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No Real Overtime Pay in Restaurants

Does cash overtime sound ideal to you? Initially, the unreported and not taxed cash option seems like a pretty attractive option when starting work for a restaurant. More than most of the restaurants I encountered over t…
Gadget Wishlist for My Future Kitchen

I am obsessed with kitchens. Some people might size up what someone is wearing, admiring them for their unique choice in blending a floral skirt with a leather jacket for contrast, but I admire people’s well-equip…
My Restaurant Kitchen Experience

Do you remember that first moment you fell in love with cooking? Maybe it wasn't an instant revelation. Perhaps the love had always been there or it gradually grew. Everyone must have had their moment when cooking wasn…
I Am a Vegetarian. I Cook Meat.

As a vegetarian and a professional cook, I get the worst of both worlds. As a cook, chefs and cooks often harp and judge me for my dietary differences when they find out I am a vegetarian. Automatically, they become d…
Things I Want To Make in 2012

I love making lists and goals in the new year! I don't make resolutions, just goals for all areas of my life. These are the things I am hoping to make this year: Homemade Dill Pickles My mom used to make her own pic…
Geeky Cookware

The holidays are just around the corner and that means food. A lot of food. This requires utensils. But not just any utensils. Geeks need to eat too and I am here to show all the wonderful things for those nerdy peopl…
Cooking Blunders and How to Fix Them

So I was really looking forward to making Chicken Tikka Masala after a crazy week of preparing for my midterm while trying to get a design project done. I found a recipe on allrecipes.com and it seemed simple enough but…
My Top Five Favorite Chefs

I've watched a lot of cooking shows for a couple of years now and as a kid I used to sit by the television with my oldest sister watching classical cooking shows that used to air on PBS and Julia Child's series: Cooking…
YouTube Food Channels (Part 2)

It's been really a while since my last post "YouTube Food Channels (Part 1)". Well, here is Part 2 at last! There are another 2 YouTube food/cook gurus I'd like to share with you all: 1. ManjulasKitchen This is an Indi…
Spelling Bee For Foodies

I am a sucker when it comes to word games especially if it's Scrabble.