Thomas Cuisine Blog

Thomas Cuisine Blog

It’s Not Just The Seasoning

Date: Sunday, February 12, 2012

Fairly often, besides the deliberate rounding to the patients that happens, I come across a client or family that wants to voice a concern, make a suggestion or share a comment about something that they found really important.  It might have been the fantastic Clam Chowder that they had or just a mention of the way they enjoyed a catered event.  Generally, the feedback is very positive. Read More

Culture

Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Why should job-seekers care about a potential employer's corporate culture? Aren't there more important factors to consider, such as the job itself, salary and bonuses, and other tangibles?  These factors are indeed important, but increasingly, experts are talking about the importance of employee-employer fit in terms of culture, with the idea that how well the employee "fits" the culture can make the difference between success and failure.  Read More

Returning to My Roots

Date: Wednesday, January 04, 2012

Last month I had the unique experience of joining our HR Director for a recruiting trip back east to the same school that I graduated from: The Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park.  It seemed like an eternity ago that I walked down the marbled front steps of the old building for what I thought was the last time.  Read More

Content over Context

Date: Thursday, December 15, 2011

Having worked at my craft for over twenty years, I am confident in my knowledge base.  That base is rooted in a career where diet and nutritional content took a secondary role to center of the plate, culinary innovation and profit margins.  Whatever knowledge I had enjoyed prior to joining TCM was about to be tested. My first account at Jordan Valley Medical Center was an eye opening experience.  Read More

Healthy Eating

Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2011

We recently met together in Boise for our annual meeting and an underlying theme of the agenda was taking personal responsibility for our own health and well-being.  Tricia Sinek, a Registered Dietitian from the Franciscan Health System, educated us on the Mediterranean diet, and our founder, Thad Thomas, shared with us his own personal success with improving his health by changing his diet and exercise regimen.   Read More