We experience new places through food. As travelers, migrants or explorers, our first encounter with a novel taste or food culture may happen in one of many spaces — a restaurant, family home, market, grocery store, or food truck — but the encounter...
This month I will continue to share some self-care strategies that I’ve found helpful at work. Read the first blog post in this series here.Strategy #2: Practice Disability NeutralityI used to feel self-conscious about my autism at work. Many of...
Recently, I’ve spent quite a bit of time reflecting on autistic passions (including my own), how they form part of self-care, and how they fit into our cultural understandings of autism.The first year of the pandemic reawakened my childhood obsession...
I genuinely love going to work. I adore my teammates, and I enjoy being in our bright, airy space, which is frequently filled with riotous laughter.It’s been almost a year since I started working at Chez Genèse. During this time, I’ve worked mainly a...
This recipe has been adapted from the master herself, Julia Child. We love the rustic nature of this dish. It takes time to prepare & is best when there is time for it to simmer away for 4-5 hours. So, don't use this as a last minute dinner party...
Macarons are not easy cookies to make, but they are worth the time, effort and love that it takes to prepare them! Macaron Recipe, yield 20 cookies¾ cup almond flour (80 grams)1 cup powdered sugar (117 grams)2 large egg whites @ room temperature...
2021 Reflection:2021 is almost finished. Wow. It’s honestly been a hard year to sit and reflect on. In many ways, it feels like so much has happened and that the year was over before it really started. And yet it also feels like many of the hopes and...
The pie dough recipe is from Simply RecipesPie Crust: 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for rolling½ teaspoon salt½ teaspoon sugar (increase to 1 ½ teaspoons if for a sweet recipe)8 TBS (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into ½ inch cubes3-4...
Welcome to Chez Genèse! We are a small, French inspired cafe in Downtown
Greensboro and we believe the desire to find meaning and fulfilling work is
woven into basic human need and nature, and that every person has a skill set
to contribute. It is...
