The job.

Well, as I was researching different places I would want to apply and possibly work at, I stumbled across one place in particular.
Brix Restaurant, located in Napa.
Online there was a description about the Pastry Chef. And finding anything online about the Pastry staff is rare. No one gives the Pastry Chef the respect they deserve.

So that was the first place I went too when I started my job-hunt.

Its funny how nervous a person can get.
I was sitting my car, trying to get up the nerve to open the door and walk into the restaurant.
I tried to imagine myself doing that. I tried to picture the people inside who were working right at that moment.
Finally, with a big breath, and a quick prayer for peace, I opened the door.

I met Chef Danielle who was in charge of the Pastry Department. She was young and I really liked her!
When I asked if she was hiring, she smiled and said "possibly.."

HAAAA-lleluia!

We made plans for me to follow up with a stage later on, and I got back in my car and continued on my merry way.

Well, to make a long story short, I got the job!
And have been working there ever since- a year and a half.
Brix was a turning point in my life.

You know the people & places you encounter, that are life changing? Its the kind of event that impacts your life and makes you the person that you are.

I love my job.
I love the people that I work with.
And I love desserts. Even when it frusterates me.

One of these days Im going to write a book about my time at Brix. And a large part of that will be of what NOT to do when working in a restaurant.