Posted by Sharon Odmann on December 09, 1998 at 12:25:00:
In Reply to: Perhaps a silly question... posted by Mark on December 08, 1998 at 22:44:33:
Hi Mark,
: Actually, I have 2 questions. Do all of you shop at local grocery stores or do you have accounts with local wholesale suppliers like Meisel Sysco?
Grocery stores are the way to go. The cost of the food at grocery store prices is laid into the cost of the cooking day and what the client is charged.
>It seems a little cost prohibitive to pay retail prices especially since I know the markup grocery stores make.
Not really. Works out to be around 33% food cost.
: And secondly, since I am certified by the A.C.F. is that sufficient, or do you reccomend joining a personal chef's group??
Yes because being a personal chef, the business and production ends, has little to do with the certification process of the ACF. The information you get from a personal chef association tells you about the nuances of being a personal chef. And the certification offered by one of the personal chef associations has little or nothing to do with the way the ACF certifies its chefs. Certification for personal chefs is totally unnessary.
Cook on!
Sharon