The Cardinal Chef Club at Middleton High School (Middleton, Wis.) has been serving up deliciousness for more than 20 years. The club is an offshoot of the school’s Pro Start class, where students do catering jobs around the school district. They prepare meals for the staff on Parent-Teacher Conference Night, cookies for the National HonorFIND OUT MORE |
So … many … COMBINATIONS!
“I can’t find what I’m looking for” should never be something we hear from our customers. If it is, we’re not doing our jobs. At Chef Works, we take tremendous pride in our fashion-forward culinary and hospitality apparel. And for us, function is just as important as fashion. Chef is in our name. And weFIND OUT MORE |
Chew On This: Week 14
Welcome to Week 14 and happy April! Spring is blooming, baseball is back and only 11 more months until the next March Madness! This week we’re serving up comfort food, the bounty of the sea and taking a look at some of the biggest restaurant openings last month. We start with comfort foods. Because let’sFIND OUT MORE |
April Chef of Chef Works: Michelle Bernstein
Miami icon Michelle Bernstein is one of the nation’s most recognizable celebrity chefs. Whether it’s appearances on television, running a catering business or penning a book, the James Beard winner is always keeping busy. She was kind enough to chat with our blog after her appearance at the Citi Taste of Tennis last month, whereFIND OUT MORE |
Color up for spring
“Color is my day-long obsession, joy and torment.” – Claude Monet The transition from winter to spring is commonly associated with color — and for obvious reasons. Color returns to trees and flowers and it’s generally viewed as a time of renewal. If your spring cleaning involves a branding overhaul – or even a littleFIND OUT MORE |
Chew On This: Week 13
Welcome to Week 13 — or for our triskaidekaphobiac readers, welcome to the week that comes after Week 12 and before Week 14. There are several theories as to why “13” is considered unlucky. We’re not going to explore any of them! We’re just going to bring you fun links about food. Enjoy! Photo /FIND OUT MORE |
March Five-Star Service: Isabella MacBeth
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! By the time you finish reading this sentence, Isabella MacBeth could haveFIND OUT MORE |
Chef Works making the rounds at food and wine festivals; Pebble Beach coming up!
This week marked the official beginning of spring, which means brighter colors, warmer weather and, best of all, one food and wine festival after another! Chef Works is proud to serve as the official culinary and hospitality apparel sponsor for some of the world’s most renowned food and wine festivals. Next month Chef Works will returnFIND OUT MORE |
Chew On This: Week 12
Welcome to Week 12! How’s your March Madness bracket doing, by the way? We’re giving a special Chew On This shout out to marketing department graphic designer Breea who actually picked the UMBC upset over Virginia and had Loyola Chicago going to the Sweet 16! But we digress. This week we bring you quirky art,FIND OUT MORE |
Meet Arturo Melendez, our International Chef of Chef Works for March
Arturo Melendez is trying to tell you a story. If you close your eyes, open your taste buds and listen with every bite of his food, there’s a good chance you’ll hear it. “Behind every dish there is a history of a moment in my life,” he said. “Each dish represents something from my personality.”FIND OUT MORE |