Jay Eats Worldwide

 A week after Father's Day in Los Angeles is at the Los Angeles Convention Center. It's June 21 -23, 2013 Why am I interested in Design? As a consultant and marketer, I need to know what's coming soon and trending. Otherwise, I think design is cool... We knew we're in the right part of the convention center. The West Hall was filled with everything from floor tiles, sliding glass doors,  solar panels, wall furnishings, pre-fab homes, designer lighting, and fixtures  To one of a kind wooden chairs. But I was here to see the kitchens and designer kitchen equipment. The stuff I can't afford... Here's some of my highlights: Liebherr Refrigerator Reminds me of industrial restaurant equipment Miele USA Ovens from Germany Monogram Professional Range Airstream kitchen from Airstream Los Angeles Not your father's Airstream My Show Favorite An...

Recently, I got a call from a restaurant owner in need of someone to run his kitchen. He runs his restaurant and considers his staff as family. His chef, who had only been there for 9 months, was in the process of changing the menu to reflect the more economical desires of their customers. The owner didn’t like the look of a couple of the dishes and got in the kitchen to show the chef how he wanted the cabbage to be cut. RED FLAG on the play! You might consider the guy family, but you don’t go in to his domain and show him how to do it, especially if he’s the expert. I guess that was the straw that broke the camel’s back; he couldn’t take the micro-managing anymore and gave his notice. If this owner goes into the kitchen to demonstrate how to cut cabbage, why does he need someone to run his kitchen? Not so easy… I see this often, management doesn’t educate their philosophy and then when the staff gets mixed messages, the system fails. Roy’s Restaurants, headed by Chef Roy Yamaguchi, do...