It’s 6am and I’m awakened to the chirp of a black-capped chickadee. Maybe, for a second, I question if I’m tucked away in the woods, possibly at my favorite cabin at Suttle Lodge. That doubt is quickly dismissed when the tune of “Joy to the World” follows and I come to the realization that I…
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Olympic Aspirations at Berlu
The pandemic has forced us to remove ourselves from our lives as we knew it. What was meant to be a two-week hiatus, turned into a nearly year and a half of lockdown and restrictions. To this day we still navigate the restrictions that have been implemented to limit the spread of COVID-19 and, as…
Berlu: Birthday Card From Your Bank
Note from Food Dude: These are the only press releases I really look forward to. Well worth the time to read. I’ve always been fond of writing to friends and loved ones, whether it be in a greeting card, little piece of torn paper, post-it note, or post card (my favorite). With the ease of…
Send Noods
Around this time last year, the other chefs of Berlu and I were sitting at a table eating staff meal. It was a cold, rainy day and we had a fully booked service for the evening. As we sat, eating a noodle soup I made, I looked at everyone with a slight disappointment and said,…
Confessions Of A Vietnamese Baker
I share a car with my partner, but mostly rely on my scooter (Vespa-esque) as my main source of transportation. On market days, she and I would go together, loading up the car and dropping the produce off at Berlu. Occasionally, I’d have to transport produce/goods via scooter, rigging it with boxes and bags to…
Missing hair tie
About a year ago, I was having lunch with my girlfriend, when she expressed her need for a hair tie. I love her dearly, but she always seems to be misplacing her hair ties, among other things. In that instance, I wished I could have been her “heroic” Enrique Inglesias and have a hair tie…