Saria

Ha, I don't work with you and hold you to standards that anyone who cooks for a living should hold.

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spiderlashes5000

Chipotle seasons its steak so well!

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redcelticcurls

Whew!

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scrills

Ok, I'm just going to say it. Saria, don't hate me, but....

I thought the rant about "hotel cooks" was mean. We get it. You are a chef, but I thought the way you spoke about them was a little cruel, especially since you just said they were nice people.

I get that working with people who suck, well sucks. Is there any thing you can do to change it? Can you suggest some sort of regular meetings to talk about techniques or classes once a month. I'm sure to some of these people, this is a job and a way to feed their kids. They are never going to be chefs or care as much as you. some of them may have never been properly trained. I know its frustrating, but is there anything that can be done? Sounds like these people need to be re/trained

scrills

Can I order a veggie burger with bacon? Does that make any sense?

FieryCurls

My husband just asked me to check his email for something since he can't do it from work. OMG. He never deletes emails. He has things in there from January. That would drive me crazy!

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Saria

It's not mean, it's the truth. I'm a cook. Hotel cooks become complacent and get into terrible habits. A lot of it because they basically want to heat and serve food. It's lazy. Most of these people went to school to become chefs or at the very least started cooking because it interested them, not as a simple means to earn money or because it was the only job they could get. They're not new. Most have worked in restaurants at some point. Restaurant cooks in NY, many immigrants, do in fact do this as a way to earn a living, and there are some terrible ones, but they still wouldn't keep those chives. And working in restaurants doesn't allow them to get away with things that they get away with in a hotel.

Basically, they're no different than plenty of other cooks I've worked with (as evidenced by previous rants), but whereas in a restaurant you'll be able to weed them out and overall there's a good mix of good cooks versus bad ones, in hotels they're pretty much representative of the skill level.

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legends

You mean you refuse to take one for the team?

Selfish.

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ruralcurls

I liked this because this is so me. My husband took a glance at mine and asked if I ever deleted my emails.

legends

I won't tell you how far back my inbox goes. It will give you an aneurysm.

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Saria

So selfish.

SHAAAAAAAAAAAME!!!

Also, this made me think of CL:

Stir-Fried Rice Noodles with Eggs and Greens | Serious Eats : Recipes

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Saria

I'll also add that not developing a crust on something like a lentil burger is inexcusable. That is pure, unadulterated laziness. It's an incredibly basic, cooking 101 concept. So, I might even understand lack of knowledge when it comes to cooking protein and lack of sense as to why you're doing something that really makes no sense, but getting a crust on foods like crab cakes and burgers is fundamental.

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iroc

Try being married to it.

(Actually don't. Its not worth it)

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iroc

I love Chris Cornell's voice.

I also love scallops.

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FieryCurls

I haven't logged into his account in a long time and it was just a shock to see how far back, with most of it being junk, since I kept it clean while he was deployed.

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rouquinne

it might earn you some *very* interesting looks and people doing this:

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spring1onu

I always order a burger without onions and onion rings. Which probably isn't quite as weird as a veggie burger with bacon. I don't see anything wrong with it, I'm not vegetarian and I like veggie burgers. I don't eat it as a meat replacement an I think bacon would be good on it.


Chia seeds are so good to chew on in my smoothie. New favorite. And no, lady at Trader Joe's, no Chia pet is sprouting in my stomach after eating them.

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This made me laugh! Really hard

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scrills

I do that. I don't like raw onions

claudine19

Onion rings always fall apart on me: I wind up with some slimy onion, and an empty crust.

Is it different for other people?

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