THE HYGGE TIMES Lemon Olive Oil Cake - Michael Emerson
After countless hours in the kitchen, I go home and cook for myself. I have a sick addiction to cooking. Artistic expression in general is a lifelong discipline of mine. Starting with the martial arts, I hold two gold medals from the U.S. Open karate championships. As a contributing member of a live performance musical group, I was taken all over Germany and Japan to play for screaming fans. Now, after working with some of the finest culinary groups in NYC, I have the honor to brush shoulders with the world’s finest chefs in a truly unparalleled setting. From training our Brownsville culinary students to menu creation, from coordinating preparation in the kitchen to organizing processes for any of our many made-to-order quick-service assembly lines, I am acquiescently challenged everyday.
A Day in the Life of Bryan Flodmand
Independence Day from the USA to Denmark
- Donna Lee
- Ashley Sinon
For those of you at Grand Central Terminal, you have probably seen Bryan Flodmand, our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, the most! Bryan’s position as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer entails many responsibilities, from working with Managers and Chefs on building the best team to making sure all back-office teams (Accounting, Marketing, HR, and more!) are maintaining accurate information to make the best business decisions for the company.
Temperatures are soaring which means it’s summer in the city and almost time for Fourth of July! Celebrating the day the United States of America declared itself as a nation separate from Great Britain, Independence Day is a widely celebrated, absolute party of a holiday in the States. In modern times it’s less about the signing the Declaration of Independence and more about praising the nation as a whole. By day, there’s an abundance of music-filled barbecues with pinwheels, waving flags and flashing necklaces all red, white, and blue. Parades of wailing fire engines lead the way into night where explosions of fireworks fill the sky above brightly lit carnival rides. During this no-holds-barred approach to the festivity, food is plentiful; burgers and hot dogs sizzle on the grill, deep fried corn dogs are wrapped in paper, and ice cream cones are piled high.
Here is a favorite sweet dish of mine. It goes great with coffee. This is a wonderfully light, bright cake with no milk or butter. Having high quality olive oil, farm fresh eggs and a Meyer lemon are good enough reasons to make this. Michael Emerson is a Junior Sous Chef at the Great Northern Food Hall who, like he mentioned, has a sick addiction to cooking. Try baking his Lemon Olive Oil Cake and have it with a cup of coffee!
Lemon Olive Oil Cake • • • • • •
162g olive oil 120g white flour 1 lemon 5 egg yolks 4 egg white 150g granulated sugar
Add lemon zest to flour Whip egg whites stiff Whip yolks and sugar add oil and lemon juice Fold together gently Pour into 9” spring form pan lined with parchment on the bottom Bake 350 25-45min Let cool and use a knife or offset spatula to make sure the sides aren’t sticking before unhinging the spring form. Enjoy!
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July 2017
As the Chief Financial Officer, he deals with numbers and sales, but as the Chief Operating Officer, he works to build his team and makes sure his team is on the right track to succeed and grow at MeyersUSA. He knows that it is difficult to build a great company without great people, and he is working every single day with Claus to keep improving MeyersUSA and push everyone to be the best. When Bryan is not in meetings or talking about MeyersUSA, he is hanging out with his daughter, Charlotte Bee (see picture above!). Bryan travels from one location to another, but when he is home, he gets to enjoy living at the beach in New Jersey and watching hockey. If you see him, tell him that you saw him in the Hygge Times, and just say ‘Hi’.
In comparison, Denmark, the country of MeyersUSA’s origin, observed their day of independence last month on June 5th. The Danish Independence Day equivalent is Constitution Day which commemorates the signing of the Danish Constitution which established Denmark as a constitutional monarchy back in 1849. Far from the flamboyant spectacle of colors across the pond, Danes spend June 5th attending speeches about democracy given by politicians and members of the government. Picnics in public plazas and small family gatherings in parks honor the day, which also coincides with their Father’s Day. While there isn’t any specific Constitution Day dish, plenty of traditional summer foods are enjoyed amongst the picnic goers. Some of these foods are boiled new potatoes, leafy vegetables, fresh strawberries with cream and for dessert Koldskål, a delicious cool buttermilk soup. To accompany these dishes is an elderflower cordial made from fresh picked wild elderflowers. However you spend your Independence Day, be sure to fill it with family, friends, and of course food! A special thanks to Hygge Times trusty Danish Correspondent Marie Leth, whom you might find at either Norman or our Culinary Center at Brownsville!