#chefconfessions

So we got a little busy tonight compared to what we've been doing. I'm usually a chill, quiet, easy going person. Tonight I lost my cool a little. We've had our prep cook covering saute since the other cook is unavailable 2 days. The amount of times I had to tell this fuck to close his oven door and low boy was unbelievable. I ended just snapping on him yelling to close his fucking oven with some other added choice words. I also ended just slamming his low boy draw when he left it open. But wait it gets better the fucker was standing behind our back stairwell door holding it just slightly open for no fucking reason. I was carrying a hotel of shanks to the walkin, saw my opportunity, just kicked the door into him pretending I didn't know he was there. So yeah now you know, I'm easy going until you really piss me off, also I'm super fucking petty.

So I have a video of chef Sabatino teaching me how to properly form bread dough for baking and I catch myself watching it fairly often. It bothers me because I miss working there and some days I really regret my decision to put school over work however I find great joy in the video and I hope to get a chance to join his team once again and show him he was right about me and that one day I will make a great chef. Every day I remember the things he told me. Show up to work every day and push yourself to out preform everyone there, out cook your chefs, you may not be better but you'll get better everyday. Never stop learning. The minute you stop learning is the minute you need to get out of the kitchen even if it's just to go to another kitchen learn a new cuisine just never stop. Show up first, leave last. Be the first one in the kitchen and the last one to leave every day. This is your life, your home, and your family now. And one of my favorites that I use myself now is his famous "teamwork makes the dream work!" I try and keep to all of this every day. Every morning I look at my station and my mise and think would this be acceptable to chef Sabatino?

I'm at my local tech school about to go to orientation for my culinary classes and ohhhh boy. Let me tell you my anxiety level is like a TWELVE which would feel a lot more reasonable if I didn't go to college for years already

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