FRIED COFFEE

According to the weather people we are about to get one whopper of a storm.  It’s a fact of life here in New Hampshire that storms = power outages.

I’ve got a generator to power my heater fan.  Three old oil lamps.  A box of candles.  The larder’s stocked with cheese, sardines, crackers, canned tuna & [...]

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Diners taken aback by chef’s response at Jonathan’s The Rub  -  Fork and Cork, Houston Chronicle

Tiffani Miller and her husband were impressed with their first meal at Jonathan’s The Rub (9061 Gaylord). Not so with the second one. Her group of six all requested the Black and Blue, a filet mignon with blue cheese [...]

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Seasonal food service operators face some difficult problems with staffing during their abbreviated calendar.

I got a call yesterday from a restaurateur who was experiencing problems with erratic behavior by the Chef they had hired for the summer season.
I’ve also spoken with the owners of seasonal ranches and resorts,  all facing similar problems in finding reliable [...]

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Two Worlds Same Guy
(I’m not at all long winded so this piece, heartfelt as it may be, is gonna be concise.   I’m not real good at this kind of writing, but here is a little something…..   [ We disagree with the  "not real good" comment. Ed] )
In the past thirty years, I’ve cooked in [...]

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Seasonal resorts and food service operations face culinary staffing issues that can be tough to address due to the short employment span.
Personnel retention,   year to year continuity,   and competence deficiencies are three of the biggest issues.
TemporaryChef.com offers a solution.
1)  Reliable full season commitment.
2)  Mature career Chefs experienced in purchasing and menu management.
3)  Year [...]

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Susan Holaday,  Editor & Publisher of Foodservice East,  the B2B Publication of the $ 80 Billion Northeast Foodservice Industry, interviewed TemporaryChef.com founder Paul W. Green CDC and published the following article in the Spring, 2009 issue.

Chef Paul Green meets a marketplace need with a website that places “temporary chefs”

TUFTONBORO, NH – A lifelong passion [...]

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Dina Berta caught me in the office a few weeks ago and found the concept of per diem Chef services interesting enough to write an article about us in Nation’s Restaurant News.
The benefits of temporary Chef services are apparent to large food service operations like Aramark, Sodexo, or Compass.  The costs of hiring and training [...]

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We are professional Chefs with the maturity, talent, experience and discretion to handle your short-term needs with panache whatever they might be. TemporaryChef is ready to be of service when your need is immediate.
Anywhere in the world.
Any time.
If you employ a private Chef who becomes indisposed – we are packed and prepared to travel.
A restaurant [...]

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It can be a huge problem when a temperamental chef decides to take his/her ego and flounce through the door on a busy night.   It is the height of unprofessional behavior , but it happens.
A tight situation can lead to a hurried replacement decision.  Don’t rush into a rash appointment,  call TemporaryChef and an experienced, [...]

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We were amazed at the efforts of Stan Brock and the team of volunteers at Remote Area Medical. More than 26,000 people have volunteered their expertise since 1985 to provide free medical treatment for people in need. Take a few minutes to view the 60 Minutes video.
I spoke with Mr. Brock and was [...]

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