Posts by RAS1187

Wook was a TA when I was there, he is such a great guy. I occasionally see him and Karam as I am going to/from the brown line. Considering we are paying 40k+ to get the education, they were rather limited on supplies and product. AM...

The chefs at CHIC were outstanding. Chef Alisa was probably my favorite, hopefully you got a chance to work with her because the personality she brings to the class is unique and unmatched by any Chef I know to this day. I never had a...

What I look for (as well as just about every other Chef I know) when hiring a culinary grad or extern is a solid work ethic, humbled attitude, and willingess/desire to learn & grow. No school can teach you this, which is why what...

I start up again in the winter as well... maybe we should plan to meet up for lunch in the cafeteria sometime... would be interesting to meet someone from the internet.

Sorry to kept you in suspense, yes he got the job and did extremely well at it. Moved from salads to cold apps, to hot apps, to helping plate entrees for banquets. He actually no longer works for us though, because the Sous Chef that...

Talk to the cooks as well as the chefs. The Chef likes to see someone energetic and willing to learn, but it is your fellow cooks that you will be working with constantly and getting their support will only help. You might learn a...

I have yet to see jeans in a working kitchen. I am not extremely picky about the uniform I'd like my cooks to wear, but chef pants is part of the non-negotiable part.

its 2 1/2 hours long, but you are entertained every second of it. I never looked down at my watch hoping that it was over. The entire movie screams chicago... from "Hey thats my train stop" to "Hey I was there last...

I would keep it on. It lets people know that you are ACF certified, which never looks bad when you are gunning for a promotion or new job.

Haha these are rules that I stick to... and ones that I offer as guidelines to others. They are not set in stone for anyone but me. 1.) Great, keep it up. 2.) Consider it cooks karma. I have had to open 50% sometimes because we...