If you love your Chef Works apron, use it outside of the traditional kitchen setting (makeup artist, potter, florist, baker, etc.) and would like to be an Apron Ace, email marketing@chefworks.com. Mel Amaral speaks with an unmistakable fervor when describing her job as a hairstylist. She talks about it the way an artist deconstructs a paintingFIND OUT MORE |

Do you follow Chef Works on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter? Do you get our company updates on LinkedIn or love our stories on Snapchat? Almost all of that content comes from the always-in-motion-mind of Mai Cao, the social media and sponsorship strategist for Chef Works. Mai took some time to chat with us about herFIND OUT MORE |

Chef Works was proud to serve as the official uniform sponsor of The Food Network & Cooking Channel South Beach Wine & Food Festival for the fifth straight year. Every year we look forward to touching down in sunny Miami for four days of noshing on the beach. Claire Swarner, marketing & communications coordinator forFIND OUT MORE |

Meet Gaston Broadwell, a senior business associate who has been with Chef Works for more than seven years. What makes his story so great is that he’s spent time in several departments during his time with the company. That’s also what has made him so effective working with our sales department. Take us through yourFIND OUT MORE |

We’re pretty blessed here at Chef Works. Sometimes chefs love our gear so much that they volunteer recipes. Who are we to say no? One of our favorite pastry chefs, Chef Carolyn Friedman of Miami Beach, Fla., was kind enough to whip up a recipe for Pineapple Banana Cake that’s just for our blog (andFIND OUT MORE |

Starting this month, Chef Works will be spotlighting one server each month through November as part of our “Five-Star Service” blog feature. In December, we’ll ask our blog’s readership to vote on which server has the “best story.” If you’d like a member of your waitstaff featured, email marketing@chefworks.com. —————-   Ironically enough, nobody askedFIND OUT MORE |

Beth Dawson came to Chef Works as the director of client services with one goal in mind: Make the customer happy. A little more than four months into that endeavor, she’s pleased, but never satisfied as she chases the dream of 100 percent customer satisfaction. She took some time to chat with us about theFIND OUT MORE |

Chef Alan Orreal, director of culinary at the Shanghai Disney Resort in China, has been spearheading food operations across the mega resort since it opened in June of 2016. He leads a massive culinary army of 1,000 professionals, producing approximately 11 million meals per year. Previously he was the director of food and beverage developmentFIND OUT MORE |

Few things can evoke civic pride as much as a hearty regional delicacy debate. Don’t believe me? Try convincing someone from Philadelphia to get a cheesesteak anywhere outside of the city limits. Family holidays have been ruined because of the great New York vs. Chicago pizza debate. As far as the Carolinas are concerned, thereFIND OUT MORE |

We hope you had a fun (and safe!) New Year’s Eve! We checked in on a few of our friends from around the world to see how they were celebrating in their kitchens. First up, Massimo Bottura of Osteria Francescana in Modena, Italy. Clearly they know how to have a good time in his kitchen.FIND OUT MORE |