Randy Zweiban, Executive Chef/owner of Province, located in Chicago and offering a dynamic menu grounded in American cuisine and influenced by Central and South American and Spanish dishes. It makes life so much easier because it allows me to plan.” At work, since the restaurant has a great terrace dining area, I use it to determine what could happen to the day’s business.
I use it at home to determine whether we can go play at the beach. “Now that my mode of transportation is my new Harley, I need to stay on top of Miami’s unpredictable weather. Miguel Aguilar, e xecutive chef of Wynwood Kitchen & Bar, a Miami hotspot where edgy street art meets Global-Latino cuisine, and serving up a creative menu of small plates and signature cocktails.įavorite App: Weather Channel (Android, Blackberry, Android) Google Docs syncs with my gmail account and I can carry with me any where I go any documents, including schedules, recipes, P&L, etc.” Kitchen helps you change liters to gallons, grams to teaspoons, F. You enter the probe to your meat of choice, turn on the Wi-Fi, and from anywhere in the restaurant your phone will tell you the temp of your choice of meat cooking. “iGrill is a thermometer probe that you use to check the temp of your meat. Luis Bollo, chef of Salinas, in the heart of NYC’s Chelsea area, offering vibrant Spanish cuisine and tapas, with a focus on the Mediterranean and the Balearic Islands.įavorite app(s): iGrill (Android, iPhone) Kitchen Converter (iPhone) and Google Docs (Android, Blackberry, iPhone) I can take photos while I ‘m here visiting in NYC of wd~50 and send them back to my cooks to inspire them.”
“I am able to take photos of food from Departure and share it with the world or take photos while I’m in the process of making something. Gregory Gourdet, chef de cuisine, Departure Restaurant + Lounge, a modern Asian hotspot in downtown Portland, Oregon that infuses the bounty of the Pacific Northwest with the fiery flavors of the Far East.įavorite App: Instagram (Android, iPhone) Whether it’s an email from my wife that we need more eggs at home or if it’s an old chef friend flying in from New York trying to get a reservation at the restaurant last minute on Saturday night, email is a fantastic app.” Though one of the simplest apps that makes life easier is the ability to get emails on my phone. “All the above apps make my life much easier in both the restaurant and in my personal life. “Units easily converts different measurement when dealing with precise recipes for sous vide cooking or our house made charcuterie Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch keeps me up to date on the changing seafood landscape in order to make sure I am choosing the most sustainable and recommended local fish options for the menu and SF Gate allows me to see what other Bay Area chefs are doing and keep up with current trends. It makes my life easier because I can locate my topics quickly without reading or surfing through singing poodles.”ĭustin Valette, chef de cuisine of Charlie Palmer’s Dry Creek Kitchen, located in Healdsburg, California and focusing on local, seasonal ingredients that are custom grown for Dry Creek Kitchen.įavorite phone app(s): Units (iPhone) Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch (Android, iPhone,) and SF Gate (Android, iPhone) I use Flipboard for all of my daily uses, from news headlines to checking sport scores. With very little time in my day for surfing, this app is great. “I am able to choose the topics that relate to me and see exactly what I want to read and what I want to see. “Pandora gives you amazing varieties of music at your fingertips instantly, BBC delivers straight- up candid world news fast and Lose It! measures food and workouts to optimize health and fitness.”ĭavid Spirito, corporate chef/research & development, LM Restaurants, the parent company of several award-winning restaurants, including the sports-themed Carolina Ale Houses.įavorite app: Flipboard (iPhone, Android)
The best is the conversion tool!”Ĭlifford Pleau, senior director of culinary for Seasons 52, which has 22 restaurants in 13 states across the country, and is known for its award-winning wine list and seasonally inspired menu, using fresh ingredients and rustic cooking techniques.įavorite app(s): Pandora (iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Palm Pre) BBC News (iPhone, Android, Blackberry) Lose It! (iPhone, Android) It can tell conditions (current elevation, temperature, humidity level), has a timer, (volume measurements to weight) conversions, (equivalent conversion) charts and can house notes. Chris Ford, executive pastry chef, Wit & Wisdom, A Tavern by Michael Mina, located in the Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore and serving up comfort food with a contemporary Eastern Seaboard twist.
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