RESHARE: Per Se; A Foodie’s Dream Come True

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Rebecca McKinney

I was born a foodie. My dad is a chef, baker, and restaurant owner and my mom might as well be because she owns whatever kitchen she walks into. I grew up working in my family’s restaurant and bakery in Pawling, New York – McKinney and Doyle. I started behind the bakery counter at 12 years old after begging my parents to let me start working. At 16 I worked as a hostess. By 18 I was serving tables and training behind the bar where I then worked every other weekend throughout my college career. Even now, when I am visiting my family in New York, I help out where I’m needed. To make a long story short, the food and restaurant industry has been my life for as long as I can remember.

I wanted to create this blog for a few reasons. First and foremost, to share tips, tricks, and knowledge about the food and beverage industry in general but also to help people see a different side of the restaurant world. Every restaurant has a totally unique culture and world within it. I want to help open people’s eyes to more than how fast the service is or how easy or hard it is to secure a reservation.

So, thanks for stopping by! I welcome your ideas, input, and feedback and hope you enjoy!

Eat well & travel often,

Becky McKinney

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Per Se

Recently, my dad and I were talking about restaurants on our bucket list. We have a lot of places we want to visit and experience and while it’s easy to focus on what we have YET to do (like the food tour of France we want to map out and complete), it’s important to remember the amazing experiences you’ve already had. That’s why I want to re-share this post from back in 2015. But the memory actually dates back to my college graduation in 2012.

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Personal Favorites Across the Board

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Rebecca McKinney

I was born a foodie. My dad is a chef, baker, and restaurant owner and my mom might as well be because she owns whatever kitchen she walks into. I grew up working in my family’s restaurant and bakery in Pawling, New York – McKinney and Doyle. I started behind the bakery counter at 12 years old after begging my parents to let me start working. At 16 I worked as a hostess. By 18 I was serving tables and training behind the bar where I then worked every other weekend throughout my college career. Even now, when I am visiting my family in New York, I help out where I’m needed. To make a long story short, the food and restaurant industry has been my life for as long as I can remember.

I wanted to create this blog for a few reasons. First and foremost, to share tips, tricks, and knowledge about the food and beverage industry in general but also to help people see a different side of the restaurant world. Every restaurant has a totally unique culture and world within it. I want to help open people’s eyes to more than how fast the service is or how easy or hard it is to secure a reservation.

So, thanks for stopping by! I welcome your ideas, input, and feedback and hope you enjoy!

Eat well & travel often,

Becky McKinney

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Recently, I shared a post where Andrew highlighted the most popular menu items in the restaurant from last year. A lot of you were excited about it and reached out to share YOUR favorites with me (which I always love), but you also asked what MY personal favorites were. Growing up in the bakery & restaurant, I’ve tried it all (for the most part anyway, it’s harder to do so these days living in a different state and all) and so I figured that today, I’d share my number one favorite items from the different menus in the restaurant, from behind the bar and from in the bakery. Let’s see if we have anything in common!

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