Island Kitchen Brigade

The old adage is "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen."

But in Jake's  case, it drove him to a kitchen.  

Looks like Jake has left one island for another.

Several tweets have place Jake in Martha's Vineyard and jumping on the line of the cooking crew at Beach Plum Inn in Menemsha.

And how does Jake just grab a chef coat and jump in?  Well when the executive chef is your best friend, it helps.

While most of us would daydream about being famous and not working, Jake seems to be the opposite. And we know from past interviews this isn't the first time Jake has found his way to the back of the house and on the line.  And for Jake cooking is relaxing.  It sounds like this is his idea of vacation. 

Although a week of high temps and high humidity and spending in a hot busy kitchen would not be a vacation for most. 

It is nice to see him heading back to MV to share the holiday with friends (and family).  The island has special memories and it is a homecoming in a way.  It's been a while since it's been public about him being back on the Vineyard. Sure that this visit will no doubt be just as special of a memory.  Wonder if Jake will go catch the 4th of July parade in Edgartown?   

Keep your eyes and ears open to see if Jake shows up to help out with the Farmer's Market this weekend or if he pops up at the Chilmark Flea Market.  Or maybe on a snack run at the Chilmark Store.

No Cal

Vacation is over and now it's back work.

Jake popped back up in LA yesterday as he got papp'd at the Dr's office.It looks like he got some sun from the holiday weekend getaway in Palm Springs. Definitely a road trip since Jake's sporting that slightly deeper driver's tan on his left arm.

Work started today on EoW and is going to keep him busy for the next 5 weeks.

Then what?

Well while it might be hard to figure out Jake's next moves some times, there might be a chance OMG's got the jump on it this time.

Sunday, this tweet popped up.

"So Jake Gyllenhaal and others will be at my work one Saturday because of an unveiling then, I wanna meet a celebrity." - Quixotic G

And where does this tweeter come from?

Berkley California.

What is happening in Berkley soon that involves an unveiling?

Well money's on Chez Panisse celebrating their 40th Anniversary August 26-27th.

It will celebrat the restaurant and it's chef Alice Waters as pioneers and food reformers through the organic and farm to table food movements, and for creating what is now known as California Cuisine.

Kicking it off is a weekend-long event at the Berkeley Art Museum with the highlight, an unveiling of Water's portrait that will be a part of the National Portrait Gallery at The Smithsonian. It is the first such unveiling to ever take place outside Washington, D.C.

The museum will also fete Chez Panisse's famed goat cheese salad in the form of a herd of live goats and cheese being made on site at the museum and a series of edible gardens on the grounds, was well as having cooking stations, installations, and classes.
There will also be dinners and events in the Bay Area, and around the country celebrating the food reformer and raising funds for Water's Edible Schoolyards. "This fall, the Chez Panisse Foundation will become The Edible Schoolyard organization." Their mission is to "build a national curriculum for Edible Education in the school system."If you remember last fall Jake was named as an ambassador for Edible Schoolyards and helped Chef Water's kick off the program in New York.Jake you might want to trim the beard before you go, to avoid the whole "who wore it better" in the mags between you and the goats.