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CONTROLLED HUSTLE

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Since that day, and throughout my career in the kitchen I experienced both controlled hustle and the absolute opposite: uncontrolled chaos. There is a statement that I remember from my early days in kitchens that sums it up: “If your mise en place is right you can handle any amount of business.”

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COOKS – CLAIM YOUR OWN PATH TO SUCCESS

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Different in the way that we must treat members of our team, different in the environment that is created, and certainly different in the level of enthusiasm that younger people have for a career in the kitchen. We are changing, but maybe not fast enough. As they say in life – the first step in recovery is to admit that there is a problem.

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OUR DAILY BREATH: PROFESSIONAL COOKS – DON’T DISMAY – KNOW YOUR STRENGTHS

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Am I destined to work in the same career or do I have any real skill sets that can open other doors?” However, we would never stand in your way if some other career becomes your calling. To some, we are the professional life choice that defined your purpose, and to many others it was an important steppingstone for other careers.

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

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How we approach this determines our assessment of what we have chosen to do for a career. I have found, throughout my career – whenever I was faced with an opportunity to change jobs, I would always list the pros and cons. So, let’s take inventory. Structure is critical to success and comforting to those engaged in it.

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What Customers Don’t Know About Restaurant Work

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It is this dichotomy of experiences that draws people into a career behind the range and keeps them there for decades. Service staff that have other careers. This is a behind the scenes look at the place and the people that bring a plate of food to the guest’s table. TEN THINGS YOU DIDN”T KNOW ABOUT A RESTAURANT.

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COOKS AND THE SCHOOL OF HARD KNOCKS

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From that moment on Alex knew that his career choice had been made. It has been said many times that career cooks don’t choose their profession – it chooses them. There is no better way to learn the ropes, become excellent at your craft, and set the stage for a long and fruitful career than learning by doing.

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HERDING CATS – THE MAKEUP OF A KITCHEN LINE

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So, in giving some thought to the different types of individuals who stumble or rush head first into a kitchen career, I came up with ten categories of cook types (you may have a few others to add on your own) – see where you fit. They have lots of books, know all the hot chefs, have a well thought out career path, and want to be the star.

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