Posts by coolcheech

Thanks for the reply italchef and ED. I'm not a grocer ... yet. Right now I have a lot of experience in retail/wholesale, albeit in the home furnishing industry ... and it's not working for me. I've always loved cooking and the...

I tried it. One, I used the wrong bread. I used, I think, an Italian bread with sesame seeds on top. It had a hard crust and a dense center so it was overpowering. Two, I tried making it five different ways. 1. Sardines, melted Brie,...

I'm trying to come up with some unique sandwich recipes and I'm trying to pair something with sardines. I got the idea of melted brie with sardines, has anyone tried this combination? When doing some research I found a smoked salmon/brie...

I searched the forums (and elsewhere), and keep seeing the numbers 30%, 33%, 35% to hit as your food costs. UNLESS, the item with the 48% food cost is bringing you in $15/plate profit then the item with the 27% food cost that's bringing...

You can't go lower than $700, with roommates, in the outer boroughs. It's not worth it, for your well-being alone. It's not going to feel like a slum because of cramped quarters and a run-down apartment, it's going to feel like a slum...

I've posted my intentions about going to culinary school in another post. But before I go through with this I can't for the life of me figure out how I'm going to survive. I've already put my apartment on the market for sale, I'm going...

I've met with some financial aid/admissions people at the school. Obviously they kissed my ***, but I still enjoyed the school and what they had to offer. But what's been bugging me is this: 1) While I was visiting a lot chef's and...

FCI is exactly the place I had in mind. For the way the program is setup, and after speaking with someone there they made me feel good about the possibilities once the program is done. I'm happy you're saying the same thing. I am...

:) ... I like how you put that. I'm not working for a corporation; I've been working in the family business, in the retail furniture industry for over 6 years. My degree is a BS in Business/Marketing.

It's the pleasure of making people happy, in a way it's sort of doing something for someone. Also, it combines the ability to be creative, work with my hands, and eat ... 3 things that are important, if not necessary for me to be...