tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post3898982714090466559..comments2024-03-17T03:42:21.277-05:00Comments on LEARNING CURVE ON THE ECLIPTIC: Friday, Saturday & Sundae - There's an Art to being a Chef ~ Helene DarrozeTwilighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-32440734779698176732018-05-18T11:23:10.400-05:002018-05-18T11:23:10.400-05:00Wisewebwoman ~ Thanks for the name! I shall keep E...Wisewebwoman ~ Thanks for the name! I shall keep Ellen Greaves in my bookmarks, for a future female chef to feature.<br /><br />During the years when I worked in hotel offices, all around the UK, late 1950s early 60s, around 5 years, all live-in positions, I came across many and varied varieties of chef. I still remember, though, that the two female chefs I ever encountered were by far the best, made the yummiest food (Not Cordon Bleu style.) They also looked after me very well, one used to save me special bits of a leg of lamb she knew I liked and would not eat any other meat (picky). One time, another female chef saw me coming in late (me a young stripling, back then) having missed dinner, would make sure I got a scrumptious grilled gammon and egg sandwich. Never had one in that league before or since. Hotels where I worked were either business-people's hotels, or tourist hotels, and not the soulless places that pass for hotels nowadays in the USA! <br />` Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-28712615137606809032018-05-18T10:14:02.931-05:002018-05-18T10:14:02.931-05:00What an interesting person! I remember a co-worker...What an interesting person! I remember a co-worker of mine back in the day who had a sister, a famous chef in NY, and for the life of me I can't remember her name.<br /><br />Scratch.<br /><br />Now I did - and she's still prominent. James Beard no less. Ellen Greaves. http://jamesbeard.starchefs.com/old/events/1999/02/009.html<br /><br />However female chefs have been rare but they're getting there. I would be 400 lbs from sampling all the time.<br /><br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.com