October 2011
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An Overview of Chef Duties
by Chris Bruno With the popularity of reality television shows such as Iron Chef, Master Chef, and Hell’s Kitchen, the general public possesses a better understanding than ever of the work that goes into being a chef and the pressure that often accompanies it. Less obvious is the variety of chef positions available. Read about the duties of different types of chefs below. Cooks, Restaurant...
February 2011
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Georges Auguste Escoffier
by Chris Bruno
As a chef who received training in the classical French technique, I appreciate the enormous influence of Georges Auguste Escoffier. Born in 1846 in the Provence region of France, the young Escoffier moved to Nice at age 13 to learn the trade at his uncle’s restaurant. By the age of 19, he had become so proficient in restaurant management that he received an invitation to...
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Chris’s American Restaurant
An accomplished restaurateur with more than 20 years of experience in the field, Chris Bruno founded Chris’s American Restaurant in 1990. As the head chef and owner of the Brookfield, Connecticut-based restaurant, Chris Bruno operated the highest grossing restaurant in Connecticut for several years. After Chris Bruno purchased Chris’s American Restaurant at age 24 and ran it for nearly 20 years,...
November 2010
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The Kitchen Hierarchy
by Chris Bruno I have worked my entire career in the restaurant business, starting as a dishwasher and working my way up to Line Cook, Sous-Chef, and then Executive Chef before opening my own establishment, Fiddler’s Restaurant, in Brookfield, Connecticut, in 1990. After 13 years, we remodeled and renamed it Chris’s American Restaurant. Many people are unaware of the various types of...
July 2010
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