Happiness

House Smoked Duck Breast, Sweet Potato, Arabic Truffles and Zereshk Puree and Spicy Coriander Oil

Everyone has a different definition of Happiness. One might think money brings happiness and the headaches that go with it, but most of us would like to give it an honest try at least. Others think it is sitting on a beach for a week in a tropical island, being served drinks in between a dip in the ocean, some would say a close family. And me, why not combine the lot and add cooking great food for who ever wants to enjoy the delicacies of the day… Seasonal produce served at its freshest, to awaiting palates ready to satisfy a burning hunger.

Is a hamburger just a hamburger? Or is it ground Black Angus beef with aged cheddar cheese, House smoked Bacon, homemade tomato relish, slow cooked caramelized red onions, seasoned vine ripened tomato and crisp little gem lettuce leaves. This is a chefs version of the cup being half full or was that half empty, was I filling the cup or drinking it???????

In the words of Edith Wharton

If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time. 

Chasing your own happiness is like a dog chasing the wheels of a car. Maybe other people do not understand why you do it, but it is your actions that change your own future..

Memories of a childhood meal far surpass nearly any other meal. When we all grow up the thought of a floating reformed tomato that explodes upon the first bit (molecular gastronomy) sound great, but really most of us just want a meal that triggers true happiness of memories that last a lifetime.

The key to happiness as I see it is in these words:

When I stand before God (or what ever you believe) at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.

Erma Bombeck