Posts by LogghiB

Another note: In my opinion french onion soup is a simple comfort food that shouldn't be fretted over too much. I like Thomas Keller and all, but come on. It's like pontificating over the aromatic qualities of a bowl of cereal. Just...

If you're going to make a vegetarian version, I would try using a mushroom stock very lightly thickened with a roux, since the absence of the meat proteins will sacrifice a little body to the soup itself. Anyway. I use spanish and...

Radio La Que Buena - 105.1 WOJO-FM The same dozen Mexican pop songs played over and over and over.

A very reliable cook (the type that had shown up 15 minutes early for every shift for two or three years) called in like 10 minutes before the start to his 2PM shift, sounding out of breath. He said, "Hey, it's me, I'm running a...

I think I've seen some corporate places that actually put temp descriptions in their menus. As long as they just want their stuff cooked up, I don't mind. Recooking bothers me more.

Some places I've worked at had a policy where you had you buy your food (at a discount) and somehow find time to eat it. Typically we would just graze on prepped stuff or make little sandwiches. Others just had a deal where you could...

Essentially the hollandaise will break when either the clarified butter you've emulsified with the egg yolks separates, or due to excessive heat the yolks scramble and turn into solid, lumpy parts. If you're afraid your yolks with...

I can't say that this is false, but it does not fit with my professional experience. Cooks I've worked with who use a more traditional grip are, in my limited field of experience, less prone to injury.

If someone has no kitchen experience and they want a BOH position, I am only willing to let them wash dishes and work up. No matter where they went to school. Didn't your school offer some kind of internship placement...

yeah, I'd like to add - The only good way out of a situation where the chef is being totally unreasonable to a level you are unwilling to tolerate is to quit. If you try to go down swinging, the damage to your reputation as an...