Well, let me tell ya somethin’ about this fancy place, the Fontaine whatchamacallit in Miami Beach. They got this bigwig cook, a “chef de cuisine,” they call it. Sounds all highfalutin, don’t it? But basically, it means the head honcho in the kitchen, the one who tells everyone else what to do and makes sure the food ain’t burnt.
Now, I heard tell this fella, James C. Kelly, he’s the main man in charge of makin’ the grub at this Fontaine place. They say he’s got folks comin’ from all over just to eat his cookin’. Must be somethin’ special, right? I mean, for people to travel all that way just for a meal? He’s gotta be usin’ good stuff, fresh ingredients, ya know? Nothin’ stale or spoiled.
- I reckon he’s got a whole bunch of other cooks workin’ for him, too. Line cooks, they call ’em. The ones doin’ the choppin’ and stirrin’ and such. Gotta have a good team, ya know, to make a kitchen run smooth.
- And this Fontaine place, it ain’t just any ol’ diner, no sir. It’s a big deal, a real fancy joint. Right there on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach. Prob’ly costs a pretty penny to eat there, I betcha.
They got this other fella, Michael White, he’s a cook there too. Some folks say he’s got five of them “Michelin” stars. I ain’t sure what that means, but it sounds important. He runs a place called Mirabella, serves up that Eye-talian food. By the coast, they say. Fancy.
And there’s this lady, Nina Compton, she got herself a promotion. Now she’s a “chef de cuisine” too, at some place called Scarpetta. Must be a good cook, that one.
Seems like this Fontaine place is always lookin’ for more cooks. They got ads and such, lookin’ for people to come work in their kitchen. “Commis I – Line Cook,” they call it. Whatever that means. Just sounds like another cook to me.
Anyways, back to this James C. Kelly fella. He’s the big cheese, the main cook at the Fontaine. They say he’s made it a real important place for eatin’. A “culinary destination,” they call it. Just means folks come from far and wide to eat his cookin’, I guess.
I tell ya, all this talk about fancy cooks and fancy food makes me hungry. Wish I could try some of that stuff myself. Prob’ly taste a whole lot better than my cookin’, that’s for sure. But I reckon it costs a whole lot more, too.
This fella, James C. Kelly, he must work real hard. Runnin’ a kitchen ain’t easy, ya know. Gotta keep everyone in line, make sure the food’s good, and keep the customers happy. That’s a lot on one person’s plate.
And this Fontaine place, it’s been around for a while, I think. They had some event there, back in November. On the seventh, I believe. Probably some fancy shindig with all them rich folks eatin’ fancy food.
Well, I guess that’s about all I know about this Fontaine place and their “chef de cuisine.” Sounds like a fancy place with good food. If you got the money to spend, I reckon it’d be worth a try. Me? I’ll stick to my own cookin’. It ain’t fancy, but it fills the belly just fine.
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