Jim Cruz

In almost every cooking show I watch, the chef will coyly smile and say the kitchen is where the magic

Watching a well-orchestrated kitchen during the dinner rush is like viewing the ballet —if ballet involved fire, sharp knives, and

There's a moment—and every operator worth their salt knows this moment—when you're standing in

There's something profoundly satisfying about watching a well-orchestrated kitchen hit its stride twice in one day. Not the

There's a moment—and every corporate lackey knows it—when you're standing in some fluorescent-lit office

There's something achingly beautiful about watching a food truck pull into position at dawn, exhaust mixing with the

There's a moment—you know the one—when a family of four approaches your counter and you can

There's a moment, just after the last customer has pushed through your doors and the dining room falls

There's something deeply romantic about walking into a restaurant for the first time—the way the light catches

There's something beautiful about watching a chef work their station during the dinner rush—the ballet of knives,