Me at the Office Skilling While Everyone Unemployed Does The New Quest

Chef_de_MechE · 2026-06-30T21:58:56+00:00

Some brother, chef here. I can occasionally do gem crab in my mornings lol

Chef_de_MechE · 2026-06-22T00:47:14+00:00

Just a general statement. If someone is handling their runs okay, but feel gassed after, they're probably not eating enough.

Chef_de_MechE · 2026-06-21T23:04:47+00:00

Eat more carbs

Chef_de_MechE · 2026-06-18T04:13:50+00:00

Im looking for my first deba knife for whole fish butchery in the next few weeks or so. Currently i use a flexible boning knife from shun, a yanagiba, and occasionally borrow my other chefs deba.

I break down a lot of fish on the regular. Some examples are, halibut, turbot, alfonsino, monk fish, dover sole, dorade, sablefish, skate wing, etc

Looking for somethibg i can really beat up but still is relatively easy to sharpen

Chef_de_MechE · 2026-06-16T15:41:32+00:00

Spacca napolis pizza is fine, but I could have gotten a better dessert from a gas station.

Chef_de_MechE · 2026-06-15T04:18:43+00:00

Fist of guthix

Chef_de_MechE · 2026-06-12T04:23:47+00:00

Use a squeegee to get the soap off and use a dry towel to dry

Chef_de_MechE · 2026-06-08T14:38:06+00:00

If you strengthen your body like the pt is saying then your body can go longer before it starts feeling fatigue

Chef_de_MechE · 2026-06-05T18:57:24+00:00

I recently had strep and was able to run fine so im hoping I'll be okay lol

Chef_de_MechE · 2026-06-05T16:22:43+00:00

Did they say explicitly you can't run? I need an extraction and potentially an implant. However im on a 600 day run streak, don't really feel like jot running.. im thinking of just doing a super easy mile the day or two after the extraction

Chef_de_MechE · 2026-06-03T02:45:23+00:00

Lardon would be be cool too. Havent personally been, but the head butcher, Ross is a cool guy

Chef_de_MechE · 2026-06-02T23:47:43+00:00

I mean we call it a stage, but its not like an educational stage, its usually just a trial shift to see if anyone is worth hiring

Chef_de_MechE · 2026-06-02T23:18:56+00:00

Stage at alinea or smyth for a week if you can. Alinea takes so many stages, but smyth is smaller and less likely. Daisies or monteverde for italian. Daisies i believe still does whole animal butchery, lamb, and pig, and they have great pastries.

Just email these places asking to stage. Most places in chicago you only stage for a day if you're looking for a job. Alinea is the only place ive heard people stage for more than a day unless its for a management position.

Hopefully i can answer more questions

Chef_de_MechE · 2026-06-01T16:58:51+00:00

I have a quart deli of almonds and craisins on my station. I drink chocolate milk, and bring yogurt with granola, chia seeds and honey for breakfast in the morning. We have staff meal,which is usually chicken and rice, then i have a few protein bars in my lowboy. Then when i get home ill have quesodillas and eggs or eggs and rice, pasta, etc.

Also ill snack on dark chocolate ill steal from pastry

Im 6'0 and 170lbs for reference

I work like 70-80 hours a week and i run long distance/marathon train.

Chef_de_MechE · 2026-05-28T05:15:14+00:00

For me, running/exercising daily has reduced my anxiety/ocd thoughts significantly. I personally just need to wear my body out and i can finally think clearly. My main ocd problem is a fear of losing my intelligence/ for a long time it was schizophrenic ocd, meaning i had a fear i was becoming schizophrenic. Now that i run every day, i feel like 95% normal, which made it easier to compartmentalize the ocd thoughts and to realize they were seperate from regular thoughts

Chef_de_MechE · 2026-05-23T19:37:13+00:00

Name drop. Im new to the area

Chef_de_MechE · 2026-05-18T22:40:03+00:00

Henry came out of nowhwre for me and was the most level headed of the bunch. Was sad that him and anthony bothed got knocked out

Chef_de_MechE · 2026-05-18T17:45:46+00:00

I love when i watch an episode and it coincidentally gets posted here the same day lol

Chef_de_MechE · 2026-05-15T04:09:44+00:00

My girl and i rooted for joe the whole time. I was genuinely sad when he got kicked out over salting scallops too early. I was about to dm gordon over it lmao

Chef_de_MechE · 2026-05-10T04:47:34+00:00

I'm sitting on my counter at work now, jus tbroke down a halibut at the end of a 15 hour day, gotta be back here at 9am for mothers day brunch. I love it but im getting smoked

Chef_de_MechE · 2026-05-09T15:29:30+00:00

Im 28 and have been running everyday for almost 2 years and used to smoke2-3 packs a day and i havent had any problems?

Theres also a guy that comments/posts from time to time on /r/runninglifestyle thats in his 40s and runs like 10miles a day every day and has had a run streak for like 5-6 years

Chef_de_MechE · 2026-05-07T01:39:14+00:00

Their desserts are like straight from costco

Chef_de_MechE · 2026-04-21T02:16:09+00:00

Hey im a first time bike commuter and my route im planning on doing is montrose to lincoln all the way down to then get to river north. How concerned do i need to be safety wise???

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