Posts by ShiChangChu

I currently have an interesting situation with a head chef who started as a decent cook but seemed to regress to the point of near uselessness. I started working at an upscale independent living center (rich old people who complain...

I want the stuffed salmon. I don't like the taste of salmon though, so don't make it taste like salmon.   I want scallops cooked super well done but not rubbery.   I'll have the hollandaise but I want it boiling hot.

I dropped off a plate of food to some new residents and the following exchange happened.   "The food looks delicious" "Thank you. Enjoy your dinner." "Are you a chef?" "Yes, yes I am" "Are you Chinese? I love Chinese...

There was one incident awhile back at a country club that I guess was more of a game than a prank. We had gotten a case of cocktail weenies and it was one of those cases that came with about 30 stick on labels. For fun on a very slow...

I work for an independent living center (elderly buy no special diets). One big thing to watch is your portion control. Like someone said before, sanitation levels are even stricter but so can portions. Our kitchen across the street...

I had a question for some of the chefs here who have been in the industry for awhile. My question is how some of some of you have dealt with issues like back problems, arthritis, carpel tunnel, etc. I ask because I want to try and take...

I had a quick question about BBQ. I have an event at work for 200-225 people and it is a BBQ theme. The problem I have is it starts at 11:00 am, so I can’t make the meat fresh that morning because it would involve getting there by at...

I think a lot of it has to do with the person themselves as opposed to just culinary school students/grads. I’ve met people along the spectrum, both graduates and those who opted against school. I guess I was lucky because waste was...

I have irritable bowel syndrome which is a lot of times seen as kind of joke thing, but when it gets to the more severe end of the spectrum, it can make life very hard. About 3 years ago I was having a lot of stomach problems. I would...

I think a big part of it has to do with the economy. These days, a lot of younger people I know in the industry are very caution about the idea. If for some reason it doesn’t work out, it’s so much harder to bounce back and become...