The Grumpy Chef

ACF…The American Culinary Federation I recently completed and passed my testing to receive my Certified Executive Chef Title and Certification. It was a 3 year project and WAS very hard to accomplish so let me start with that; those who have earned it before me and will earn it in the future have truly accomplished … Continue reading Certified Executive Chef

It is sad really; the marketing efforts to make Bone Broth an item; even sadder the Chefs that want to jump on the Bandwagon and claim they are ‘creating’ something unique. It’s just a proper Stock/Broth done the right way!! You Chefs are clowns to not already be making your Broths and Stocks strong/flavorful enough! … Continue reading Bone Broth….Bah!

Like a Third World Dictatorship; Loyalty is what matters! we’ve all heard the clichés; Hard to find good help any more the Millennials are so entitled no one wants to be told what to do they can get a job anywhere everyone thinks they’re a chef and any number of other complaints about staffing; especially … Continue reading Hard Work is not Enough

The problem for chefs looking for work is that the vast majority of people who hire us know nothing about what we do on daily basis. Making it all worse are the ‘Celebrity’ Chef influence on our industry; not only is it ludicrous that Leading Culinary Academys offer courses to teach you to be a … Continue reading Gordon Ramsey Cover Bands

Why do vegetarians want something that tastes like meat? Without going into whether or not the ‘Plant-Based Food Products’, taste like meat or even taste good (they don’t! IMHO); that is a Blog for another day; why would vegetarians want something like that. Yes I know the whole Global Warming; Sustainability arguments are one good … Continue reading Why Do Vegetarians Want a Beyond Burger?

I recently overheard a conversation while riding on a shuttle from Long Term parking to The San Francisco International Airport Terminal (of Course!?); 2 women, one with purple/pink colored hair and an early teenager (pink hair) and a toddler; the colored hair specimen remarked with a painful pity demanding tone in her voice, “it is … Continue reading “It’s Hard to Be a Vegan” – NOT

The days are gone where the “new guy” comes in hungry for knowledge with nonstop questions and absorbing info like a sponge. One of the greatest opportunities in anyone’s career is landing the job that is above your skill set; quickly your job becomes, how do I catch up? The insecurities that come with it … Continue reading working with youth and inexperience

McDonald’s is discontinuing their Angus Burger Wow, Big Deal, Angus Beef has always been a farce; the Angus cattle is the same family of the Waygu Cattle which of course is the same cow that Japan raises into The True Kobe Beef. Understandably they are not trying to claim Kobe quality for a variety of … Continue reading Angus Burgers discontinued by McDonald’s – is the “Angus” myth waning?