The past week was so hectic for me. My kitchen hasn't gotten hit this hard since the Billy Joel concert many years ago. I apologize to any of our guests that had to wait for their food on Saturday night. Its a rare occasion that my kitchen can not keep up with the floor.

Sorry that we missed Tuesday's Blog. We've been swamped with all kinds of work. Ali has been so busy with reservations for Graduation Weekend. We have sold out of all the early dinner times on Saturday now we are only left with late lunch and late dinner.

On Tuesday Palmer Foods flew me and several other area chefs to Boston to visit a new seafood company they are purchasing from. I was soooo impressed with their operation!

March came in like a lion and left like a Colorado lamb... very delicious ha ha. This has been the best March and the best quarter in the history of man kind! And Governor Paterson's sales tax office can be my witness.

Spring has sprung and we have all the goodies to prove it... Fiddle head ferns, baby wild leeks, colossal asparagus, wild mushrooms and fresh baby corn still in the husk. It has been the best spring ever! Today is Good Friday so the restaurant is loaded up with all kinds of seafood. Pook is going to kill me when she sees the bill!

One of our regular customers asked me how the basketball tournament has affected our business. Very honestly for the past few weeks from the Big East Tournament all the way through the Elite Eight we only had one good Saturday. The bars and University area do very well but not fine dining.

Last Tuesday I met Rick Jackson at Brugger's Bagels in Nottingham Plaza. Pook and I wished him and the team good luck in the Tournament... that didn't work out too well! Their emotional loss put the whole restaurant morel down. But business on Saturday brought us back to working mode again.

The NCAA Tournament is coming to town and the whole city is buzzing about SU and Cornell making the Sweet Sixteen. All the headlines about Tiger Woods and Sandra Bullock... no one cares this week its all about the Orange and the Big Red!

Yesterday morning Sue, one of my floor captains brought in a crocus from her garden. For the past ten years she has brought in her first flower so she can brag to me that her garden is better than mine. But for me it is just nice to see that spring is finally here!

Saturday was the St. Patrick's Day Parade. This brings thousands of people down to Armory Square. However, green beer and Pacific Rim Asian with a steak twist isn't exactly everyone's idea of a perfect match! This year was no exception.

Spring is in the air and this week has been all about the food. I have had meetings all day everyday about what we need to be getting in and how we are going to update the menu for spring. So to get in the mood I will start with seafood.

We were amazed by the turnout this past Saturday night. Ali was out of town this weekend so Victoria, my experienced hostess tried her very best to keep the restaurant floating. The reservations poured in after the game and the weather was so nice that everyone was out. Imagine if SU had beaten Louisville.. ha ha Victoria would have drowned at the door!