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Chef’s Thoughts
Executive Chef Royal Oaks Country Club Houston, Texas Eva Barrios, CEC
In March 2020, when Eva Barrios accepted the position to be Executive Chef of Royal Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas, she had no idea her fi rst days would be fi lled with building up an integrated response plan to COVID-19 challenges. Despite all the hurdles, she’s found a new normal, and is ready to confi dently steer the club into the future.
1. During the quarantine, I made sure to have these fi ve foods with me: cheese, bread, eggs, milk and butter. 2. You’d be surprised to learn that I am good at sports. 3. If I could trade places with one chef, it would be Ferran Adrià. 4. My last meal would be anything prepared by my mother. 5. If I could change one thing about my new club, it would be
to add two sets of stairs leading down to the
purchasing coolers. 6. My favorite junk food is cheese sticks. 7. If I wasn’t a chef, I’d love to be an engineer or an actress. 8. You’ll never see uni on the menu at my club, because I simply don’t like it. 9. When I’m not in the kitchen, I’m
spending time with my son,
Ethan, and our puppy, Porcini. 10. My biggest mistake when I fi rst started as a chef was to take things personally. 11. My favorite celebrity chef is
Gordon Ramsey, because of how passionate he is about food.
12. My go-to drink is malbec. 13. The most important thing in my kitchen is teamwork. 14. If I could have dinner with one person, dead or alive, it would be my son. I enjoy how he critiques food. 15. The most valuable piece of advice I’ve ever received was
treat others how you want to
be treated. 16. I want to learn more about the stock market, because I would
like new ways to invest in my
son’s future. 17. My favorite ingredient is sweet smoked paprika. Tru e oil is the most overrated ingredient. Cloves are the most undervalued ingredient. I detest dijon mustard as a spread, and I can’t live without butter and sugar.
18. I don’t like to brag, but I taught
myself how to swim and how
to drive. 19. My most embarrassing moment in the kitchen was when I was
cooking about 40 pounds of green beans. I closed the lid and ruined all the beans for the
event. 20. My favorite book is The Flavor
Bible by Andrew Dornenburg
and Karen Page. 21. My favorite kitchen hack is to
use cheesecloth to maintain
moisture in fi sh fi llets. 22. I am motivated and inspired by
my son and by making others
feel special and cared for. 23. I cook Frito pie at home, but I’d never cook it at the club.
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