My next big project #2

I wanted to make this new blog for those who have read my last blog about my upcoming project with Tim who has Lukemia and to talk about another project I have in mind. I have not been able to start the project with Tim as of yet.

One more project I have in the works is titled "Controlled Chaos". This project stems from my work as a cook in many restaurants over the last 20 years.

Controlled chaos is a term often used in the restaurant business to describe the appearance of absolute chaos in a busy restaurant kitchen during. In a well run restaurant kitchen with the right kitchen staff it may seem like chaos to someone not involved in the restaurant business but everyone has their place and job and is actually very much in control.Hence the term Controlled chaos.

Many people seem to have an impression that their food magically gets delivered to their table without much of a clue of what actually goes on behind that kitchen door the waiter or waitress brings your food through.

In actuallity many restaurant kitchens are considered cold if the tempurature is below 100 degrees. Add to this the the wearing of a thick linen chefs coat and often a linen chefs hat(toke) or some sort of head covering,heavy duty footwear.

Cooks get hurt, some often work 12-16 hour shifts, miss their childs birthday party, their anniversary, go years without a vacation. It is nothing like you see on the food channel where everything is calm and easy going.

So,one of the other projects I will be doing is showing the reality behind the scenes in restaurant kitchens.

I have been granted permission by the owners of a well known restaurant group in the Sacramento area, which owns over 10 very well known Sacramento area restaurants, to shoot this series in their restaurants.

Having worked in two of their fine dining restaurants I know some of the people I will be photographing. I know what makes them tick in their kitchens, what makes their tempers flare. Knowing such things will hopefully make for some good photographs.

I meet with the owners later this month.