We all know the saying that All chefs are using drugs, and later on, having sex with the waitresses in the cool room. Even in the book/TV series ‘Kitchen Confidential’ it’s mention. Actually if I’m not mistaking, it was mention more then once.
Anyway, let me tell you a story about sex, drugs, and cooking.
I was working as a Sous chef for a big hotel. At the same time I broke up with my girlfriend, and moved in with a flat mate that likes to ***Par-tAy***
Even though I had nothing against people that consume light drugs, and even tried it a few times, still I wasn’t ready for that.
It was one month after we moved in and immediately we talked about having a house warming party/ my flat mate b-day party. We invite almost everyone we knew, and notify the neighbors about upcoming party.
Everybody was invited for Friday after noon.
On that day I was trying to finish my shift as early as possible.
8pm. And we’re heading to my place with my convertible sports car that I loved so much. Summer night, with the roof top down, surrounded by beautiful women.
Living the dream.
As we got home, the party was already started. From educational reasons I can not mention who did what and what did who… but what I can tell you that during early Sunday morning, I met my future, and now current girlfriend and the love of my life.
At first I wasn’t very impress by her performance, but the more I looked at her, the more I wanted… and as I told you guys before, with my motivation and irresistible smile there is nothing I can’t have. 
It took me one month to get her and her friend. (For dinner I mean you cheeky buggers)
Her friend was celebrating her birthday and nothing is more tempting then a 3 course dinner at my penthouse, that over looking at the airplanes right towards the landing strip.
Romantic>>
I polished the whole house, shmiked the kitchen and designed the perfect menu to impress her with my culinary skills. Hopefully, she would come for seconds… hahaha.
Sneaky 
but perfect.
I went to the butchery that I was very familiar with from my previous work place, and knew exactly what the quality of the meat was. Remember, it is VERY important to get really good ingredients when you are cooking. Especially when you are trying to impress. Like what one of my teachers at the Le Cordon Blue used to say, ‘’it is always about the quality of your fresh produce.’’
Ok, Messieurs et Mesdames (Ladies and Gentlemen), the menu:
Entrée
Rack of lamb, stuffed with goat cheese, accompanied by dried fruit and nuts spring roll, topped with bean sprouts and pistachio dressing.
Main
Beef fillet wrapped in crispy prosciutto, on a bed of polenta cake, topped with wild mushroom sauce.
And for dessert I let my flat mate buy a birthday cake for her friend.
Success!!!!!!
She loved it, and could not stop raving about the lamb.
Anyway from here to there, and a little bit of this and little bit of that; it’s been almost 2 wonderful years with Zoe, and plenty more to come.
So yes, I did not mention any sweaty cool room sex, or a drug consumption that would encourage you to call the cops on me, but for now, this is my story about sex, drugs and cooking.
(Or is it?) hahaha.
Now to make you lucky with the ladies/ men, ill give you the winner recipe for the dried fruits and nuts spring roll. Try it, and you would not regret. Sweet sensation.
Ingredients for 4 spring rolls:
50 g Hazelnuts
50 g Sunflower seeds
50 g Macadamia
20 g Dried apricot
20 g Dried cranberry
20 g Dried apple
20 g Dates.
50 g Butter
Baking paper
1 packet of frozen spring roll pastry (can be found in all supermarkets)
Method:
Roughly chop all nuts and fruits in a food processor. Add butter.
Place in a deep pot and feel up with water until it covers the mix.
Then cover with baking paper, and cook on low heat for about 35 minutes. Be careful for not burning the bottom. The sugar from the fruits can be burn very quickly. Make sure you stir every 5-10 minutes.
Then pot the spring roll paper on an angel so one corner is pointing you. Take 2 spoons of the mix and lire in the bottom center of it. Brush all corners with egg wash
First you fold the side to the same line of you nuts mix. Make sure you fold it in straight line. Then hold from the pointy corner and roll tight.
Deep fry.
That it…easy as. But delicious as delicious meant to be.
Good luck and hope it will bring some love to you too. And most important,
Stay off the Drugs.
Love and a wink,
Itzhak.