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Dubbed a “rising star” by the Mercury News, Chef Gaby Lubaba has been attracting visitors to her small-town bakery from across the Bay Area. Technically precise, yet filled with heart, everything that comes from East Bay Bakery is mind-blowingly delicious. Chef Works had the opportunity to speak to Gaby about her unique journey fromFIND OUT MORE |
Author: Judy Tsuei
How do chefs look for jobs
“Too many cooks in the kitchen” is a phrase we’re all familiar with, but have you ever wondered how cooks get into the kitchen to begin with? If you’re curious about how to land a job as a chef, this guide is for you! Whether you’re an aspiring chef, an experienced chef, or aFIND OUT MORE |
How do chefs and line cooks beat the heat?
If you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen. For chefs and line cooks, that’s more than just a saying — it’s literal. Temperatures in the kitchen often exceed 100 degrees in the summer, with hot pans and simmering liquids all adding to a sweltering environment. And while chefs love the figurativeFIND OUT MORE |
April Chef of Chef Works: Jay Ziobrowski
Ever wondered what culinary paths exist outside of the restaurant? Chef Jay Ziobrowski, also known as “Chef Jay Z,” is one of Morrison Healthcare’s corporate R&D chefs. Those concepts you see at a Morrison-run hospital café, whether it be a grill concept or a chicken salad concept — Chef Jay Z and his team areFIND OUT MORE |
The Ultimate Guide to Improving Restaurant Sustainability
Are you sick of hearing about restaurant sustainability? It’s no wonder — for years “sustainability” was treated as nothing more than another trend — the new version of “farm to table.” But as the environmental impact we have on earth is becoming more and more apparent, sustainability is going beyond a buzzword. Sustainability has toFIND OUT MORE |
Bragard USA joins the Chef Works family
We’re thrilled to share that Chef Works, Inc. is now the official licensee and distributor of Bragard in the United States. Bragard has long been known for its elegant designs in the hospitality industry, as timeless as they are creative. Our vision is to uphold the Bragard brand, while strengthening it with our cutting-edge supplyFIND OUT MORE |
Chef Amanda Palomino on Turning Your Career into a Passion
You usually hear about passions that turn into careers. But what about careers that turn into passions? For Chef Amanda Palomino, cooking was something she fell in love with — after already having established herself in the kitchen. In the return of RISE, an exclusive YouTube series by Chef Works, Chef Amanda is revealing herFIND OUT MORE |
Chef Christina Ng on Finding Her Confidence in the Kitchen
For Chef Christina Ng, being a female chef is about being a keeper of tradition for future generations to build upon. In this episode of RISE, Chef Works visits Chef Christina at the Berry Good Food vegetable garden to learn about her unique career path, her advice to up-and-coming women in the industry, and howFIND OUT MORE |
March Chef of Chef Works: Esther Choi
If you watched the return of Iron Chef on Netflix last year, then you remember Chef Esther Choi. Not only was she the season’s highest scoring challenger; she battled The Chairmen’s carefully selected posse of Iron Chefs by bringing her full self to Kitchen Stadium. Korean soul food was the ace up Chef Choi’s sleeve:FIND OUT MORE |
The Foods of Our Youth and the Influence of Nostalgia on Food Trends
Food has the power to evoke powerful emotions within us. In fact, studies have shown that the region of the brain that’s responsible for taste memory and the area that encodes the time and place we experienced that taste are inextricably linked. That link is one reason certain foods can trigger intense feelings of nostalgiaFIND OUT MORE |