Sunday, April 3, 2011

My restaurant concepts

So alot of people have been asking me about what type of restaurant(s) I would like to have so I decided to tell you and post this. These are all concepts of mine and could change within the future but as of right now this is what i want.


Citrus

1-3 michelin star restaurant

Dress- Jacket required

Dinner only

Location- Las Vegas, Nevada or Napa California

This restaurant is essentially my dream restaurant. Seasonal fresh vegetables and meats, preferably organic and local. Not necessarily farm-to-table, more like Fedex-to-table, especially if its in Las Vegas. The restaurant would be two stories tall with a contemporary modern interior which would include large windows (if applicable), neutral colors, low level led lighting throughout, see through wine room on second story thats illuminated by colored lights, no tablecloths, and lots of metals, stone, woods, and other earthy materials. The cuisine would be Modern American with a french influence. There would be three menus, Tasting menu, Vegetable menu, and salon menu or a la carte menu. The menus are all course driven and very wine friendly. The dining room would consist about 60-80 seats and a private party room which can host 25 people comfortably.


Stone Oak Bistro- yeah i know the names tacky but deal with it

Casually upscale

Dress-Casual

Lunch and Dinner

Location- San Antonio, Texas on Stone oak pkwy & Evans road

This restaurant is a casually upscale restaurant in Stone oak which will serve a seasonal menu consisting of soups, salads, salad entrees, sandwiches, and several entree's. Consist of two patios one for dining room and for the bar, full bar, three party rooms/overflow, modern bright interior, lots of stone and neutral tones. private functions are available by using one of the party rooms or entire restaurant. can customize menu for private functions if needed.


Alamo Brasserie

French Bistro/brasserie

Dress-casual

Lunch and Dinner

Location- San Antonio, Austin, Texas

This restaurant is a casual french brasserie that serves simple french comfort foods. A raw bar is also included in the restaurant. The restaurants bar will have a Zinc countertop and display vast amounts of liqueur on the walls. The raw bar will display seasonal oysters, clams, mussels, crab, and lobster. Shrimp is also available. The food as I said is very simple, clean, and seasonally based. Terrines, pate's, and ballotines are on menu along with various hor's deourves and salads and entree's. The interior is a traditonal french bouchon with light colors, mirrors, wood elements throughout and brass metals.


Cozze

Modern Italian

Dress-Casual

Lunch and Dinner

Location- San Antonio, Austin Texas possibly

This modern italian restaurant will feature Lunch and dinner with handmade pastas, breads, charcuterie, pizzas, and more. The interior will have woods, stone, and concrete elements. I would like this restaurant to have a "courtyard" style patio or outdoor dining for a more intimate feel.


Name TBD

French

Dress- Jacket required

Location- San Antonio

This French restaurant will probably be the most expensive restaurants in San Antonio unfortunatley. This restaurant is a course driven restaurant offering time slots of about 2-3 hours per menu tasting. There will be three menus. Tasting menu, Vegetarian Menu, Salon Menu. Tasting menu will consist of 8-13 courses. The Vegetarian menu will consist of 5-8 courses. Finally the Salon menu will consist of specifically chosen courses out of the tasting and vegetarian menus to be offered a la carte. The food will be very wine friendly. Wont be to spicy or very acidic in flavors. The interior of the restaurant will be contemporary modern with dim lighting, white table cloths, neutral colors, and minimalist decorations. This restaurant will be designed for the riverwalk but could be built else where.

I have more restaurant concepts but those are my main ones right now. This note will be updated in the near future.

Monday, December 6, 2010

My new toy

I am so happy to finally have my own Immersion Circulator. Its the newest model that Polyscience came out with. Very similar to the first model but is now completly covered in plastic, the coils are hidden, and has a large screen.




Someday....

Someday I will have one of these..... or three haha.

Now thats alot of greens

Now thats how you make 250 salads!! Old pic from when I was at Ciao 2.

The Lodge at Castle Hills

This has been an exciting long term stage for me. I've learned alot since October and still continue to learn new techniques. I thank all the chefs for there time and patience to teach me new tricks and techniques. Here are some awesome dishes the chefs had made.





Squid ink agnolotti



New home creations

Chocolate Cake, Raspberry Mascarpone mousse, fluer de sel
Deconstructed Bouillabaisse, fennel frawns, Halibut, Orange Zest
Roasted Free Range Organic Chicken, Ratatouille, Pan Jus, Microgreens

Creations from my Chef Dad

Here are some wonderful dishes that Chef Eduardo Ramos or "Chef Dad" from Neiman Marcus Mariposa made.



Birthday cake his sous chef, Carl Pierro made for me