Posts by RAS1187

When investigating culinary schools, I did happen to visit LCB Vegas. Compared to the Le Cordon Bleu school I went to, the Vegas institute is definitely newer and more modern as far as technology & classrooms go. I believe I heard...

Likewise with the garlic... I've actually been asked about removing the tomatoes from pasta sauce.....

I always notice the waitresses try to sweet up to me whenever they have an unusually peculiar order.

I've been requested to butterfly a hamburger... of course since theres no way to maintain the integrity of the burger, I had to deny the request. A woman ordered a rack of lamb, not just well done, but EXTRA WELL. After thoroughly...

Another thing about chain restaurants that usually gets overlooked is the fact that each individual restaurant is not equal to another one. Each individual restaurant has unique management, cooks, chefs, waiters, etc... that make it...

This has been discussed about several times and of course I disagree with the rulings in Chicago (I live there too) and New York. Of course, this being a forum for chefs, I think the majority vote from us here would be disagreement. ...

Apply everywhere, if nobody calls in a month, do it again. When I was seeking my first kitchen job... I spent quite some time putting together my resume, then spent about 5 straight days applying, covering a different part of the city...

The majority of complaints I hear regarding <Insert Name Here> Culinary School comes from students that were absent/tardy alot of the time, didn't do any of their homework, didn't put 100% of their efforts, and really didn't take...

At first I was thinking something like white castle... but I did some research and found this link... included is a recipe I hope you find helpful. http://www.dcist.com/archives/2005/0...g_in_the_m.php

At TGIF... it was often enjoyable (not really responsible though) to tie baloons, gloves, small vegetables, etc. to the back of the newbie's aprons. One would engage in conversation with the newbie to distract him, while another person...