In preparation for CHOW West Hartford, I am proud to announce a few updates in our ZINC kitchen. Jeff Sansone [who has been with us since we opened our doors in New Haven] has been promoted from our Sous Chef to Chef de Cuisine. And Keith Ruttan [who has been with us for almost 2 years] has been promoted to Sous Chef. [if you're not sure the difference, check wikipedia like i do!]

Anyone who has ever played sports or worked in a team environment knows how important having solid, dependable people to rely on every day. We’re even luckier because they are darn great chefs too! So I may be acting like a proud parent because I’ve watched them grow their culinary skills over the years, but I’m pretty proud to say we have two of the best chefs around.

Jeff had done a great posting awhile ago on eating humanely. If you didn’t see it then, check it out. It’s a topic we all feel strongly about at ZINC and CHOW.