Posts by Rivitman

We hire culinary students a lot. It's our preferred method of long term staffing; by doing so we always have a pool of future full timers. We also do so with the understanding that school is the priority, and we do NOT permit a student...

At times yes. But the question is, is your chef still a jerk after the day is done?

Yes, and when I put together enough money as a sous and exec to pay of some bills, I'll quit and go back to the line. Forever. I har admin. I hate dealing with admin types. I had dancing to their inane and stupid demands. And I spend...

Milk it for all it's worth for as long as you can. And ALWAYS be skeptical when your bosses blow any sunshine up your posterior. It's likely insincere. DO NOT listen to promises. DO NOT be drugged by praise. Your bosses are in a jam....

Running down inventory insures that the old gets used, and that fresh is rotated in. Less spoilage loss. It helps keep storage area organized. I see it most often in kitchen full of lazy cooks who dont rotate stock or put things away in...

Your knives are tools. Use them. Otherwise, just throw them away. Like many newly christend, you place far too much importance on knives and other flash gear. Worry about your quality and productivity, not giving your tools a...

Lightly roast some whole kernal corn with a few diced red bell peppers. Mix with an equal amount of cooked black beans. Make a dressing with puree'd sun dried tomato, mayonaise, sour cream, bacon bits, and a little liquid smoke. Dress...

I used to be hardcorp on this issue...... until december before last when a flu epidemic laid waste to the entire kitchen crew during the busiest month of the year. Now, anyone with an active fever, vomiting, or a runny bottom gets...

I'll throw a batch with marsacapone and see how it handles....if I get a chance. Once again, my career is about to take a strange twist. We have brought our kitchen such a long way. It's all about to come acropper. All the...

Peeling of all those darn stickers they put on every piece of produce these days.