sprinklefingers

when i watch documentaries i always pay attention to small details. if it’s a documentary about nature, i’m always curious to see if i can spot the shadow of the helicopter responsible for the amazing aerial shots. if it’s about people, i always look for signs that the person in the documentary is just like me - from what’s on the kitchen counter to their thoughts on life - i’m curious. when it comes to food documentaries, i always (ALWAYS) look to see what kind of shoes the chef is wearing. see, i’m obsessed with finding just the right shoes for working on my feet 12+ hours a day. i’ve cycled through too many pairs of what start out as the ‘perfect’ shoes and end up being the last damn things i want near my feet. 

upon viewing this recent piece on thomas keller, i was quick to check out his shoes. it was hard to tell, but they basically looked like clogs to me. soon i was googling all sorts of strange combinations of words - thomas keller clogs, clogs keller, what clogs keller kitchen, kitchen clogs thomas keller. you name it, i thought it up and googled it. and then, THEN, i came across this piece from the ny times. THIS LADY SAYS SHE FIT THOMAS KELLER FOR CLOGS! sign me up! 

but wait. you can’t sign me up. clogmaster (for real, that’s what she’s called) is located in los angeles and doesn’t ship clogs unless you’ve had a fitting for them. big sigh.

but, never being one to take no for an answer, i re-turned to google and found clogmaster’s website. and guess what? GUESS WHAT? she relocated to PORTLAND! WHERE I LIVE! her shop is literally TWO BLOCKS from my bakery! 

the very next day i had my fitting. i’m waiting (without patience) for a phone call telling me that my custom-fit clogs are ready for pick up. hooray.