Ballard Greener
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Location | United States |
| Introduction | By the Time I finished culinary school and spent several summers working 10-12 hr days 6 days per week, in many different 90 degree kitchens, I was burned out. Having witnessed bad attitudes and all out fights -which culinary is known for- I had seen enough. My experience was witness to degradation of staff by chefs/owners-who had a misconception of management-to a host of self destructive behaviors practically condoned by the industry. I've seen smoking in kitchens, dogs in kitchen, roaches, rats, and I've once seen a cook eat food which had fallen on a disgusting dirty floor. This all lead me to transition out of the kitchen and into more administrative roles within the fickle industry of hospitality. Now, Approaching midlife, I look back to see every restaurant or hotel I have ever worked for closed for business, including a 5 star 4 diamond Property. When I consider all the incredible effort, I and many of my great co-workers, put into these businesses, I’m left with my opening line, -what are we all doing here?- |
| Interests | snow sports, water sports, guitar, cooking, travel,boating |
| Favorite movies | Independant Film, love comedies, sappy stories, something about mary, Walk hard the Dewey Cox story |
| Favorite music | Instrumental surf, folk,rock, music that favors lyric over guitar solo,dave matthews,bob dylan |
| Favorite books | I read novels rarely, periodicals, newspapers, cook books, how to books, liked mfk fisher consider the oyster. The last book I read was stephen hawking a brief history of time. |