From Cook to Restaurant | From Chef Vincent

Roux was a great adventure, and I am proud of my first baby. It was a critical success, and a financial disaster.

repost, Chef, NewsletterVincent NattressFebruary 7, 2026media, how to cook, chef, Restaurant

It occurred to me that learning to cook, learning an instrument and becoming fluent in a foreign language were all very similar.

repost, Chef, NewsletterVincent NattressJanuary 28, 2026media, how to cook, chef

Dirt Happens | Field Notes

Take for instance my first substack post, in it I barely mentioned the restaurant, almost exclusively talking about myself. The ironic part is that if it weren’t for the restaurant there would be no reason for me to be writing this at all. So selfish Pat. Sooo selfish.

— Orchard Kitchen —