Unfortunately, you would have to have the recipes in some form of printed and copyrighted material to claim ownership. If you have developed or even brought these recipes with you while being paid to do a job, you don't have much of a case. Besides, in my experience, there are no secret recipes that make or break an establishment, but rather it is a blend of the love and talent of the chef/cook, the ingredients and techniques used and finally the recipe last that make a dish. I have had to leave many recipes behind as I moved from place to place. I always considered them my legacy, not to the owners but to the cooks I taught! I always knew I could just develop new one's anyway. Randy @beingthechef www.beingthechef.com
