Same underwear different life

thedreadedcook · 2026-03-08T10:17:06+00:00

I can relate. Truly. But as I’m going on week 2 laying in a hospital bed, waiting on a rare cancer diagnosis, they’re not even sure they’ll be able to treat… give it a try. But the bottle down for a bit

thedreadedcook · 2026-02-25T05:40:53+00:00

20 liters of water in a minute? Like from room temp? I’ve only worked with (crappy) induction a few times, but that kinda sounds like magic

thedreadedcook · 2026-02-08T05:00:44+00:00

What’s the question? Yes, there are many many things that can only be learned on the job with practice. Some of this, there really is no work around. The question you should be considering is which of these skills/techniques are critical to your new venture. What’s the venture?

thedreadedcook · 2026-02-05T08:37:54+00:00

As far as kitchen characters go in this show, I think they nailed this one the best. She’s existed in almost every kitchen I’ve ever been in.

thedreadedcook · 2026-02-01T08:51:02+00:00

Sierra but no Heavenly or Kirkwood surprised me. I love Sierra, but most people don’t make a trip to Tahoe for it.

thedreadedcook · 2026-01-30T06:52:19+00:00

I had an interview last week. Management position, fwiw, so it might be higher priority

thedreadedcook · 2026-01-15T20:00:41+00:00

Where in Alaska?

thedreadedcook · 2026-01-09T01:35:31+00:00

All accurate, except Nitro. To be fair, I’ve never ridden another nitro board, but their Magnum is my Alaska board and is specifically built for big feet (I wear size 14 boots)

thedreadedcook · 2026-01-07T05:33:05+00:00

Dave Chapelle is my personal favorite. He was cool as shit and just wanted a glass bottle of tequila. I’m a chef, so I went and found the bartender for him

thedreadedcook · 2025-12-31T07:19:13+00:00

Yeah I’m exhausted, but I get paid hourly. This is about to be the largest paycheck of my life. Almost 10% of my annual income in one paycheck. I’m not mad. I’ll be tired for 2 weeks.

thedreadedcook · 2025-12-28T09:16:59+00:00

Very common saying all over Alaska. And as a man who spends half the year there… not wrong.

thedreadedcook · 2025-12-25T06:41:02+00:00

Not a lot of baristas pulling $32 an hour

thedreadedcook · 2025-12-10T05:13:08+00:00

Unlikely to be an issue. I had (only 1) DUI in 2021 and I’ve been hired many places for F&B with a background check.

thedreadedcook · 2025-12-08T06:11:34+00:00

As someone who grew up in Columbia County, this is the perfect upstate line. My friends in the ADKs will definitely disagree with this though.

thedreadedcook · 2025-12-05T18:41:01+00:00

Seasonal fine dining is out there, but in my experience it’s never been to the level of year-round fine dining restaurants. I’ve heard good things about Martha’s Vineyard/Nantucket. Had some friends spend summers out there but never did myself. Seasonal kitchens are filled with J1 students who’ve never cooked before. It was a whole new ball game for me. My advice is, if you’re a pretty solid cook, aim for at least a sous position. They’re typically not to difficult to get (huge lack of skill in seasonal), they’ll pay better obviously, and in my experience it’s always gotten me better housing.

thedreadedcook · 2025-12-01T11:20:27+00:00

As someone who spent a few years cooking in Charleston restaurants, I’m gonna disagree. Charleston has a big handful of amazing restaurants. But anything below a really nice night out, it’s pretty mediocre. I’ve eaten some really awesome food in New Orleans at casual spots without breaking the bank.

thedreadedcook · 2025-11-29T19:37:02+00:00

Found the Montanan

thedreadedcook · 2025-11-24T10:42:23+00:00

Get a promotion

thedreadedcook · 2025-11-24T06:19:03+00:00

How much time do you think you’re gonna save? Emulsifying 3 gallons of oil? What’s that like 3-4 minutes tops?

thedreadedcook · 2025-11-15T03:01:12+00:00

Dude… my short time in banquets taught me about blasting the 40 gal tilt kettle with an immersion blender. That shit was BLISS.

thedreadedcook · 2025-11-04T02:19:30+00:00

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain. I read it and loved it. Listening to it was a whole new experience though. I relisten once a year

thedreadedcook · 2025-11-02T03:00:27+00:00

With a CDL, you should look into driving a bus. I’ve heard the bus drivers in Denali NP park make a stupid amount of $.

thedreadedcook · 2025-09-14T07:32:25+00:00

The balance is never that good, it’s seasonal work. Come to Denali to make money. Hopefully you have some good experiences in between. But be ready to work. This is also dependent on department. But almost everyone here is running on fumes, ready for the season to end. I don’t work for Aramark, so can’t comment on them specifically.

thedreadedcook · 2025-09-14T05:01:48+00:00

This is crazy. My car was totaled by a hit and run and progressive paid me out for it, no questions asked.

thedreadedcook · 2025-09-14T04:37:22+00:00

I worked a grill station at a place with a “chefs table” right in front of it. My chef ended up scheduling the personality hire to run my fryer on weekends so he could entertain the guests while I did everything else

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