Chef Rock Harper (Hell's Kitchen, brings you The Chef Rock Xperiment, a podcast that gives listeners valuable insight, helpful tools and a sharp perspective in the restaurant business. We also have fun here, maybe a lil bit too much sometimes. Everything from interviews with chefs to revealing insider secrets, TCRX is the best chef and restaurant podcast around. Press play and start the shift!
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Mammy History
https://www.ferris.edu/jimcrow/mammies/
Aunt Jemima Website as of June 17, 2020
http://www.auntjemima.com/our-history
Dan Gasby petition for B. Smith
Laura Hayes of The Washington City Paper asked me the question and here's the beginning of my response.
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Chef Chris Hayes is a beast in the kitchen and an honorable, servant of his community. We met in New Orleans at Howard Conyers' Gumbo Jubilee where he and several other chefs roasted a whole cow led …
What do you stand to gain if you get 1% better each and every day?
Gideon Culman of K Street Coaching sits down with Rock to share his wildly cool background, exactly what an executive coach does and who his favorite rapper of all time is.
Gideon believes that embr…
If you'd like to avoid burning out as a chef, awareness is the first step. Sit still and be honest with yourself.
Goals sound super sexy, right? They don't work, it's your system that does! Listen to this quick (> 4 minutes)
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Frying is an often underestimated cooking method. It doesn't get the same amount of care and respect as sautés or braises. Listen in for the 6 enemies of fat and how they can help save you money and …
In this episode I breakdown what food cost actually is and how to calculate it. I’m giving more homework too-but it’s easy. Send this to 3 chefs that you believe in.
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If you're in the restaurant business, you know what pre-bussing is. I need you to treat your life like your tables. Go!
Last year, I had the opportunity to sit with some of the most amazing chefs and hospitality professionals at IGF's @internationalgourmetfoods Shift Drink-the industry's first after-hours food show. I…
The restaurant industry is on a path UPWARD! Here's a couple of things to keep in mind, listen in.
Tune in to hear my thoughts on this week's quote:
"You get what you repeat." -James Clear
Visit https://jamesclear.com to sign up for his newsletter, download a free chapter or buy his powerful book,…
Movie time! Gordon Ramsay's Burnt versus Disney's Ratatouille. If you could stage under one chef, who would is be?
The biggest pain point I hear from chefs and restaurant industry folks is not having enough money. Before we can get to the bag, we have to deepen our understanding of how food and money work in the …