Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half-Baked. The dining-out clientele in South Florida is… let’s use the word unique. Some are here to play (and we restaurant workers don’t begrudge them; we live for our snowbirds). Some are here to…

Since it’s debut in November 2010, Deck 84 has been full steam ahead with Chef Chuck Gittleman at the helm. Clean Plate Charlie has learned that as of Tuesday the Delray Beach, waterfront jewel in Burt Rapoport’s crown is without Chef Chuck. As a 15 year vet in the Rapoport clan,…

Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half-Baked. There’s something about the coat that’s a magnet for more than just spills. When certain people hear the word “chef,” their eyes light up and their lips begin to quiver. Having been on both…

Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in her column, Half-Baked…

Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half Baked. We chefs rarely see the light of day. In fact, I can’t tell what day it is until I consult the day dots. This is something we all know going in, so we accept…

Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half-Baked. When the summer finally arrives, we chefs find that our once-insatiable culinary passion is dwindling.  We can no longer drown out the white kitchen noise or the aches we’ve been ignoring…

Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half-Baked. It’s been said by so many: it doesn’t matter how good the food is if the service is lousy. The kitchen only runs as well as our front of house staff does…

Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half-Baked. We cooks and servers all know the mark of Mother’s Day on the restaurant industry in South Florida; it’s our year’s end. With the close of this season, I mark five…

Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half Baked. For a restaurant on the water, rainy days are extra rainy with low chance of business. I splash through the puddles in the parking lot noticing the street lights bouncing…

Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half Baked. His voice may send shivers down a young cook’s spine and his temper may be infamous — but Gordon Ramsay has nothing on South Florida Chefs this April.  The days are getting…

Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half Baked. A thought that’s in the back of mind during every shift or when I venture out is that there’s nothing more disappointing than a bad meal. Whether it’s trying a…

Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half-Baked. I’m especially tired this morning, and Saturdays are the busiest here. To my dismay, I wasn’t fast enough, and the cart is already gone. “Great,” I groan. Now I have to…

Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half-Baked. A chef’s arms are a road map of his or her career. I can roll up my sleeves and tell you where I’ve been, the direction I was headed, and, of…

Patty Canedo is a chef in palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half Baked. After two weeks of doubles with Valentine’s Day crammed in the middle of it all, I’m about to fall over. I look at the clock, plotting my escape to rush…

Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half Baked.  A misconception about the restaurant biz is that holidays are the busiest time in a kitchen. When in actuality, while those days are particulary busy, a lovely concept called reservations brings control…

  Photo by hey mr glen Table For One Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach.  She writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half Baked.As for the mother of all Hallmark holidays rapidly approaches to wreak havoc on the line and the tickets begin to roll…

Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach and writes frequently about her kitchen exploits in this column, Half Baked. Witness the impossible: it’s a random Friday night, and two chefs find themselves out to dinner…at dinner time. “Would you like to put your dinner order in now?” asks the…

Patty Canedo is a chef in Palm Beach. For this column, Half Baked, she writes regularly about her kitchen exploits. Let’s flash back to five years ago… “I did it! I got a job at this mediterranean bistro. The chef is starting me on the salad station,” I exclaimed. It was my…