Marriott in the Kitchen

A Chef's Comfort Food

2012-02-02T17:47:24-05:00

The Bromberg Brothers original Blue Ribbon restaurant in New York is rumored to have been built on fried chicken, or so would be believed if you listened to their fans. Personally, I agree, it is great fried chicken as is nearly everything else on their menu. Long before they were serious players on the New York restaurant scene, theirs was the place that the city's best chefs went to wind down after a long night. It used to be said that if you walked into Blue Ribbon at 2 in the morning, every chef in the city was there. Some...

Will 2012 food trends be any different?

2012-01-10T13:03:39-05:00

If food is like fashion, then we are sure to see as many new trends in food '12 as this season's newest colors of the new fashion black. Not really a fashion forward guy, you'll have to check out another blog for whichever shade of purple is in now. As to food and drink though, there certainly are a lot of prognosticators with already published lists. Who knows, maybe some of them will be right. I thought I would take a shot at what I see as the trends to watch out for over the next year, and who knows,...

A New Game in Town

2011-06-08T14:43:27-04:00

For the 70 million people said to be playing Facebook generated games at any one time, there is now a new option. Rather than worrying about when to harvest the cyber vegetables or feed the virtual goats, gamers can now feel the rush of adrenaline that comes naturally to chefs on a restaurant line, especially when tickets start to back up and the servers get grouchy…or is it the chefs? Launched today on Facebook and accessible by visiting the the Marriott Careers page, www.facebook.com/marriottjobsandcareers, My Marriott Hotel™ offers a virtual glimpse into what happens in the heart of the hotel,...