The municipality is very strict

Yes...The municipality of Dubai is very strict when it comes to the food security, as a matter of fact most to all the hotel has hygienne manager who will be responsible for implementing, monitoring the cleanliness and safetyness of the food the hotel are serving to the guest. The municipality check from time to time each establishment securing they are giving safe food to the guest.
There are lots of incidents wherein the hotel was fined when the municipality found an expired yogurt in their chiller. And there are chefs who was fired and fine for undesirable kitchen status.
As my job checking the food is my daily routine, I tasted it to make sure the food is still good and safe, and if I have a doubt I ask my chef to tasted it and if i am alone and i have a doubt with the food I throw it in the garbages. life is easy do not put yourself in a difficult situation.

Crab Legs

Crab is my favorite food, I remember we have this in our fish farm. I always go with my brother whenever he is going to catch some crabs. Its quit difficult to catch it because its all over the fish farm and its a huge fish farm. We are using this thing we called bintol where in we put frog meat because crab like it.
I was shocked when i see this crab legs in Dubai because its really big. I wonder about the size of body of this crab. But my chef said its only the leg that is big. This crab called Alascan crab they delivered it to the hotel cooked and frozen and we keep it frozen we just defrost it when is about to serve.
Since its my favorite food I always ate it when it about to spoil.LOL

Combination Oven.

Just now I realized that we have this combination oven in my previous work way back in the Philippines. But this one we use only as a steamer because we have s big oven for baking and bread making. But my manager teach us only 3 steps and they do not allow us to do or to try anything with that combination oven.
But now I know and its good to learn how to operate this machine. this machine comes in different brand, different size, different features..

Beef Burger

Today..because we're not busy in the kitchen My chef ask me to go to the butchery and help them because they are busy preparing things for the other outlet and another thing is they are also preparing for the function tomorrow.
After cleaning the jumbo prawn, making a shisk tawok I also make a Beef Burger. And I am gonna teach you how to make it.

ground beef
salt
Dijon mustard
tomato ketchup

Just mix it very well, depend on your taste add more seasoning.
Try to cook a small portion and taste it.
Portion it according to your desired size, you can use any moulder or if you want small one you can just make it round and press it evenly.

There are different ways of making burger, some they put extender like egg, and some they put chop onion and spices.

Kitchen Steward

Before.. I know steward as flight steward people who are working in the airplane. So I told myself I cannot be a steward because most of them are tall and good looking and I am not tall I am just good looking. LOL.
But then through times I learn that its not only that, that stewards are in different positions. And then I applied for this position in one company because I think I can do the basic of cleaning, washing plates etc. But I am so lucky that they hired me as a Legumier wherein Ill be working directly in the kitchen not just washing dishes, cleaning the stoves but preparing foods.

Kitchen Steward is said to be the backbone of the kitchen. Without them the chefs cannot work properly in the kitchen. The Chefs normally depends on the kitchen steward in maintaining the cleanliness of everything in the kitchen.

The following are some of the responsibilities of Kitchen Steward.
.Maintaining cleanliness of all wares/cutlery of hotel/restaurant
.Ensuring plates, cups, glasses, silverware, pots & all cooking utensils are cleaned using the appropriate machinery
.Burnishing and soaking of silver wares and cutlery to remove tarnish
.Supplying equipment requirements for kitchen and outlets
.Removing garbage and compost from kitchen
.Maintaining cleanliness and organization of stewarding area and kitchens
.Attends Chef’s needs from time to time in preparing their dishes

Most of the Chefs give chance to those dedicated stewards to work in the kitchen. The chefs teach and let them do the basic duties of chefs like peeling, cutting etc. until they learn and get promoted as a commis and so and so.
Personally I know some people who started as a steward and they are now a Sous Chef.

Chicken Arros Caldo

Arros Caldo or Chicken Rice Soup is my favorite soup, it may not be popular in the world but I like it so much. Ill teach you how to make it.
We need the following.

Cooked Rice. left over is okay.
cooked diced chicken
oil
garlic
onion
ginger
salt
black pepper powder

1. Saute the oil chop garlic, chop onion and chop ginger.
2. Add the chicken and make it a little bit golden brown.
3. Add the cooked rice and mix it very well.
4. Add a lot of water and let it boil til the rice become very soft and the water reduced.
5. Seasons with salt and pepper.

This is good to serve while hot sided with boiled egg and white bread or pandesal.

Garlic Sauce ( Garlic Mayo )

Garlic mayonnaise is a good dip sauce for french fries, The taste is a little bit garlic sour and salty.
And its easy to make the basic one.

2 segment of garlic
1 cup corn oil
1/2 cup lemon juice
salt
white pepper

1. In a blender put the lemon juice, garlic little salt and pepper then blend it.
2. Check if the garlic is fine blend already.
3. Blend again and add the oil little by little while blending until it become sauce.
4. Check the taste and the thickness of the sauce.

Depending on how you blend it and on the quantity of oil you put etc. sometimes the oil separate and it becomes watery. and it not good. But then if you master everything it will comes always perfect good looking and good tasting.

There are different ways of making garlic sauce or garlic mayo, some chefs they roast the garlic with olive oil, some they put lemon salt etc.