Every good thing has an end

I was browsing online and wanted to see some of the restaurants that I was formerly employed at and what they were doing. As my search took me back to my roots on some of the menus (seriously they haven't changed) I was very saddened to find out that Mudd's restaurant in San Ramon CA, has closed it's doors. This was my first true restaurant job where I learned what a busy small restaurant can put out. The food was very high quality (we had and acre on organic gardens in the backyard way before that became popular) The service was still some of the best I have ever experienced. The two chefs that trained me have left lasting impressions on my cooking style. There are so many wonderful memories I have of Mudd's. Whether it be of burning and cutting myself on a very busy fathers day, or explaining to the chefs that I wanted to do small little bites of food with intense flavor (Nouvelle cuisine) at age 17. I learned many fundamentals on how a kitchen should run and what cooks are capable of.

I could go on and on about how well they treated me and the food but I am feeling kinda empty at this very moment. I am going to let the departure of one of the great bay area restaurants (not in SF) sink in and I will get back with more fond memories and little tid bits. Mudd's restaurant will always be in my thoughts and in my dreams.