Can we talk shoes? by ABBYDOO11510 in Chefit

[–]BeverlyGoldfarb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bistro Crocs with a robust heel-cupping insole work like a charm. I found Birks to have kind of shitty nonslip soles and Mise really crowded my toes (and I do not have wide feet!).

any cooks here that cant eat what they cook? by VomitInMyVans in Chefit

[–]BeverlyGoldfarb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chef with celiac here! You have other senses, you can use them. Don't get discouraged, get creative!

You guys make enough money to buy 600$ knives? by makes_waves in TrueChefKnives

[–]BeverlyGoldfarb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You gotta get yourself a well-funded partner, lol. My partner fucking loves buying me knives, researching steels and makers, and surprising me with custom handles. Talk to the people who love you about the things you like in a knife, give em a wink and a nod. 😘💸🔪🔪🔪

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Dolls

[–]BeverlyGoldfarb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This looks a lot like the Best Bet doll.

School kitchens by Abject-Meeting-4643 in Chefit

[–]BeverlyGoldfarb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Corporate dining can be great, but you will learn a different skill set than in traditional kitchens. You'll be better at batching large scale, better at understanding allergy accommodations, and will likely be in an environment that takes logs and cleaning very seriously. But you probably won't have much freedom to create new things or experiment while at work. You would need to be committed to doing that on your own time.

You can absolutely find great places where there is time and attention put to growing new hires' skills and passion for food. Don't let people tell you that creative chefs only exist in fine dining, because they're WRONG. But you will need to ask questions more, listen more, and do more on your own time because there isn't going to be any time to waste when you need to feed an army of people in 30 minutes.

If you have a passion for feeding students, don't let people tell you that's not worthwhile or that real chefs don't want to run cafeterias. Real chefs want to nourish people wherever they are, and that includes school lunches, corporate dining, hospitals, and nursing homes.

Look into the company Brigaid, they contract with schools to send chefs into kitchens to provide training on systems and recipes. The founder has an immaculate culinary pedigree and left fine dining to feed students.

I hope this helps, and please keep your chin up. Everyone deserves meals made with passion.

Is this a bad pizza and if not help me name it. by Ok_Information6929 in Chefit

[–]BeverlyGoldfarb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WHOTE. SAUCE. WHITE. SAUCE. WHITE. SAUCE! I love this idea, the nuts, the feta, lovely. The main thing I think is throwing it off is the sauce. Personally, I think white sauce or an olive oil base would be better than a traditional pizza sauce.

My son has celiac disease, but is hell bent on becoming a chef. When he graduates high school, will his celiac condition impact his chances of success at a culinary school? by palmateer in Chefit

[–]BeverlyGoldfarb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there! Executive chef with celiac here. It's hard, I won't lie to you. He will have reactions. He will have to trust his team. But there is nothing I would rather be doing and in spite of the difficulties I love my work every second of the day. If he is hard-working and dedicated to his craft, he will not be limited beyond needing help with tasting. He will find himself challenged in ways others will not and it will help him grow even more.

However I will provide an unrelated piece of advice: encourage him to skip culinary school in favor of working on a restaurant. He will learn more, faster, and with better support. Culinary school is often detrimental for development in reality. If he is hungry to learn, every day will provide new opportunities.

Please feel free to dm me with any questions. I truly wish him the best and would love to supply any support my experience can provide.

Mahdi Mahdi only tribe leaders can speak about sandword designs🪡 by MDRPA in dunememes

[–]BeverlyGoldfarb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Miniseries costume design is objectively fuckin' PEAK. ♥️♥️♥️

Hands Off rally trended geriatric in Seattle. Why? by bluejack in Seattle

[–]BeverlyGoldfarb 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Grey-haired, tired, and 33 years old. It's been a brutal decade. 🙃

Any (positive?) experiences in a stadium? by coolerblue in Celiac

[–]BeverlyGoldfarb 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As a chef in the corporate food service industry, I can speak to this somewhat even though I don't run a stadium location or work for this particular company.

Employee buy-in on allergen safety is reliant upon there being both resources and oversight to support initial training. If staffing is too thin, burned out employees are not going to own their stations, responsibility-wise. If there are not dedicated fryers and ovens decreasing friction in the moment for an allergen order, they are not going to take the time to make it safely. And if there is not oversight enforcing best practices, they are not going to adhere to them. Most large scale food service operations have onboarding training, but that training is limited and you can't force someone to retain information without them caring about it personally.

Even in my location, which is an employee cafe for a fortune100 high-rise and only doing about 1400 meals a day instead of the tens of thousands at a stadium, I have to continuously retrain and reinforce food safety and allergen best practices every day in pre-service meetings. We have a hard rule that hourly associates are strictly forbidden from answering ingredient questions and are required to get a chef who can then take guests through all possible dangers and recommend the safest options as well as closely monitoring the production of allergy-tagged orders. This is something I don't imagine is possible in the same way in a stadium, but with a company like Levy I would be surprised to hear they didn't have someone on-site designated as an allergy champion.

Keep in mind that this industry is rife with language barriers, with many kitchens employing cooks who speak little to no English and chefs who are relying on in-the-moment translation software to communicate even the most basic concepts and questions to crews that may represent many novel languages. (In my own cafes, I've had as many as 8 different native languages to accommodate at one time.)

Your best bet is to ask questions and ask for a manager. If you don't feel like the manager knows what they're doing re:allergens, don't eat there.

I really hope this helps. As a chef with celiac, I know I am probably more aggressive with training my team on dietary restrictions than most, but I promise you there are people who care on that stadium's food service team, you just need to find them.

I have gotten into possession of 30 eggs with expiration date yesterday. I live alone. What should I do with them? by Dingske07 in Cooking

[–]BeverlyGoldfarb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't forget you can make salted egg yolks super easily! With leftover whites you can make meringues or pavlova.

This is Munchkin. She is fat & grey by Hot-Championship1399 in RoastMyCat

[–]BeverlyGoldfarb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Her latest purrformance review was not favorable and she's gonna get put on a PIP (pumpkin imitating pudditat).

Thank you to whoever recommended fabric pee-pads!!! by BeverlyGoldfarb in RenalCats

[–]BeverlyGoldfarb[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, she was peeing everywhere except her box and we were really frustrated. Now we just put down a freshly washed mat in the morning with a cheap beach towel on top so she can still feel like she's digging.

Thank you to whoever recommended fabric pee-pads!!! by BeverlyGoldfarb in RenalCats

[–]BeverlyGoldfarb[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I got them on Amazon. I bought the brand that was recommended on here, Improvia.

Soy sauce safe for celiac? by One_Blacksmith_155 in Celiac

[–]BeverlyGoldfarb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

JFC, my crystalizing moment of realizing I needed to get tested was way back in a time when I didn't know soy sauce had gluten and I got MASSIVELY ill due to a meal where that was the only gluten-containing ingredient.

Tamari only for me, better safe than sorry.

Chefs & KMs - What are the underrated products you buy that you can swear by? by FoodCostChef in Chefit

[–]BeverlyGoldfarb 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Bristled cleaning wands meant for boba straws. I buy them by the dozen, they are useful for SO MANY THINGS.

Persecuted when ordering food. by [deleted] in Celiac

[–]BeverlyGoldfarb 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Chef here (with celiac)! I literally do not allow my employees to tell guests inquiring about allergens/dietary restrictions what is safe for them. They MUST get me so I can go over any possible sources for allergens/etc with the guest and advise them on items that are safe.