You Know Your Dad’s a Chef When . . . part 1

I’ve been spending time sharing about what it’s like to be married to a chef.  But what is it like to be the daughter of a chef?  I personally don’t know, but I am very close to 3 little ones who do!

In order to really give you a picture of how we emulsify or combine restaurant and family life, we have to include the kids.   I’ve decided to start a series called, “You Know Your Dad’s a Chef When . . .”

So today is part 1 of many posts to come.

You know your Dad’s a chef when . . .

your science fair project looks like this.

cupcake photo shoot

Does food presentation affect how someone thinks food will taste?

Or this.

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Which frosting tastes better?  Homemade or store bought?

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Playing Restaurant

This might not be a surprise, but there are many meals or snacks we eat at restaurants.  And when I say restaurants, I mean a pretend restaurant created by one or more children in our home.  I guess that really should not be a surprise to me since they see Daddy go off to a restaurant everyday.

I am really not sure what sparks the idea in their little minds to all of a sudden feel the need to do this, but this morning was one of those times. (more…)