The Parlor

After preliminaries my parents and i decided to go have lunch at "The Parlor" ...let me go back to October of 2010........ C-CAP hosted an information workshop at a  Restaurant supply store. here they spoke to us about what is expected of us as students and competitors, we heard from 2 C-CAP alumni , one of the guys that spoke to us had earned a $5000. scholarship  and was currently attending a culinary school here in Phoenix, he also demonstrated the competition salad ( my mom and i thought he took way to long to make it) the other person was Jared Porter, he too was awarded a scholarship  i believe it was for 2 years...( many years ago)  he is now the executive chef of  The Parlor , he spoke to all of us about his journey and what made him decide to be a chef, he later explained to us how to make Pizzas, everyone that was there was allowed to make pizzas , we even got to take some home. My Father Auggie spoke to Chef Jared Porter about the Industry and if he can explain to me that it's not all Glitz and Glamour like TV Network Portrays Chefs to be. Chef Jared explained that it's hard, long hours and simply no time for family of personal life , that the restaurant life consumes every part of your personal life. he handed us his business card and invited us to his restaurant and to call him before we head to the Parlor.

Chef Jared Porter, explaining to us about the dough

Teaching us how to  stretch out our pizza dough

 now let me fast Forward to February 2011.... so my parents and i go to the parlor after the C-Cap competition to have lunch at the Parlor. we called in advanced and unfortunately Chef Jared was not in. We get to the restaurant and get seated and we ask the waiter if chef was in , he said yes and that he would let him know we are there. we place our order, minutes later chef comes over and speaks to us, he remembered us from the workshop(auggie must have left a big impression , big bald guy ...how could he forget him), asked how i did , explained to him that we won't know for about 2 weeks. we just start talking for a while, he leaves we get our meals and the food was fantastic, home made pizza's, Cheese, pasta's , breads, they also have a garden outside at the 'entrance of the restaurant . i believe the best part of all was that he sent over a few complimentary dishes ...something we were not expecting , he even sent us deserts yummo.

after we have our dinner he once again came over asked us how we enjoyed our meal and ...MY MOTHER opens her big mouth and ask if they were hiring ...URGHHH...i could just die...Chef say's to fill out an application and if something comes up he will call me...i fill out the application and we head out ....Lets Hope he calls.