Humility

Humility-

recognition of the limits of one's talents, ability, or authority; and, not reaching for that which is beyond one's grasp.



As it is in the food business and for chefs in particular, humility is not a virtue. I too suffer at times as my ego soars to new heights. Fortunately ego is not my predominant characteristic and as a result humbleness is experienced rather than humiliation.



Case in point; baked french toast. This mornings menu had me preparing baked french toast for the guys. Sounds easy enough, and it was. As with most things i'm cooking today I have experience with the basic concept however where the experience takes the learning curve is in volume. So, as I was prepping breakfast I arrived at the point of seasonings, hmm, there is no recipe, hmm, well suffice it to say that ground clove used in abundance takes on an astringent attitude which I found is not condusive to waking up and enjoying your breakfast. Hence an opportunity to practice humility!