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Posted on 11/8/20 at 2:55 pm to LSUtoBOOT
quote:I was a busboy to salad prep to asst waiter in HS at a fine dining establishment in NOLA. Free drink at end of night and blunts in the back after work for like $2.30 bucks an hour plus small tip%. Great times and also learned how to cook there which is an skill that has lasted me a lifetime.
Worked as a line cook, expeditor, prep cook, etc at several restaurants in the 1980’s. I still tell people today that I never worked harder for less money, but if you’re young and single, it can be a lot of fun. It’s also where I learned how to cook almost everything.
This post was edited on 11/8/20 at 2:56 pm
Posted on 11/8/20 at 3:02 pm to Crow Pie
The nice thing about working as a cook in my late teens was that I would make food for the bartenders and they would hook me up with whatever liquor I wanted. I was usually buzzing pretty good while running that grill.
Posted on 11/8/20 at 3:08 pm to windshieldman
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I'm pretty active
Cooking on the line will give your core a workout.
I cooked on the line during college and grad school and I always look fondly back on my time. Fridays and Saturdays were a helluva lot of fun. Even in fine dining, the crew is almost always some hard living folks.
It is a tough dollar for someone in their 40s especially starting at the bottom. Without a good bit of experience, you can make more money waiting tables.
Posted on 11/8/20 at 3:09 pm to windshieldman
Some of you peoples ideas of what a kitchen is like are pretty funny.
Wildsheildman, if you live in BR and want a restaurant job, I’ll give you a shot
Wildsheildman, if you live in BR and want a restaurant job, I’ll give you a shot
Posted on 11/8/20 at 3:11 pm to windshieldman
Easy to find work, it's a revolving door. Back of the house might be a culture shock, it's a bunch of folks who love their drugs, hence the constant turnover.
Posted on 11/8/20 at 3:51 pm to supadave3
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At least when I did it as a 2nd job, I worked in server at high end places so it was slower paced and I'd make a good return on the hours I put in. I'd only work shifts like Thurs-Sat nights and that's where the best money is as a server. A tuesday lunch f'n sucks. Hell, a Tuesday night sucks.
Worked as waiter in a high end place in Atlanta about 25 years ago.Loved it...open for dinner only and kitchen closed at 11:00.
Very easy gig and had the majority of my day to myself to look for a real job and actually saved up a good amount money.I was amazed that so many of the folks who went out and continually blew
their money night after night.
This was 25 years ago and we'd easily bring home $700 to $1,000 a week.
Posted on 11/8/20 at 4:55 pm to windshieldman
Isn’t cooking simply warming frozen shite and re-frying fried chicken strips and shite like that?
Posted on 11/8/20 at 4:55 pm to windshieldman
You want to look for a prep cook position.
Posted on 11/8/20 at 4:55 pm to windshieldman
Aren’t you Pascal from Safelite?
Figured you were loaded
Figured you were loaded
Posted on 11/8/20 at 5:07 pm to bosoxjo13
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Some of you peoples ideas of what a kitchen is like are pretty funny.
Wildsheildman, if you live in BR and want a restaurant job, I’ll give you a shot
Right?
OP: maybe also look at catering companies. More laid back and less monotonous.
Posted on 11/8/20 at 6:32 pm to windshieldman
One of the best jobs I ever had was a line cook. Just not a lot of money in it.
Posted on 11/8/20 at 7:13 pm to windshieldman
It’s a tough way to make a living. Definitely easier ways to make a few bucks in a part time job.
I enjoyed my time in a kitchen. But I was so sick of the general public by then that it was a nice break.
I’d suggest maybe bartending. Money is better and the job is easier (except the hours).
You should read Kitchen Confidential.
I enjoyed my time in a kitchen. But I was so sick of the general public by then that it was a nice break.
I’d suggest maybe bartending. Money is better and the job is easier (except the hours).
You should read Kitchen Confidential.
Posted on 11/8/20 at 7:15 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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Working a kitchen line at a bustling restaurant is actually a great rush.
This is accurate.
Posted on 11/9/20 at 7:20 am to White Bear
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Isn’t cooking simply warming frozen shite and re-frying fried chicken strips and shite like that?
I’m sure it is in the establishments you patronize
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