What do you think about the balance between various things in your life? Do you have the feeling you spend enough time and give enough attention to both work/studying as family, friends and hobbies? If I look at my own life I think I have found it. Of course that has meant I’ve had to compromise in some way. Could this blog be better? Yeah, I would like to spend lots more time on writing reviews and improving their quality, write more articles etcetera. But I’ve made the decision to keep the amount of time I spend blogging at a level where it gives me some sense of satisfaction even if that means I’m not operating at the highest level.

That is very different for chef Curtis Duffy, who lives for cooking. He worked with the talented chef Charlie Trotter, he was “chef de cuisine” at the three Michelin star restaurant Alinea, made the move to Avenues and was responsible for this restaurant in getting two Michelin stars. But working there made him feel he wasn’t reaching his full potential. It limited him because the kitchen was too small and it was a challenge to keep the restaurant running while understaffed and even not having enough cutlery. He decides to quit and start his own restaurant, Grace, in Chicago at a time during his life when he is having some personal issues as well. Continue reading →