I've learned the CRUCIAL ideals a chef must embrace are: You have to have the fire under your a** to WANT to be there (do what you have to do to get the job done -- 'balls to the wall' so to speak)
You have to WANT to be better than you...
In a perfect world with perfect employers, that would be great! The restaurant business is replete with individuals who are salaried, typically at the management level, and most are told upfront that they are expected to "be there...
I began with a near complete set of Tridents (Wusthof) ... German steel is very hard...they tend to keep their edge longer, but when they get dull, they can be reasonably difficult to return to original sharpness. Great weight, so...
Hello everyone
Just wanted to drop a quick line to introduce myself...
I am currently a head chef at a private golf and country club near Hamilton, ON Canada... 32 years old, married, 2 kids, blah blah :lol:
Hope to become a regular...