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A GRATEFUL CHEF

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Where we all are right now is a result of so many great people who pushed us, critiqued us, patted us on the back at times, and other times told us we weren’t giving enough. Those days and nights when our mise en place wasn’t where it should have been made us stronger. Yes, I am grateful for all of this.

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A MOMENT IN TIME

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The reasons are usually easy to define after-the-fact: improper planning, not paying attention, stepping away from your standards, poor mise en place, lack of teamwork, or just the opposite for those experiences that result in mission accomplished or inspiration. The important thing about those moments in time is their value as a reference.

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COOKS – CLAIM YOUR OWN PATH TO SUCCESS

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Sure, there were (are) plenty of moments that we chose to remember as benchmarks to a professional life, but when we stop and think about it, there were several rough spots, times when we questioned our choice, abuses built into the culture and propagated by certain authoritarian chefs. What we do is meaningful.

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IT WAS THE BEST OF TIMES IT WAS THE WORST OF TIMES

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We all experience this throughout our time on this planet – so that one line is relatable – it represents each of us. Will we relish the good and use it to overcome the bad? Let’s face it – ours is not the only business with highs and lows – talk with anyone and they will gladly relay their feelings about this.

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WHEN THE KITCHEN AND FOOTBALL COLLIDE

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The rest of your secondary is ready to tackle the mise en place.” We can play it safe and get the s**t kicked out of us, or we can fight our way into the light. They are, like in most kitchens, a proud, over-confident, somewhat egotistical workaholic group with winning as their only objective. What’s up chef! So, the banter continues.

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COOKING – THAT THREAD OF FRIENDSHIP

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We remember those days prepping an impossible amount of food for service, working a hot line with sweat rolling down our backs, flames looking for every opportunity to burn the hair off your arms, the relentless ticking of the POS printer, a board filled with dupes, and your mise en place getting dangerously low. We stick together.

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BUILDING A RESTAURANT FAMILY

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So, let’s be clear about what it takes to build this cohesive team (family) through food. Break up the us and them. No one is AWOL from family meal including chef, sous chef, manager, dishwasher, and cooks who are behind on their mise en place. “You learn a lot about someone when you share a meal together.”