What can go wrong in the kitchen?
April 29, 2010
Maybe the real question is what can’t go wrong in the kitchen!
After the jump, have all sorts of kitchen disasters shared with me by readers.
Take heart; you are not alone! Read more
Day thirty: My last day as Sous Chef
April 26, 2010
I finally saw Ratatouille. Way late. We got yelled at. Again. I cut okra for the first time. Slimey. And I’m moving on.
Let me tell you all about it. Read more
The worst kitchen disasters of all time including one that happened to my husband!
April 22, 2010
You think you’ve had bad kitchen disasters? Ha!
Here are some readers have shared with me. I won’t tell you which one made me laugh the hardest.
Enjoy! Read more
Day twenty-nine: My second day as Sous Chef – think it’s any better than my first?
April 19, 2010
Here are the highlights of my day:
- Other Guy cut off the tip of his finger and Chef Sideburns got a photograph of his fingertip on the cutting board, next to his partially sliced bread
- An hour later, Chef Sideburns went home, sick according to Chef Sideburns or hung over according to Chef Peacock
- I made a last minute fritter batter and aioli
- Two hours later Chef Peacock made me clean out the reach in and I found some leftover fritter batter and aioli I could have used, instead
- We only had 13 covers (people), plus a few extra entrees for hungry school Chef’s
- We never got to eat and only got to drink once our shift was over, as usual
And that’s just the start of it … Read more
Cooking nightmares
April 15, 2010
Readers shared their worst cooking nightmares.
Read. Learn. Sigh, a little. Giggle, a lot.
And enjoy!
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Day twenty-eight: My first day as Sous Chef was the best of times and the worst of times
April 12, 2010
Well, my day started with blood and ended with blood.
And that should tell you something about it. Read more
Kitchen disasters
April 8, 2010
Yep, we’re all been there – horrible kitchen disasters that range from stupendously silly to downright dangerous.
Here are some you, the readers, shared with me.
Now I’m returning the favor! Read more
Day twenty-seven: Yep, still in the dishpit
April 5, 2010
Gotta tell you, I’m on day three of doing little more than scrubbing pots and pans and, you know, I just don’t know what I am learning here.
I asked online and the two main answers got were “no job is more important than dishwasher” and “to learn compassion for the dishwasher.”
Bullshit. Read more
Kitchen nightmares
April 1, 2010
What’s the worst thing that ever happened to you in the kitchen? Whatever it is, trust me, you are not alone.
How do I know?
I asked readers to share their kitchen disasters and I saw myself in at least half of them.
Which half? I’ll never tell. Read more
Day twenty-six: I’m filthy and furious
March 29, 2010
The day started and ended with unhappiness.
At the start of the day, the unhappiness was Mama’s who told me, after the events of yesterday, she was reevaluating the industry. She says she never wants to work in a restaurant now. And she is not even sure she wants anything to do with anything culinary ever again. She said school has taken all the fun out of cooking for her.
Poor Mama.
As for the unhappiness at the end of the day, well that belongs to me.
