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Anyone on NS cook professionally

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speedy29
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Just wondering if anyone on here cooks for a living. Why do you cook or some funny and or gruesome stories.
Dec 22 2010 1:09PM
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Noss.
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bump for a promising thread
Dec 22 2010 1:20PM
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dex.
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i spit in your onion rings yesterday
Dec 22 2010 1:25PM
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tuna.
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i almost went to culinary school, but i wanted a safe fall back plan in case i didnt want to stay in the restaurant world so i plan on getting a degree, making some start up money, and then starting a restaurant.
Dec 22 2010 2:28PM
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introvert
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I do. I've been a cook for 1 year and am 17. I'm going to culinary school.
Dec 22 2010 2:29PM
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chardi
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worked at a pizzeria for a year. got some funny stories. threads, i'll tell them later
Dec 22 2010 2:30PM
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Jaggy_Snake
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Deep fried Brie

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brie

It tastes really good. Worth trying even if you like the cheese.
Dec 22 2010 2:34PM
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introvert
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Everyone who works in the kitchen is Mexican, so they always sing in Mexican. It's lolzy
Dec 22 2010 2:55PM
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Ski_the_east01
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thanks a lot slim shady
Dec 22 2010 2:58PM
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mistaT
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I worked as a prep/line chef at a solid 3.5/4 star Italian restaurant for a year when I was 21.

Great times, great stories and great people.  Working in/on the line and away from the front of the house is hilarious and while some nights do kick your ass its very rewarding and educational.

Much better cook, worker and person for it.

As for people doing shady (pun intended) shit it doesn't happen for the most part....food sent back might come out poorly b/c we don't have time to recook it but nothing gross happens for the most part.

I'll check back on this and see how the thread develops.
Dec 22 2010 3:40PM
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introvert
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This.


When you work at a legit restaurant nothing "shady" really happens.
Dec 22 2010 4:00PM
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Milksteak
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Yep, exactly. I worked in the back and it was the most fun job I've ever had. Especially because the staff was super chill. I for sure wouldn't mind working in a restaurant again.
Dec 22 2010 4:03PM
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soup
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worked in kitchens for the past 3 years. fucking loved it. ski all day, work for 8 hours, go party a bunch, then do it all over again.

best story i have is from my buddy he works at the montanas in kamloops. he walked into the kitchen and watched this kid spit into the bowl of wing sauce he had for one of the servers. buddy called him out, kid got pissed, then started talking shit about my buddy, so he called him out again about him talking shit and the kid took a swing at him, my buddy ducked then knocked the kid out. next day managers talks to both of them about it, and the kid who spit in the wings got fired. pretty raunchy

just so you know this does not happen at most restaurants. the only time ive fucked with food is when guys order pizzas extra spicy and i just load them the fuck up with hot sauce and peppers.
Dec 22 2010 4:44PM
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connory998
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My dad was the head chef in a couple of high end restaurants years ago, including the keg mansion, and he still cooks some damn good meals.
Dec 22 2010 4:53PM
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speedy29
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Ive only worked in one establishment were that would happen saw it once confronted the fucking beaner. Chef bitched me out over it cause the person had more seniority but was the worst in the kitchen and making less then me. I quit on the spot and found a more respectable place a week later.

A good gore story at one place our pastry chef took of the tip of one of her fingers. Jagged and the bone was torn up it was enough to nearly make me throw up.

Also I have heard some of the dumbest things ever sitting at the bar or hanging out in the front.
Dec 22 2010 6:14PM
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Pee_and_Ski
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i worked banquet prep for a wile,

only grimy story is we were plating up a 300ish person meal, a tray of chiken fell amd its all we had so we had to serve it. 

Dec 22 2010 7:10PM
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Bodhisattva_
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I cook meth professionally, if that counts.
Dec 22 2010 7:25PM
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