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MEET CHEF ERIK, FRESH FOOD COMPANY�S
DESSERT CONNOISSEUR
 It is
well accepted that one of the perks
of the all-you-care-to-eat style of
the Fresh Food Company at Moody
Towers is the unlimited access to
fresh-baked cookies, cakes and other
sweet treats. But who is responsible
for making sure that each batch of
cookies tastes so good that you�ll
consider checking out a to-go
container just for dessert?
UH Dining Services sat down with
Chef Erik Bures, the man behind all
of the delicious treats, to let you
get to know a bit more about him and
the inspiration for his menus.
Name:
Erik Bures
Position:
Dessert Chef � Fresh Food Company
Education:
John Folse Culinary Institute
Previous Work Experience:
Caf� Adelaide in New Orleans
Bistro Alex in Houston
Where did you gain your dessert
expertise?
�I wanted to take classes in the
things I knew the least about, so by
the time I graduated I had taken way
more baking classes than I needed,�
said Bures.
How do you create new menu items?
�Usually I�ll just get an idea out
of nowhere for one part of a dish, a
sauce or something, and then I�ll
build the entire dish around that
one item. Sometimes I try something
and it tastes terrible, but at least
then I know not to do that again.�
Working at Fresh Food Company is
very different than your previous
experience in fine dining
restaurants. What is your favorite
thing about the change?
�I like interacting with the
students. A lot of the time they
seem like they�re not sure whether
or not they should talk to us, but
my staff and I like to goof around
and have fun to show them that we�re
human and we don�t bite. If you see
us behind the counter, come say hi!�
If you could only eat one thing for
the rest of your life, what would it
be?
�Well, I�d love to say steak, but
that�s not really a balanced diet,
so I�d probably have to say pizza �
just plain cheese and pepperoni. You
have your carbs, dairy, protein and
vegetables all in one.�
What do you do when you�re not at
work?
�I actually really love all of the
sciences. I like to go home and
build things.�
For more information about UH Dining
Services, visit
www.uh.edu/dining.
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