Punk.of.Ages

It's fairly easy to tell who here has worked for a chef and who hasn't, I think...

The restaurant business is a very stressful business. I've never seen a higher level of tension than that of a dinner rush in a high end kitchen. Fact is, chef's are by and large huge assholes. I heard mention of Chef Ramsay from Hell's Kitchen somewhere in this thread. That dude doesn't have shit on some of the chefs I've worked for.

Perhaps some of you thought he was exaggerating that bit. He's not. I've had knives thrown at me. It's high tension, fast paced, and temperaments run rampant. But, I digress...

This is simple. Even though the chef shouldn't have been yelling within earshot of the customers, the customer should not have entered his kitchen. If you have a problem with a restaurant, just leave. Don't tell the owner how to run his shit.

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I've said it a million times before; very few situations bring out the temperamental, unacceptable, and ridiculous behavior we're more accustomed to seeing out of children, but a busy kitchen is one of those places.

I've never met anybody who works under a chef in a high end restaurant just to pay the bills. If you're only in it to pay the bills, you won't last.

I didn't put up with the yelling, berating, pan/knife throwing, or the temper tantrums to make a few bucks. I put up with it because at the end of the day I was satisfied with myself. I felt as though I'd gone into a jungle and come out with a new tiger fur.

A feeling of accomplishment is worth a lot more than a paycheck.

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