I’m a huge fan of restaurants. I also happen to be extremely nosey, so I’m always curious about what goes on in the kitchen (besides the preparation of my delicious meals, that hopefully aren’t being spat in 😀🤞).
For an inside look on kitchen life, I love to peruse r/KitchenConfidential. Here are some of the wildest posts from the past few months that seem to sum up the restaurant industry experience:
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Dealing with insufferable customers, obviously:
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And dealing with insufferable bosses (or ex-bosses, for that matter):
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Putting rags in the freezer overnight so that you can wear them around your neck during a boiling hot day in the kitchen:
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Sometimes being blessed with an incredible tip:
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Being faced with REALLY stale ingredients:
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Having their own social hierarchy:
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Getting creative on a time crunch:
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Receiving really bizarre notes from customers:
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Appreciating clean plates:
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Totally dreading truck day:
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Getting fun notes from servers on the tabs:
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Getting in workouts when they can. Sometimes that looks like doing curls with a parmesan wheel:
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Checking in on each other’s health (for better or for worse):
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Leaving important reminders on the white board:
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Having a goodbye ceremony for utensils that have seen their day:
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Making do with their “office space”:
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Producing a heroic amount of food before close:
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And finally, finding fun ways to pass the time when they can:
Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/daniellaemanuel/untitled-draft-1682720037-96whm11jf0