Hi, I'm Dylan

I’m a little over 5 feet and it’s been a struggle in every kitchen I have been in because it’s like they were designed for giants.

The problem I think is that restaurant kitchens are never given adequate space so the only solution is to build up in order to fit everything you need on your tiny little station. :/

That’s funny, cuz I’m about 5′5″ and I’ve always felt that standard prep tables were designed with dwarves in mind.

5′7″ and I feel like I have the best of both worlds in kitchens - I can reach most things pretty well, but I don’t bang my head on hanging racks like my taller coworkers do. 

6' and forever banging my head on things...

Put the dumbest injury you’ve ever gotten in the tags

The tags from my followers on this should be golden lol

I once forgot to get a rag to take a pan out  of the oven and burned my hand.

I tried to grab a falling knife.

Decided to catch a burning hot sizzle plate. That was fun. Closed/Opened my lowboy on my knee. Went to reposition a cazuela of enchiladas fresh out of the oven with my bare hand.

Fell into an oven

Looked away while quickly cutting basil, cut part of my nail and finger tip off.

Took the tip of my thumb off with a mandolin while speed cutting carrots for stir fry on the fly during a rush

Asked the kp to "chuck me a ramekin". He threw it full forced at my face and gave me an inch long gash in my eyebrow.

I don’t know what hurts my brain more, that this photo actually, really exists or that someone allowed for it to get this bad.

not joking or exaggerating when i say I’ve walked into worse  

We all like to think, “No, never in MY house. Not in MY chef’s kitchen.” It can happen to any of us, at any time. There is no pride in that photo, and none to be earned. Aspire to perfection professionally and let this image drive your fear.

I kind of want to print this and hang it up on our board out back so it’s the first thing everyone sees when they walk in. My work place can be a shit show sometimes but never to the degree pictured here.

Okay but where is the sink even???? I don’t believe that this can be a real life situation.

How do they still have enough clean plates?

They do appear to have an impressive stock.

I would like this as a stash tin.

I’m actually gonna slow it tf down if you’re a repeat offender tbh

Hahaha oh so true and “Can I have a fry?” usually comes along with the stare.

I’ve kicked servers out of the kitchen for doing this.

I FUCKING HATE WHEN THE SERVERS DO THAT

The fuck out the kitchen

One of my biggest pet peeves.

I can't really even tell them "Fuck off, it isn't ready yet!" As I work in an open kitchen. My newest way to deal with them is to simply turn my back to them and become "very interested" in cleaning the grill/hob/anything to stop me throwing something at the server...

This blog will make you feel at peace

But also make sure you don’t get any overtime…

This was me a few days ago. But instead of three, it was five. I was dead by the end of the night.

Literally gonna be me on Tuesday. My station needs a minimum of 2 people but apparently chef has a lot of misplaced trust in me

I’m sure you rocked it!

Arigatou Gozaimasu