Posts by Nick.Shu

Yes, tell the Chef.  The important part of the message is the delivery. Another thing is that ambiguity or a lack of specifics tend to make a complaint a little less, shall we say, believable. Discretion is also a part of the formula.

Interesting, that no-one seems to rate Emmentaler, a high rater in my book.  Others, a decent smoked cheddar wrapped in mild pancetta and a decent vintage cheddar. Of course, after i start my new job next week, which features a...

Bizarre, Diversey Suma has an active ingredient of Phosphoric Acid and Lactic Acid.  Personally I hate the stuff, but when in Rome,.With regards to Fish/Seafoods, a simple rinse of soda water and salt will do wonders....

How bout white choc ice cream, balled and split in half, with fresh raspberries and a splash of raspberry couli in the middle. failing that, go the van bean ice cream as said.  With the fillet, rather than cream spinach, just use...

Hmmm, the truffle thingy reminds me when the maitre'd used to eat the chocolate truffles i prepared. Until I left one on top of the pile filled with dark green food dye. You know, the stuff that makes your teeth go dark green, and...

Well, i worked in a place and one of the FOH dudes did a good job of doing a number of me.  So I flattened out a piece of scone dough into a heart shape and crumbed it up.  Served it up as a chicken schnitzel on salad with...

One of the places that I work at gets crazy busy. Just like your place.  Yes there is an element of pride in the job done there. And there was an exec just like you described. To me its more about knuckling down and getting through...

I remember a teacher mentioning that salmonella was a bacteria that lived on the feathers of chickens (and from what I know, also on the hairs of humans) and that due to intensive farming practises (he was referring to the UK at the...

Personally, is the Chef a hands on person?, or are they more of a managing type. I worked in a place where the executive chef only showed up during daytime service, rarely at nighttime. I put it down to whatever was negotiated when said...

You do know that if you hold whatever your slicing in a tea towel, it works just as well. You might get a few strands in the food if your not careful, but its better than giving people a taste of yourself.