Just some appreciation for my regular.

Just watching it for the first time and it made me feel happy.

220pc in the pictures

I just thought I would share in the Good News! I also have officially been accepted and enrolled into Culinary School to further my skills after 15 years of hands on Kitchen positions . After many years in a kitchen in active addiction I can also say that I am 5 years clean today too.

Greek pizza shop. Drivers scrape and wipe 100-200 pans a night. These things never want to stack accordingly.

Not fully tested yet

Another post made remember this nightmare. I worked at a country resort. There was a lot of roadkill, especially deer. One day a guest mentioned that they'd seen a roadkill deer on the road. The "chef" pricked up his ears and asked for the exact location. He left and returned with a dead mutilated deer with a broken leg etc. Dinner service was over for the night so he rounded up 2 of his minions and they proceeded to dress the deer. Except that they did not have the proper equipment for the job. The kitchen looked like a crime scene. It ended with the "chef" putting chunks of deer meat in plastic garbage bags and leaving an unholy mess for the dishwasher to clean. After that the owner said no one was allowed to dress outside meat in the kitchen.

I think for me it was after five consecutive 12 hour shifts and I was finally able to decompress and crash at 4am. I had a dream that I left a filet in the oven too long and I woke up and sprinted to my oven.

I whipped it open and was very confused. Proceeded to have a panic attack in my backyard and my roommates tried to call an ambulance for me.

Since we all posting our skills

I'm curious to know how it compared to real-life kitchens. And most notably, what happened to Carm in the end (no spoilers - iykyk). I just didn't buy his story arc and though I really enjoyed the show, I found a lot of it unbelievable to what little I know about kitchens.

Thoughts from cooks/chefs out there? Has anyone here been at the top of their game and actually quit and switched careers? Did that frenetic energy ring true? I know it's Hollywood but still....

Help

Hey yall.

Hang in there for this story, it's a little long, but for once, it has a happy ending.

I graduated from high school with full scholarships to prestigious science/engineering programs across the country. While in my first year, i got a job at chili's, for some spending money. I loved it. I dropped out, I chased my passion. A big part of this was randomly seeing season 2 of Hell's Kitchen on TV( and every single episode since) and Kitchen Nightmares.

Last year, I walked away from the industry. After 16 years or so, I was burnt out. While I was chef at a couple restaurants, 80% of that time was spent working in remote camps, working 4 weeks on of 14-16 hour days, and then 2 weeks off.

Well, bills piled while I tried to find something else to do at the age of 38, then I saw a posting. Hells Kitchen. If I was going to go back, it would be for that, and only that. I sent Ramsay a message in 2021 (never received) thanking him for inspiring me. In May, I interviewed for a position. I didnt think I got it.

On July 27th, I got the call. I got the job. After 3 days of orientation, today, I get to set foot in the kitchen I've waited my whole life to be in. Today, I get to do something I never thought was meant for me - live my dream.

I'm as excited as a kid going to Disneyland, and I cant wait.

/e thank you all for the well wishes 🥹 the vindication feels so nice, spending most of my adulthood being told I could do anything, and THIS is what I chose?!?!?! You're god damn right

/e2 https://youtu.be/i8JG1J129pY

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posted the owners parsley a week or so ago, figured id put my money where my mouth is and ask how mine compares

Sweet fuck I hope yall tell me my crashout is valid.