Working To Live, Living To Eat

Welcome to the life of a workaholic and a food junkie. I don’t just work in the industry, I live in it. Monday through Friday I am a publicist for a firm whose specialty is hospitality, mainly restaurants. After 5 p.m. and on weekends I work as the ever-dedicated waitress. Excuse me, “server.” I really don’t care what you call it, but for those who do, I suppose we can go with server. Either way, I am involved in almost every aspect of the restaurant business. I love to eat (really, who doesn’t?) and I am a terrible cook so dining out is really the only option. When high school kids were going to keggers with the senior guys, my friends and I were going out to local restaurants. We were 15 and luckily, we never put on the weight. Seriously… how does that happen?

I have many passions but there are two that really take hold in my life: food and writing. I studied advertising and marketing communications in college and always loved the writing that came with it. When I was ten I received a Winnie the Pooh diary and after that it was all over. I have boxes of old journals that I look back at and laugh. I’ve been told I am a pretty decent writer and it is one of the reasons the PR firm I work for hired me. I have also been working in restaurants since I was a teenager. The two end up going hand in hand as customer service is key in both professions and being able to relate to your target audience is crucial. Whether selling that special steak on tonight’s menu for $100 or sending out a release on a chef change to a journalist, you have to be convincing enough to get your customer hooked, in an honest way. Pitching restaurants I love and serving great food is what I live for.

So there you have it. I love food. I love cocktails (did I actually leave that out?). And I love to write. With that in mind, I’d like to share my food affairs with anyone who is interested. And by the way, reading this blog pairs well with a bottle of Chenin Blanc. Just saying.