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Owning a restaurant is never a walk in the park. But it's made more difficult when you start off with some lacklustre business partners and a business name that wasn't your choice. Darren MacLean, executive chef at downtownfood, had all that to cope with and all before he'd even turned 30.
You're a pretty young guy to own your own restaurant,burberry scarf. Did you just work up the kitchen ranks,toms shoes?
When I was younger,hollister, about 20,coach outlet, I was bartending Cowboys and Tantra. I was, um, less than perfect. I did actually cook at Murrieta's at the time, but a buddy of mine was a "Ladies Night" server, so he had me come I was in much better shape then. I stopped cooking,coach outlet, just went on hiatus.
Did you ever get any formal training,longchamp?
One day I said "F it! If I'm going to do it, I'm going to do it right!" So, I went to the Stratford chef school. I just packed all of my bags and pissed off. I didn't know how I was going to afford it,red bottom heels, I had no money in the bank, I had nothing,north face, but got some help from some friends and went.
What brought you back to Calgary,insanity workouts?
I got a phone call from this guy,true religion, a now former partner of mine. He asked if I wanted to come do this new restaurant with them.
So you jumped at it,coach factory outlet?
I was stupid. I was 27 and thought I could do my own place. But this restaurant has been nothing but an evolution the name,tory burch outlet, well,oakley sunglasses, you know I lost a vote on that. The decor, I lost votes on that. Do you still hate it?
At first, I really hated the name,chanel outlet, but sometimes life affords you an opportunity to do something cool. So,hermes, now we say "downtownfood grows food downtown." It literally gave me motivation to do something I had always dreamed about,valentino shoes, with the rooftop garden we have now. I do get pissed off when people call it "Downtown Foods."
There's definitely an Asian angle to your dishes. Where does that come from?
When I was kid,marc jacobs, most of my friends were Chinese. I lived in subsidized housing,true religion jeans outlet, I was always around a lot of ethnic minorities. Then,juicy couture handbags, I began to eat their food and it was sort of an escape. I thought "Man, this is really tasty." I mean,michael kors factory outlet, where are you going to go eat duck's feet?
I don't think I've ever seen your menu be swayed by food fads.
I hate doing what everybody else does or looking at a tasting menu and thinking,yoga pants, "been done, been done, been done."
Do you think that's some chefs just get caught up in being experimental,prada handbags?
I think we've lost something in the dining industry. Take (chef and restaurateur) Charlie Trotter God rest his soul: the customers are not the interruption of our work, they are the purpose of it. I think because of our egos, chefs have made the idea of dining bigger than the people who dine.
Let's talk online reviews love them or hate them,cheap ghd straighteners?
When I get a bad review,bottega veneta handbags, it keeps me up, it bothers me. Every restaurant in the world from McDonald's to Noma wants its customers to have a good time. Marco Pierre White once said he was sick of being judged by people that knew less than him and he was talking about the Michelin Guide people. We, as local chefs, have to deal with thousands of Yelpers (laughs).

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