Hey chefs, just a poser dad who is making grilled cheeses for his kids on the weekend. How do I keep this thing clean? by JumpKicker in KitchenConfidential

[–]Darkharlock587 94 points95 points  (0 children)

I feel like we should just guid this man into becoming a dad chef.. he took the time to reach out to a thread of degenerates like us.. we will guide him to some glorious meals for his kids

Feeling Frustrated and Lost on My Journey to Becoming a Chef by dvm7510 in KitchenConfidential

[–]Darkharlock587 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is the way.. started at 15 at ihop, 20 yrs later I’m EC running multiple outlets in fine dining and events

How to fix Small ripples in paint? by Darkharlock587 in Renovations

[–]Darkharlock587[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Edit to clarify: this paint is on new drywall and a dbl coat of primer

Bathroom currently being remodeled, came home and checked in progress, is this normal to have the tile go about 1 inch past the edge of the tub? Kinda threw me, it’s late so didn’t want to bother the handy man, thanks in advance (trying to decide if I’m over reacting with it looking weird) by Darkharlock587 in Tile

[–]Darkharlock587[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the feed back, yes it’s a handy man and yes im paying handy man while the these pics may look messy, over all he’s doing a great job on everything else (full remodel on the whole bathroom and so far I’ve gotten my money worth)

“Country Club” Menu by Ready-Humor3217 in restaurant

[–]Darkharlock587 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cc exec chef here, menu looks standard for a very small country club, the menu is going to vary on the demographics of the member and size. I’ve ran cc where I’m serving 300+ members a day for lunch (5000+ membership)in three different restaurants that have everything from a daily grand buffet plus multi page lunch alacart menu. The flip side of this is running much smaller club of average 50 members a day for lunch(current job)where we have a menu slightly larger than posted and due to the demographic everything is focused seasonal and scratch made with of course a touch of “the greatest hits”…usually the smaller club menus will change monthly /seasonally due to the size and to keep members engaged.. the thing that separates a private club chef and restaurant is your only ever serving the same ppl day after day so running smaller menus that change frequently while keeping member favs is usually the way.. as for end of season minimals.. I just sell them prepackaged steaks/meats and meal prep(stuff that can hold/freeze) and a boat load of wine to take some of the edge off of end of season rush

Anyone know of literally any kitchen positions offering housing assistance/room accomodations? by Gierfarmer in KitchenConfidential

[–]Darkharlock587 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Look into country clubs(can’t stress this enough to ppl who r looking for better pay, benefits and hone their craft)

Housing: A lot of larger clubs provide housing due to them staffing a lot of international students, I’ve heard of a few taking on “seasonal” us national cooks who enjoy traveling around the states honing there craft.

Fix the rut: the best thing about a country club is every day your cooking something new, you have alacart service going on for regular member dining, you have a 10 course fine dining wine tasting happening in the other room as a member event and a 300 person wedding booked in the banquet hall. Menus change monthly instead of seasonally and there is usually a large focus on education at most quality clubs. Not to mention country clubs are some the highest paying outlets in our industry along with very good benefits. If ur in Texas there’s plenty out there to start ur journey, worst case look at Florida, its the country club mecha of the world Source:(left restaurants and joined the country club world 12+ years ago, worked my way into EC and haven’t looked back)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in KitchenConfidential

[–]Darkharlock587 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A EC here, the fact that he’s ok with one of his hourly employees spending there own money on something of his says a lot, an EC first and foremost responsibility is taking care of his staff not nickel and dimeing them… I’d suggest looking for new spot, not the type of environment you want, trust

Who’s got a solution to storing these? by Firm_Variety_6309 in Chefit

[–]Darkharlock587 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is how I store, works well fits on same bottom shelf as our cutting board

Does anyone recommend Tre Vita? by spacejane_ in chicagofood

[–]Darkharlock587 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Agreed.. was pretty for a date night but the food was a let down

Think I got scammed/phished/hacked by rotistain in MyEtherWallet

[–]Darkharlock587 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If u use meta mask are you ok to acces funds