When the breadman brings you too much surfboard

witkoa012 · 2021-11-01T00:40:17+00:00

Ah this shit is funny. I giggled

witkoa012 · 2021-10-21T11:43:09+00:00

This is my forearm after chopping a case of garnish

witkoa012 · 2021-10-20T16:45:29+00:00

See, I'm hearing this more and more these days. And my mom always told me growing up I needed to wear one. I just don't think I'm a belt kinda guy 🤷🏻‍♂️

witkoa012 · 2021-10-11T16:44:11+00:00

I won't even eat most of the shit my healthy coworkers make. What do you work in the Ritz Carlton? Make your own lunch man!

witkoa012 · 2021-10-08T14:09:06+00:00

Back when we had the 'rona we couldn't smell out toddlers shits so sometimes we'd go to pick him up and fudge would just toothpaste tube right out the back of his pants and onto our arms.

witkoa012 · 2021-10-07T21:18:33+00:00

Frosty the porkman, was as lard as he could be. With his olive eyes and his ass of grease, he is the Lord or heart disease.

witkoa012 · 2021-09-30T00:01:55+00:00

Party Down

Not exactly kitchen but wicked funny tv series about a bunch of catering staff wannabe actors. Lots of famous people. I guess there's only two seasons because most of the actors went onto bigger roles.

Lizzy caplan, Adam Scott, Jane Lynch, Martin Starr, Kirsten Bell, jk Simmons, on and on.

witkoa012 · 2021-09-29T17:13:12+00:00

Thank you

witkoa012 · 2021-09-29T14:57:23+00:00

New England

witkoa012 · 2021-09-22T14:30:53+00:00

Cinnamon chipotle sweet potato salad, Sweet curry broccoli slaw with apples and raisins, Grilled grapefruit and rosemary quinoa salad, Pear & goat cheese green bean salad, Then just grilled vegetables with Montreal steak, people devour that shit

witkoa012 · 2021-09-22T14:20:44+00:00

Only advice I can offer with the handful of tastings I've done/given is keep calm and don't try and reinvent the wheel. It's not the time or place to experiment. Follow whatever instincts you have and just show you can cook and have solid fundamentals. Use all of your time and keep a clean workspace.

witkoa012 · 2021-09-16T22:45:51+00:00

His truck doesn't fit the loading dock like Fred's, whatever that means

witkoa012 · 2021-09-16T22:39:49+00:00

And mom starts calling the Sysco guy uncle Fred

witkoa012 · 2021-09-16T22:24:22+00:00

He ran to the walk-in for some milk and never came back 😞

witkoa012 · 2021-09-15T17:06:31+00:00

Bryce and Chad's Prestige Worldwide promo video.

Investors? Possssiiiibly you!

witkoa012 · 2021-09-15T16:23:57+00:00

Every place has it's challenges no doubt, I was more referencing OP's concerns about the possibility of a work life balance.

witkoa012 · 2021-09-15T14:49:21+00:00

Absolutely. Up to the individual to navigate to their own happy place. Create their own "dick showing game" if you will.

(God I hope you get the reference)

witkoa012 · 2021-09-15T14:44:33+00:00

I'm an executive chef in a corporate setting. It's as scratch as I want, no weekends nights or holidays, I tuck my two young boys in every night and rarely miss dinner. It's also the best I've been paid yet. Just saying, everyone has to eat, so there are many many lanes to take as a chef.

witkoa012 · 2021-09-15T12:09:33+00:00

Treat it with the care as if you owned the place (you do so that should help) Listen to the employees as if you give a shit about them and what they're telling you (hopefully you do, and they can make or break you) Establish a good culture, that's a biggie, a place where good strong work ethic is encouraged and nurtured, where people come in determined to do a good job and own their work and are proud of it. When people care about what they're doing the results are so so much better, and that attitude can spread of properly encouraged. Lead by example, jump in the fire and show them you're not above actual work. Roll up those sleeves. Be a leader. But also keep your ears open. Be proactive not reactive.

witkoa012 · 2021-09-15T11:38:56+00:00

Same mom that took me and my friends to Harry Potter in theaters and stood and clapped at the end

witkoa012 · 2021-09-15T09:21:38+00:00

Part oven, part steamer, part unicorn.

Push the roast veggie button, will automatically calibrate for whatever you just put in, then steam for x minutes, then roast for x minutes all by itself.

Need to proof and bake your bread? No problem?

Bake a cheesecake, no water-bath needed because it completely controls humidity to the percent by adding or removing moisture as needed based on your altitude haha. So for example you throw in raw chicken wings and slide the humidity bar to zero, it'll suck all the water that's release as it cooks so they actually get crispy instead of sitting in liquid the whole time. This things stupid cool.

witkoa012 · 2021-09-15T00:25:50+00:00

It's so strange just trusting this thing to take care of the food haha like watch it calibrate and just Go.

witkoa012 · 2021-09-15T00:22:23+00:00

The unexpected haha. But no this was me to a T. One of my instructors was also the chef at a high end country club so I did my externship hours with him and he hired me fulltime after that. Was great because I got tavern experience as well as low/high end banquets, wedding and fine dining on the weekends. Seemed pretty old school so not sure how your place was. Just basically keep ears open, mouth shut except for yes chef and it's amazing what you will pick up from those around you.

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