Posts by blue_wolf

It was our one year after we're married honeymoon (never took the first one). Chicago, little place called Atlantique, five course meal for 2 ran with tip about $200. The kicker, the cab fare to get there and back... $100. Worth it? To...

Just wondering if anyone can shed some light on this. I was talking to a butcher today about alternate curing methods for sausage. Basically, I'm looking for a way to not use pink salt in sausage making. He mentioned that some people are...

Well, yes. I've been cooking professionally for over 7 years now. I currently hold a soux chef position at a restaurant near my home. I have the licensing a(Servesafe and Restaurant Manager Cert.) all up to date. I ran a catering...

Hey. I'm a Wisconsiniate... I don't know much about other cities, but I'm quickly learning Madison has a lot of good restaurants. All depends what you in the mood for. I, of course, would highly recommend Morels on the outskirts of...

With the new addition to the house, I've been looking at ways to bring more money into the bank and am considering doing personal chefing. My question is about setting up contracts for personal cheffing. I was hoping someone could point...

It's my new daughter. She was born on Wednesday, January 25 at 8:12 p.m. Her name is Ravenna Georgia, she was 5 lb. 11 oz., 19 1/4 inches long, and has daddy wrapped around her little finger already. We got home Friday afternoon and this...

Just looking for recomendations on a good book for learning more about figuring food cost and menu planning. Being a self taught, I really am finding I need a good reference book or two to refer to for this. Any recomendations? Thanks...

Though I haven't been in the business as long as many others on the board, I beleive I've been in long enough to get a few of the basics down. I beleive the reasoning for the extended hours is 8 hours isn't enough. Between food orders...

A great comdian passed on today. A sad day, though now he is no longer of pain. You will not be forgotten.:cry:

I'm also a gamer, but to a different extent. I've been playing D-n-D for over 15 years now, been to several conventions and ran games. Most of my friends were jelious because my wife games too. But, I do also tap into the electronic...