Thank you for reading. Someday soon I’ll put up an essay about thoughts I had long ago about “going into the restaurant business”. I always felt it would take away my sensitivity, and lesson my chances at becoming an artist of life, which I believe is one of the finer practices of living on earth. A sense of wonder never depleted, living as often as possible in the present moment, moving from one thing to the next like a ball floating down a rapid river... And creating! Practicing an art to slow down. Restaurant work can be very creative, but then there is the business side, and the profit motive, which often conflicts with the art of cooking. I am very fortunate to have had a partner supporting my choice to live a hand-to-mouth existence.