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.
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Originally Posted by LordEden
Some chefs are pan throwers
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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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Originally Posted by FuglyStick
But here's the thing, Eden--it's still unacceptable. Why chefs and a few other professions are cut so much slack on ridiculous behavior is beyond me; try that on a factory line, or in a school, or in the fucking military for christ's sake, and see how fast you are called out for it. Being a chef is not a license to be a dick.
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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.
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Originally Posted by FuglyStick
If kowtowing to a douche is the only way to get ahead in the kitchen, God help the miserable souls who do it to pay the bills.
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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.