“I really like to eat junkfood. I work all day, twelve, thirteen hour days. I like to go get a burger. Grilled cheese sandwiches. Mac and cheese. Nothing makes me happier than that. I also- I also like oysters. I love to go get a bunch of oysters.”
There is something about Jim’s face, voice and behavior that reminds me of the chefs I worked with in Boston, in a good way. He was the first chef I worked with in Chicago, at Terragusto, where he left before I left, and then the whole place closed. I was new to the city and determined to show my stuff- during my waiter training I stayed late each night helping the kitchen break down. Jim and I shot the shit. He moved on- to work at a good Italian restaurant, and I moved on- to work for the place I had in mind all along. I found this video of him.
nice Boston bulldog.