There is an enormous table piled high with raw chicken. We enter a large climate controlled room, sloshing our booty-covered shoes through some bubbly disinfectant. Safety is the first takeaway from the tour.Ĭrab cakes being prepared for packaging at J. “I wish my customers were as fussy about who they buy from as the USDA is about its certifications,” says King. Even the slightest, most insignificant seeming infraction can shut down the entire operation. I am the boss and I don’t have my own bathroom,” says King, half laughing, half not. Kings provides an office on the premises for the inspector, who has 24/7 access to the entire operation. Kings executive chef.įirst and foremost, we are shown the office of the resident USDA inspector. After removing any jewelry, we don white jackets, hairnets and booties and are given the cook’s tour by King Andy Murphy, director of the facility, and Chris Neary, J. Open 24 hours per day, seven days a week, this ultra efficient operation runs like a well-oiled machine. King took what he learned from his family’s deli business and created an operation that employs more than 300 professionals at their Holtsville distribution center, Bay Shore processing facility and Grapes and Greens, their Calverton facility for processing, storing and marketing produce and wines from our East End.Įdible photographer Doug Young and I recently spent a day with King at his Bay Shore location. “Another brother is a chef we are a family of foodies,” says King. King’s brother, Jim, is the owner of the wildly popular Kitchen Kabaret, a gourmet deli that rivals Dean and DeLuca, with locations in Roslyn and Bay Shore.
” The family redirected themselves into the deli business and, after one of their vendors closed, King began picking up products for the deli while still in high school. “Mom and Dad were waiters at Carl Hoppl’s. King, who was born in the Bronx and raised in Nassau County, hails from a large food-centric family. “I do everything from Bagel Boss to the Waldorf Astoria,” says John King, the hands-on boss of this hybrid business. Kings counts restaurants, bars, hospitals, schools and supermarkets among its more than 2,000 customers. From delivering fresh produce, meats and poultry to running food handlers classes, J. has been servicing the food industry in more ways than we imagined existed. Perhaps you have seen their trucks rolling up and down the LIE, or in your hometown. Kings Food Service, prepares meals that bridge the gap between cooking in and eating out. Cook? Heat up some leftovers…again? Make reservations? Pick up some take out? There exists another option that, heretofore, just wasn’t in our ethos: a ready-to-go restaurant quality meal that can be picked up at your local supermarket. Some days culinary get-up-and-go just cannot be mustered. As you sit in seemingly perpetual traffic, thoughts of dinner begin to gnaw away at what’s left of your fortitude. One of those never-ending, nothing went right kind of days. "TO GO" Case - If you're in a hurry this is the case for you.Worker at J Kings preparing sauce for packaging. "TO GO" Case - If you're in a hurry this is the case for you.Choose from a variety of freshly made sandwiches, salads, fruit shakes, & chopped fruits, all packaged and prepared for you to "Take-Away" right away - no waiting required!
Omelette Station -Three eggs or egg whites, you name it we can add the ingredients to "scramble" up a tasty omelette of your choice Juice and Smoothie Bar - Blended with the sweetest and freshest fruits, juices, and yogurt, we can concoct the most delicous and energizing fruit drinks around! Also try our famous stuffed garlic knots, pizza rolls, calzones, stromboli etc.Ĭhopped Salad Bar - Select from the freshest ingredients to make a delicious and healthy salad, anything your "healthy heart" desires Pizza - From classic to gourmet pizzas, we offer hot and tasty selections daily. Specialty Deli - sandwiches, charbro iled grill, prepared pastas, salads, fresh fish & much much moreīakery - Italian & French pastries, assorted butter cookies, cupcakes, brownies, cakes, fruit tarts etc.Ĭappucino Bar - A variety of both hot and iced drinks We guarantee you'll be back more than once! Kitchen Kabaret, Long Island's favorite place to eat and shop, has been delighting it's customers for over thirty years in our East Hills location and over three years in our "NEW" Bay Shore location! If you haven't already had the opportunity to check us out, come in and browse our wide variety of food departments. Pizza Fix: Top Long Island Pizza Pies (13).
0 kommentar(er)
