i hated cooking. too hot and sweaty and way too busy. i wouldnt mind a few classes myself just for fun tho. i grew up working in restaurants. started as dishwasher then prep cook then cook. surf and turf my specialty. not a chef just good cook
Any Chefs? Culinary School grads?
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I have worked EVERY job in the non-gourmet Culinary field (Cook, Expo, Pantry, Server, Bartender, FOH mgmt, and BOH mgmt).... I have come away with this..... Fuck the restaurant industry. I now, just eat at restaurants.
One of my closest friends, is a classically trained Chef.
He is currently the Exec at a Winery, but just got offered a private chef gig.
2 meals 6 days a week. A few 15 person dinner parties.
5 months in Nor Cal. 1 month in Telluride. 3 months in Uruguay. 3 months off.
1000 bucks a day............... Dude is probably going to clear around 200k, cooking for a ballin' couple. Car and Lodging provided.
He is going to spend his off time, working for free at The French Laundry and such, to thicken the resume. Not a bad gig.
One of my closest friends, is a classically trained Chef.
He is currently the Exec at a Winery, but just got offered a private chef gig.
2 meals 6 days a week. A few 15 person dinner parties.
5 months in Nor Cal. 1 month in Telluride. 3 months in Uruguay. 3 months off.
1000 bucks a day............... Dude is probably going to clear around 200k, cooking for a ballin' couple. Car and Lodging provided.
He is going to spend his off time, working for free at The French Laundry and such, to thicken the resume. Not a bad gig.
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If you are not interested in following the business i advise you to chill out and make the more of it. Expect to find some crazy but cool dudes while others are just the wrong kind of crazy.
Only when i arrived to the UK people started calling me chef...but weird enough every time the word was said Sitting Bull came to mind...Chef not Chief i kept saying to myself on those early days
I think that cooking skills are a great thing to have.
All the best for you Texas Toker
Only when i arrived to the UK people started calling me chef...but weird enough every time the word was said Sitting Bull came to mind...Chef not Chief i kept saying to myself on those early days
I think that cooking skills are a great thing to have.
All the best for you Texas Toker
NOW...thats the real deal.....bigballer......and even STILL paying he'z dues.....to the magical ......Thomas Keller & Co.
Yeah... He's got it made. Do that gig for a few years, and stack some cash. Then just start consulting.
Thomas Keller is the man. I have eaten at The Laundry and Bouchon (both Napa and Vegas). Another favorite of mine is Gary Danko.
This is some Pickled Beef Tongue with Fried Mayonnaise. My buddy who I am talking about, and I had this at WD-50 (Wylie Dufresne).
Thomas Keller is the man. I have eaten at The Laundry and Bouchon (both Napa and Vegas). Another favorite of mine is Gary Danko.
This is some Pickled Beef Tongue with Fried Mayonnaise. My buddy who I am talking about, and I had this at WD-50 (Wylie Dufresne).
Looks pretty but...
Looks pretty but...
Thanks for sharing but this was the kind of stuff that put me off my career as a Chef
my bad i know but decorating plates was never my thing.
Great skills without a doubt
Looks pretty but...
Yeah... He's got it made. Do that gig for a few years, and stack some cash. Then just start consulting.
Thomas Keller is the man. I have eaten at The Laundry and Bouchon (both Napa and Vegas). Another favorite of mine is Gary Danko.
This is some Pickled Beef Tongue with Fried Mayonnaise. My buddy who I am talking about, and I had this at WD-50 (Wylie Dufresne).
Thanks for sharing but this was the kind of stuff that put me off my career as a Chef
my bad i know but decorating plates was never my thing.Great skills without a doubt
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Yeah... He's got it made. Do that gig for a few years, and stack some cash. Then just start consulting.
Thomas Keller is the man. I have eaten at The Laundry and Bouchon (both Napa and Vegas). Another favorite of mine is Gary Danko.
This is some Pickled Beef Tongue with Fried Mayonnaise. My buddy who I am talking about, and I had this at WD-50 (Wylie Dufresne).
How is wd-50? I was thinking of taking the wife there in a few weeks.
Shit was great! Reasonably priced tasting menu. I was fairly hammered, and wanted to meet him, so I just rolled up in the kitchen, and introduced myself.
He told me to come back with my friend's after we ate, and he gave us a tour of his kitchen. Really cool guy. Big Dead fan.
More pics.
Smoked Eel w/ Caramel Froth
Poached Salmon and Sous Vide Lamb (You can see my Chef buddies hand, it's got a nasty burn on it. lol.)
Apricot Torchon
Chocolate course
He told me to come back with my friend's after we ate, and he gave us a tour of his kitchen. Really cool guy. Big Dead fan.
More pics.
Smoked Eel w/ Caramel Froth
Poached Salmon and Sous Vide Lamb (You can see my Chef buddies hand, it's got a nasty burn on it. lol.)
Apricot Torchon
Chocolate course
We also had a Foie Gras Torchon, that was filled with beet juice. Really good food.
A TRUE .....Foodie @ heart.....my kinda diggz.....
the simplicity of the plate.....but the bountiful shock and awe of the flavors.......simple stunning.......just purple w/ ENVY.....
Sounds like a kickass job... i figure the dude can cook his ass off and make the baller couple happy, or are rich people sometimes dicks to their private chefs?
Uraguay is the wierd part...
A TRUE .....Foodie @ heart.....my kinda diggz.....
the simplicity of the plate.....but the bountiful shock and awe of the flavors.......simple stunning.......just purple w/ ENVY.....
Sup yort! Wylie is definitely a badass.
Yeah I love to eat. I also have a culinary background, so I know the amount of work that goes into this stuff.
"Great food, is like music you can taste."
I am going to be hitting up Chef Morimoto's new spot in Napa soon.
I have a sibling that ate at Alinea in Chicago. Said it was the best food they ever had. That place is also on the list.
I have really turned my attention to small eateries. Places that are tucked out of the way, and unknown. There is a place near my house that is a absolute hole in the wall. That place serves the best fish and chips I have EVER had. I also like to check out various Thai restaurants.
I'm pretty big into wine too.
