Jamie Oliver is a British Chef who gained his broadcasted fame through the airing of his shows The Naked Chef and Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. He has written many indistinguishable cookbooks. Oliver’s Parents owned a restaurant in Clavering, Essex. Jamie lead his first job in London as the head pastry chef and later became the sous-chef at River Café. Because of his immense talent and skill in the kitchen, this sparked his fame on television. The Naked Chef simplifies the art of food…
About the Chef Mihoko Jones Executive Chef Growing up, I hadn’t realized that I wanted to be a chef. It took one meal from The French Laundry by Thomas Keller to inspire my passion. I was already an undergraduate student at Skidmore College when I decided to transfer to the Culinary Institute of America, where I completed an externship at Le Cirque under Daniel Boulud. After my graduation from the Culinary Institute, I did what many young chefs do. I moved to New York City with aspirations to…
lunch.” The 6-foot-1-inch chef smiles and greets each person with a raspy “Good morning” and a friendly wave followed by a grim white smile on his face. He accepts his assignments and heads to the back of the…
All About “Auguste Escoffier” Auguste Escoffier, or as otherwise known as, “The King of Chefs” was born in Riviera town of Villeneuve-Loubet, France. He was born on October 28, 1846 and his career took off at the age of 12 when he entered into apprenticeship in his uncle’s restaurant. This vastly efficient and prominent Chef spent most of his life excelling in the cookery business and essentially making a name for himself. Primarily, at the age of 19 he started working at another…
in modern times equipment, preparation, and even the food being prepared has changed. As technology and culture make advancements, so does the culinary world. However, it is also the job of chefs to turn food and the food world upside down. Although there are many jobs in the culinary field, I want to be a chef, as they differ from other careers in terms of education, salary, and working hours. In the early times (B.C. and A.D.), cooking was unknown. The flesh and meat of animals was eaten…
When I was once doing an internship at Jaleo in Washington D.C. I asked the head chef what makes a person a great chef and he told me “The chef that grew up with the grandma who cooks tends to always beat the chef that went to the culinary institute. It 's in the blood.” He was telling the truth I always wanted to be chef ever since I was 7 years old. The first time I ever cooked, I was 7 years old living in Los Angeles, California with my mom. One Saturday morning, I was hungry and my mom had…
Throughout my life, my friends and family call me “Chef Steve”. They call me this because I always end up cooking and revising my mom’s food. In my strong opinion, I know the extra ingredients to make the food taste more appetizing. With the right seasoning and amount that I put in the crawfish is as easy as learning how to breathe. My most wished for food of all time is garlic crawfish, not only because of the taste, but for the process of how its made. Every since the day I was interested in…
a personal chef in Hawaii I have had first hand experience working with both good and bad chefs. Many of my clients are world-wide travelers and have told me that they wished they had some insider tips to finding a reputable and trust worthy chef while on vacation. I have put together a list of 3 steps on how to find a personal chef that you can trust and full-fills all your service needs and expectations while on vacation. The first tip is to not just randomly search online for a chef, but…
zero and transformed that place into a three-Michelin star restaurant. Chef Curtis Duffy accomplishes many things through this whole process. He was born into an unfortunate family had a sad and unstable childhood and with all that he tries his best. Born in Johnstown, Ohio Chef Curtis Duffy found his passion for cooking at the age of fourteen in middle school, when Ruth Snider economics teacher encouraged him to become a chef. A boy who thought that cooking was just for girls found himself…
health-conscious parents who are too busy with their careers to be in the kitchen. For this reason, the idea of hiring personal chefs to do the cooking has becoming appealing to many. As stated in Ferguson’s Careers in Focus, “Entrepreneur, Time, US News and World Report, and others have listed personal chef services as one of the hottest new businesses” (95). The title of personal chef is something that I have decided to pursue, and have taken into special consideration the the path I will have…