But I think it's just so important to put the best quality product on the plate. If freshness is the passion, cleanliness is the religion at Penguins. The stainless steel gleams, the lights are bright and everyone in the kitchen will, at some point, remark on the cleanliness of the place. Gold, who never misses a chance to preach the gospel of freshness, never mentions cleanliness. The topic only comes up when he talks about the kitchen.
Gold does little cooking nowadays.
He did it for years, he says, but he had to give it up. And there's another reason. He doesn't do all the cooking because he has a top-notch staff, including chef Bob Hickey, who recently came on board. Gold has known Hickey for 25 years. He used to be part owner of Abbicci restaurant in Yatrmouthport, and has been a chef at other Cape restaurants, including High Brewster.