
My first job less than 24 hours after I arrived was working in a Bakery, Production. By the way, you have to try a hot fresh roll coming out of an oven. It gets smacked out of the pan it's in...right into your mouth. NO butter is needed.
My next job was working in Hardees. I worked there for 10 months and then "Folded My Apron" on May 16th, 2022. I retired. I really didn't want to, but I had to. I was tired, I was having FUN! But I was really tired. I needed to relax and step back and LIVE instead of surviving, like I was so used to.
Staunton, VA is a small quiet..town? I questioned that because the total population is under 30,000 people. It's backward here. I live downtown. All that you see in that video is within 1 to 4 blocks from where I live. The Stonewall Jackson Hotel, which is called '24 South' is right across the street. I live at 27 South Market Street. For real, all of those places are less than 5 minutes walk from my front door.
What caused me to email you guys is that I saw something else on Google's newsfeed. It talks about the great places to eat. Something has been eating away at my brain...dying to chew its way out and I have been trying to hold it in for the longest.
Please read the next 2 emails, do me that favor.
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