Welcome to Week 26! We’re officially halfway through 2018! (Seriously, I counted … 26 weeks from now it will be Dec. 26, the last Wednesday of the year). And that means it’s summer, which includes summer movies and summer food. So this week we’re bringing you a Pixar recipe, Amtrak’s new travel perks and aFIND OUT MORE |

Chef Works will be spotlighting someone in waitstaff each month through November as part of our “Five-Star Service” blog feature. In December, we’ll ask our blog’s readership to vote who has the “best story.” We’ll dress the winning restaurant with Chef Works gear! Pictured above is Andre Bignes in his wide half bistro apron and GinghamFIND OUT MORE |

We didn’t invent cool. But we know how to vent it. As summer comes piping through the kitchen, consider the line of Cool Vent™ products from Chef Works, the global leader in culinary and hospitality apparel. With a passion for fashion and an eye for function, Chef Works has always been at the vanguard ofFIND OUT MORE |

Welcome to Week 25, aka the silver anniversary of the year 2018. We’re not quite halfway through the year, but tomorrow is officially the first day of summer so that’s a cause for celebration! This week we’re bringing you burger branding, the Gabrielle Hamilton move that has the industry buzzing (and not always for theFIND OUT MORE |

Sometimes following your passions can lead you down strange roads. Take, for example, Chef Tiff Chan. She runs Chef Tiff’s Kitchen in Hong Kong, which focuses on fusion tea cuisine — a blending of traditional foods with tea flavors. But that’s not what the 24-year-old had in mind during her three years of college inFIND OUT MORE |

It’s Father’s Day Weekend! And that means sales of neckties will skyrocket, golf ratings will soar and barbecues across the country will spring forth with fiery goodness. What will you be putting on your grill? For ideas we turned to Chef Steve Oakley, our June Chef of Chef Works and dad extraordinaire. The seven-time JamesFIND OUT MORE |

Welcome to …. bup…. beep… bup… beep…. 24! Well, Week 24 that is. This week’s links aren’t as heart-pounding  as spending an hour with Jack Bauer. But they are still worth a few minutes out of your day. We’re bringing you diversity food, emoji madness, a tribute to Anthony Bourdain and … wait for itFIND OUT MORE |

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. Remember Willy Wonka’s backstory? His father was a dentist, wanted his son to pursue the business, but was shattered when he instead became a chocolatier.FIND OUT MORE |

The culinary community is in mourning following the news Friday that Anthony Bourdain was found dead in a hotel room in France of a reported suicide. The 61-year-old celebrity chef, author and television personality is credited for inspiring millions. According to multiple news outlets, he was found unresponsive by friend and chef Eric Ripert. “YourFIND OUT MORE |

Welcome to Week 23! Since the NBA Finals are going on and there’s been some hot debate about LeBron James or Michael Jordan being the best player ever, it seems appropriate that No. 23 comes up. I can’t speak for all of Chef Works, but the blog is #TeamJordan. Also, The Number 23 was aFIND OUT MORE |