Pineapple is a versatile, delicious and healthy fruit, but to someone unprepared to cope with its tough spines, rind and core, it can be daunting to prepare. Use this trick, demonstrated by Chris Tavano, to quickly remove the rind and core; without the need of a specialty pineapple slicer! Special …
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The Good & Bad of Commercial Grade Equipment & Supplies in Your Home
Question: Is there really a difference between restaurant grade products and products that I can get at other online and local stores? Answer: It’s kind of hard to answer that question, because the answer is, it depends. The Bad It depends on what you’re shopping for, because a commercial oven …
Read More »Teen Walks 10 Miles in the Snow to Interview for Minimum Wage Job
Let’s face it, it’s tough this day in age to find hardworking teenagers. Doesn’t it seem like teens are more interested in money and materialistic things, but less motivated to work than ever before? Apparently it’s true! According to a new study on the attitudes and values of high school …
Read More »State Fair Must-Haves to Keep Serving Up Good Eats
When you’re organizing a State Fair there are plenty of things you need to have on hand beyond just food and crowds. But we didn’t want to just give you a long list of concession items; instead, we took this great example from Buzzfeed, and gave it our own spin. …
Read More »Convenience Over Quality: Does Age Make All The Difference?
When it comes to fine dining, a casual lunch, or a midnight snack, does the age of certain foods make all the difference? The discussion surrounding fresh-from-the-ground ingredients and finely-aged wine, appetizers, and entrees is an ongoing one. As ridiculous as it sounds, choosing your side may ostracize you from …
Read More »Kitchen Tricks: How to Cut Cherry Tomatoes [Video]
Cherry or grape tomatoes make great additions to salads, pastas, or sandwiches. However, dicing them individually can be very time consuming. Spend more time enjoying your food and less time preparing it as Chris Tavano shows you how to cut all your tomatoes at once – like a chef! Special …
Read More »Snapchat Could be the Next Best FREE Marketing Tool
Snapchat is a new way to share moments with friends, family, and, most recently, consumers. Snap a funny picture (or take a short video), add a caption, and send it to one or multiple people. They’ll receive it, giggle (hopefully), and then the snap is gone… forever. You can show …
Read More »How Parents Can Help Their Kids Be Better Restaurant Diners
Yes, your child is cute. Especially when it comes to how cute they are as they run around a restaurant, throw their food on the ground, sloppily smear food all over the table and their mouths, scream at the top of their lungs, and impatiently wait for their meals. Yes, …
Read More »Learn About Different Knives & Cuts [Video]
Do you know the difference between a Chef Knife, Santoku Knife, Paring Knife, and Slicing Knife? We found out that a lot of you are confused on what knife you should be using when making certain cuts, which is exactly why we had Chris make another video for you! Chris …
Read More »Why Dry Ice Burns
You’ve probably either heard of this strange phenomenon or experienced it yourself: ice that can burn you. While this may seem initially counter-intuitive, dry ice can indeed burn your skin, but probably not in the way that you think. When you think of ice, what probably first comes to mind …
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