Fodder for Thought | Week 20

While you’re busy running service, we’re scouring the Internet in search of the latest and greatest stories to hit the airwaves. This week, we consider global warming and the future of sustainable dining, breakdown the history of flavor and take a quick break from prep to catch up the greatest spaghetti scenes in movie history.FIND OUT MORE |

Front of House Style Guide

Running table orders all night doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice your personal style. While looking and feeling good are no longer mutually exclusive, it’s hard to find a place to start when building your uniform. So we tapped the Chef Works experts on how to shop for durable, trendy pieces – ones that don’tFIND OUT MORE |

LAFW Recap

As the official uniform sponsor of the Los Angeles Food & Wine Festival, our team made the quick jaunt north for a weekend of celebrity chefs, amazing food, and plenty of Tinsel Town shenanigans. Capturing all the action for our social media fans was Mai Cao, Social Media Strategist and foodie extraordinaire. We managed toFIND OUT MORE |

WOMEN’S COAT STYLE GUIDE

Women’s presence in the kitchen has only grown in recent decades. As restaurants become more inclusive, the rise of the female chef, it seems, knows no bounds. From such legends as Dominique Crenn to Alice Waters, Nancy Silverton, Rachel Ray and more, women are stepping up to the line and are helping to redefine cuisineFIND OUT MORE |

The Best Chef Advice. Ever.

The Chef Appreciation Week celebration continues at Chef Works HQ! For looks dreaming of helming their own kitchen one of these days, we’ve compiled some advice from several of our favorite chefs. So cooks, grab your pen and prepare to take notes, these words of wisdom are for you! “If you could tell the aspiring chefsFIND OUT MORE |

Chef Appreciation Gift Guide

Happy Chef Appreciation Week! While we’re spoiling all our favorite chefs this week with special gifts and perks (speaking of, have you signed up for our emails yet?), we thought it would be fun to compile a little gift guide, in case you’re looking for that special something to spoil that special chef in yourFIND OUT MORE |

Top 5 Chef Pet Peeves

To kick off Chef Appreciation Week (a.k.a. our favorite holiday ever), we’re hosting a week of fun content, made just for chefs. First up: we surveyed the kitchen crew to share their worst dining pet peeves! Picky Eaters: We’ve all dealt with them – the ones that are “allergic” to cilantro, can’t eat butter, dairy, grains,FIND OUT MORE |