"Fruits of the Sea" Chef's Spread at Quiessence Restaurant

Total perk of the job: Meeting the coolest folks in the national food media biz.

Little ‘ol me has been fortunate enough spend time with James Beard board members, Food & Wine editors, television producers and many other people who are simply way cooler than me.

A few days ago, The Sundance Channel sent a crew to Phoenix to interview one of my favorite people in the world, Arizona winemaker Sam Pillsbury. He was selected as a culture ambassador of Phoenix for a show airing in June. Sam shared the love with two of our clients (Quiessence Restaurant and FnB Restaurant) by picking them as his favorite places to eat in the Valley.

During the filming, I made dinner plans with the producer and videographer.

Over a veggie and seafood smorgasbord at Q, I made two new friends in the biz and look forward to meeting up with them in NYC in July. We talked about food, cocktails and life in AZ compared to life in New York. They shared stories of life on the road, eating exotic foods in other countries and upcoming adventures.

Sounds like a dream job.

Purpose of this post? None really. I’m just happy to meet some fuckin great people in this world.

Life is good.

P.S. – Sam, I’m still waiting for that ring.