Australia Day Cooking Class

Fox & Obel

Tuesday January 19th at 6pm

 To Register visit
www.foxandobel.com

Australia Day Demo Cooking Class

Roaring 40's Blue Cheese and Caremilized Onion Tartlet


Southern Rock Lobster Steaks on Wilted Greens
 with Roasted Parsnip, Onion Marmelade and Grilled Herb Toast


Pink Passionfruit Cupcakes
with Candied Hibscus Flower

4 Days to go....

Happy Holidays To all....

Well its been a rough trip this year and i dont regret any of it, Ive opened some new doors and closed others. With the return to Aus in May next year im gearing up to do 2 events for Australia Day.

The 1st a Demo Cooking Class at Fox and Obel.... Jan 19th 2010 (date to be confirmed) with a menu of my favourite things.

The 2nd my Australian Supper Club Dinner ...... Jan 25th 2010 (tickets will go on sale January 5th-15th) the menus will be online tomorrow.

As allways I cant make these events a success with out your support so when they are up online please help me get the word out and forward my web page.

Thanks for all your support and email me if you have any questions.

Peace Out

JA

Happy Holidays

I want to take the focous away from all this bad juju that has been in my world and Wish You allthe very best of Holidays and enjoy Xmas its one if my Fav times of the year and looking to be a great Xmas Day here at the house.

Peace Out,

JA

A New Day

Well i revised my angry blog from yesterdayafternoon.....late last night, for those few that read it I still feel that way. I cant belive that people think they can take advantage of people and tell you that if you want to get paid you will be let go. (Enough about ole for now on on too the other one....)

Don't support peole like this..... or people that think its okat to cut your wages by 25% as the chopping block did december 15th last xmas. (I was an idiot to stay there so long but she planned it well "get them when there are no jobs around and they'll be trapped". I even heard a roumor that she was talking about staff to other prospective employeers cause i was not the only one try to get the hell out of their. Ilediglly......) I took a job that i thought was going to be good for my career(even after i had been warned by others that said she was a bitch and not to do it but i was persuaded by a good friend that knew her through other avenues and i have trusted his advice for the last 6 years. Well i was promised full time! never got it...Had to sign a noncompete clause which i was fine with but not when you take 25% of my pay (you cow) then had 2 of the most useless bitch managers that gave everybody else their work and sat in front of a compuiter all day but never managed to check email...lol what the hell did they do????? Oh and lets not forget HEALTH INSURENCE yes i was told after 90 days i would get this but when i applied for it i was told because i would not make my self advaidable 6 days a week i was not able to get it...(sorry for expecting 2 days off a week) then when you get sick they give you shit cause you call in.(Hey assholes sorry i dont book inadvance when im going to be sick i guess your a little more special...yer right!!!!) Where did you train...Oh thats right you learnt from who!!!!

Any way im going to have some coffee, Oh just got off the phone with ROC and CRUPLS oh its going to be a bumpy Xmas for some.........

Peace Out

JA

EX CHEF

Well folks, im no longer Chef at ole' ole' in Andersonvile, It wont be my food or me in the kitchen...my menu who know's, hope it works out for them.

Peace Out,

JA

A new arrival for Xmas

Im happy to say my sister Amy had her first baby last night, Colby Michael was born @ 9.45 pm in Australia @ Flinders Medical Center weighing in at 6lb 8oz. Im told Mum and baby are doing well and cant wait to see pic's of my little nephew...... Im now an Uncle! 

And not to forget the Savanna Xmas party was great last night!  Met some wonderful people and all seemed to love the food. Thanks Savanna I had a great time and now I have a little nephew as well :) I will post a couple of the recipes from the party soon. If you want any other's feel free to email me.

Big hugs & stay warm,

JA

Savanna Xmas Party

Hey so im posting alot today I know just so much going on, im out of town and away from the resturant hope its goinng well ifanyone has gone in let me know how its been. So after 2 days prep we are finally at the day of the Xmas Party and so far all is well im right on track with the food and taking a few minutes to blog real quick. there is going to be i think about 75 people and think we have plently of food, i will take some pics and post them tomorrow. Well keep checking things out cause im going to get back on track with the blog and expand it a little so it might get a little saucy in here lol ive come up with a new segment that im naming "the ugly truth" yes after the movie it inspired me to tell it a little more like I see it.....

Have a fun night all and catch you a little later, maybe even during the party.....

JA

Dinner at Bombfire Pizza

Hey All,

Well if you dont know im in Savanna, IL helping my friends Eric and Allen do the food for their Xmas Party this evening. Last night wehad a chance to duck out for wood fire pizza (think of me yelling that in that anoying "opraha style voice") LOL..... well it was great met the owner Tom and he showed me around their cool kitchen and the wood buring oven! Now keep in mind this is only wood heating up this oven its was so cool, not like the one at Table 52 (not putting the oven down at all) which was both gas and wood this baby runs on wood alone we had crab stuffedmushrooms to start then followed by two pizza's the first was bbq chicken my fav! and then a pepperoni and mushroo, both were great and you could realy get the flav of the wood oven. We might be heading back there Sunday to help him work out some bread stuff, so if you are ever in the hood you gotta check it out.
Open Thurs-Sunday Nights

Bombfire Pizza
516 Pearl st.
Sabula Iowa

1.563.249.8688

Ole' Ole' Resturant

So our 1st friday night with the new menu and so far so good, got great response from customers a big night coming up saturday night and a great sunday brunch menu for this sunday 11am-3pm come by and say hello and try some of the fun stuff we r going to make, hope to see you all soon.

Big hugs,

JA

Ole' Ole' In Andersonville

Hello All,

Come see me at Ole' Ole' as HEAD CHEF we are doing a New menu starting Monday  Night November 30th. Its a great new start in what has been one of the worst year's and employers that ive ever had to deal with in my 20 years as a Chef. Im not going to lie Ole' Ole' is broken but i belive in it so much and need your support to help me turn this great little Nevuo Latino spot in my hood around....

 Ole' Ole'
5413 N Clark St
Chicago, IL 60640-1209
(773) 293-2222

From  5pm Monday - Saturday
and Brunch on Sunday

Come and say hello.....