Posts by ianman1128

In a slim jim?? omg, Id love to see that!

Great point Rivver, thats a lot of the problem today, these kids get out of culinary school, and no offense Copter, but hey dont know how to work a line and they do need to start from the beginning. However they will progress faster...

I have to agree with Ed. even if dont want to. I dont like salting the alcohol for the same reason I dont use salted butter, even if you tell the staff its salted they may not be able to adjust the difference correctly. Another thing I...

For a few years my wife and I homeschooled or sons, I know people think its all freaky and weird, but trust me its not. I had all morning with them all the time, where if they went to school, Id hardly ever see them. They used to come to...

Good luck Bryan, let us know how it goes!

Honestly April, it would scare the **** out of me and I, being that way, would never try. I have known several freespirited people that have done this, lots of them have gone ahead on vacations or little trips to see what they can sniff...

Organization and routine are your friends!! It may seem to waste time, but make sure to lay out everything so you can look at it and know where you are. And the most important thing imo, delegation! Figure out what you need to be doing...

I say you should always be ready to do a tasting on any chef interview, but you cant really prepare because you would be using whatever he made available to you. Also, I think that you couldnt really write a proposed menu because,...

First off, let me take a minute to say hello to everyone. I have posted a few replies to things, but havent introduced myself. Ive enjoyed reading all of your topics since joining the site, and there appears to be a fair amount of...

The thing it comes down to is its not their choice. Youre their employeer and you tell them waht to do. I can see not crosstraining people who you think would not do well, but the decision to move people around is your choice, I would...