Posts by lizabu

If you're going to make hummus yourself it's not as nice with canned chick peas. My husband is Palestinian and we've had all different kinds of hummus but to make the tastiest you boil the chick peas with a spoon of baking soda to help...

I agree with getting a job in a restaurant before you decide if you want to spend the money. I went to community college and out of a 1st year class of about 150 people there are maybe 20-30 of us actually working in this...

I read everything. I thought Kitchen Confidential was pretty entertaining. Some of his later books aren't as good. Medium Raw was OK. Heat was interesting. I like biographies  and auto biographies too. My Life in France is...

I would never wear a watch at work. First of all I remember taking a course to get my Food Safe certificate and they recommend not wearing a watch so there's that. I think they say people are less likely to wash their hands properly...

Hannah's hummus from costco is pretty good. I'm super picky about hummus too

You should also check the laws in your city. It is illegal to sell food made at home in many places but this varies from city to city.

Quote: Originally Posted by cookbambi  Too funny...I like "Is it bacon?" -> "Eat it"...lol

I've never worked at a big chain but I have friends who do. The big chains have to be consistent from place to place. They do this by using prepared products. Fine dining restaurants cook from scratch. I've seen some fine dining places...

Thanks guys. Some great advice here. Thanks so much.

I'm a 2nd year apprentice and I'm still working through my skills book. I haven't done the Red Seal test yet and plan to wait until next Fall. I have a few friends who took it and have heard about it from my Chef instructors too. I...