Meet Mikey...
Last weekย I interviewedย Firefly Grill'sย new Chef de Cusine, Mikey Crawford. ย After we chatted, he let meย ย sample the Sunchoke Sweet Potato Medley...
and thenย he made me a Fried Chicken Salad with their famous Fireflyย Ranch Dressing. ย Double bonus!
We chatted about his background, how he came to be at the Firefly, and from where he draws inspiration. ย Feast Magazineย has an upcoming article featuring Mikey's roasted Sunchoke Sweet Potato Medley, so I snapped a few photos for them to use as well. ย
One of the best things about the restaurant business is it's people. ย They come from every walk of life. ย It doesn't matter if it's a line cook, sommelier, Maitre D', owner or dishwasher; restaurant people are just interesting folk. ย Mikey is no exception.
Chatting it up
Several years ago, Mikey debated between two career paths. He was going to join a special ops division of the U.S. Air Force as a pararescue jumper or he wanted to go into the restaurant business. While he was deciding on which direction he should take, he took a pivotal trip to Nashville. While he was there, he ate at a couple of restaurants that blew his socks off. He came away from each of those dining experiences saying, โWow! I want to do that!โ To his parentsโ great relief he decided against a career of jumping out of a perfectly good helicopter and opted to play with knives instead. ย
