Lucky being a Chef?

I am Lucky because I am happy with my job.
I am not really a chef... at the momment I am a commis Chef and I am happy that I am working in the hotel kitchen.

I started as a legumier.. in the beggining I got a trauma ha ha ha with the Chefs I am working with, they shout a lot. as if they are the best and they know everything. It came to a point that i wanted to move in the housekeeping department, I talk to the HR manager and to my executive chef and so good that this Italian executive Chef is nice. He explain things to me very well, how things goes in the kitchen. He tell me to think very well then decide when its final. and he will help me to move in case I am decided. think think and think more and I decided to stsy in the kitchen.
I was promoted as a Commi 1, I get more salary but I was not happy with the people I am working with and I felt that there is no changes and doing the same things everyday decided me to leave the company.
I applied again as a commi 2 this is same level like legumier same salary but its okay this time I am working with the people that I like and the best reason is this is new I can learn new things with them. I am working well happy happy happy , learning learning and learning more. So good and I enjoy working with these people.
For less than a year I got a promotion and become a commi 1. This time Ill be moving on to the next level because I am happy and I enjoy working in the kitchen with my Chefs.

Food Bugs

Last time I was cleaning a mix green vegetable for salad and then I found this bug. This is looks nice its like a very small bettle. But to see flies on the mix greens is not good. 
This is how Chefs are very careful in preparing food for the guest  because we know things like this can cause a very serious problem to the company. For your information culinary  and others are following the HACCP standard in preparing and serving food.  HACCP stand for Hazzard Analysis and Critical Control Points. HACCP is a systematic  approach to food safety. This include everything from personal hygienne, food preparation, temperature, cleanliness and so much more.

microwave oven

Microwave oven would be one of the most important kitchen appliance in our busy days. With this we can reheat a food without waiting to much time.

Learning Italian language

There will always be an Italian in the kitchen and if they are 5 italians for sure they will always speak their languages as if  you are in Italy if you are working with them.  The first italian  word you will learn for sure are the bad words, the same for any other languages as bad words as their  expression is easy to adapt and understand and imitate  by others. its just good that i have control in saying those word.

Come is how, how are you is come va, bene is good, bela and belo is nice, quanti is how much, dove is where, rice is resso,  telephone is telefono, small is picolo, big is grande  and so much more.
I can  construct a words and sometimes I talk to them in italians  but I do not understand when they replied so I ask  what is that in English,  Non credo ha ha ha ha.  Ciao ragazzi.

It’s been long time.

The last time i made my post was July and its been long time, I felt that i missed so many things to write in here. My blog may not be the most visited ,I do not even think that people have interest reading my stuffs.

Anyway.. our kitchen is very busy for this 5 months. Its like when i get home i just need to relax set on the sofa, lay  on the bed and fall sleep afterwards. yea I have time to check and post something on Facebook but to write in my blogs is something different. I wish I have the same I mean i wish i like more the blogs. Coz you know what I always thinking of writing things in here everyday, but nice thinking were only happening while im on the bus going and coming from work. and when I get home i just want to relax and feel lazy to  think and write.

Today I am off and have no plan so I have this time to write in here now. I hope I do it continuously. Yesterday was my PH(public Holiday) I went to the beach swimming for an hour, I ate in Chowking Dubai  and i go back home.

I organized the files in my computer, pictures, documents, music, my videos etc. and now everything is easy to find. This way it will be easy for me to write upload on my blogs.

Thank you.

Welcome to Italian Kitchen

I am now working in Italian Kitchen.. A fine dining restaurant with Russian, South african, Bulgarian, Filipino, Brazilian, Indonesian, Purtugues and Italian servers. I am happy working with this people they are all positive when it comes to service.

In this kitchen for sure I will learn a lot of  food preparation or cooking techniques. As we all know Italian cuisines is one of the most popular and said to be the best. Pasta as their specialty for sure are so many vareities that i am excited to learn. I heard about these raviole. Gnoche, truffle mushroom etc. I will give you updates what are those and how they are prepared and used in the Italian kitchen.

If in case the chef decided to move me from there for sure I will be very sad. as Italian is my second beloved people.

Dried Grapes, Muscatel

We have a lot of grapes inside the fruit fridges, Most of the time some of them are getting spoil and its difficult to preserve as fresh for long  period of time. Because of this the chef decided to use the grapes that is about to spoil to use and make a dried grapes muscatel. We use this dried grapes in a Chess platter. We are serving the chess platter usually with 5 different chesses, mustard, bread crackers, nuts and this muscatel.

Since then we never had a spoil grapes.. Muscatel can last for up to a month or more. Its easy to make dried grapes.

Select the grapes that is about to spoil, that is something soft
Put it in a tray,
Spread olive oil on the grapes.
Put salt and sugar
Let it dry under the heating lamp or under the heat of the sun.
When its dry already take and keep it in a nice covered container.