Posts by ALynch

I left a resort to become a Director of Food Service at a long-term care company and I love every bit of it.  I have weekend offs and spend more time with the family.  I still get to use my skills as we do wine dinners and...

It is all up to interpretation of the following rule, from the 410 (FDA Food Code)   410-IAC 7-24-136   Sec 136. (a) Except as specified in subsection b, an employee shall chew gum, eat and drink food, or use any...

I received a great education at JWU Miami that opened many doors for me.  I graduated 7 years ago and at that time the campus was in a very rough neighborhood and there was a severe drug problem.  I actually saw small planes...

A.S = All $hit B.S = Bull $h1t M.S = More $h!t PhD = Piled Higher and Deeper   I have an A.S in Culinary Arts, as B.S in Nutrition and I will finish my Master's in Nutrition this spring

  I work in long term care as well and it sounds like you have 2 separate problems here.    The first problem is that you have a lousy rep.  Call his boss and ask for a new one and it should not be a...

Food Innovations can get about anything shipped to you. One of my personal favorites from them is Kobe Hotdogs.

This is what I use. I used to have it shipped from the farm until I had one of my local distributors carry it. Joyce Foods : Poulet Rouge Fermier du Piedmont

Johnson and Wales had a very strict dress code when I was there. I saw a fellow classmate get sent home for having a few straggly facial hairs below the sideburns. The teacher told them to go home and trim them and then they could...

That formula is how you reach the selling price, with a budgeted 28.6% food cost. You take the cost of goods (or product cost), multiplied by 3.5 or 28.6% to reach your selling price. My facility (private country club) operates at a...

I went to Olive Garden last night. Shared a great bottle of wine with my wife, had a decent salad and some great fettucini alfredo, all served by an attentive server and it only cost me $52 with tip. Yes I can cook and do cook better...