Pellegrino, the Vampire Sous-Chef

For my friends Jacquelyn and Julia.  “OK kids, 4:30, time for line up, let’s make it quick, it’s gonna be a busy night!” Chef Jacks snapped her fingers repeatedly as if to put some additional energy into her crew’s shuffling feet.  Every afternoon she held a thirty minute meeting with the staff of her restaurant, Cafe Morte, to discuss the evening’s […]