Posts by lodge-chef

I work at a fishing lodge in the summer for 4 months and a heliski operation for 4 months in the winter.  I net 40k/year and live off of EI in the off-season.  When I'm working, I work my bag off, but get to put my feet up...

I've been in the industry 10 years and was just wondering what the wages are like around different areas of the world for chefs and cooks of all levels.  Are there areas where pay is considerably better or worse?

food pump, you must be rakin" it in if you own your own place and in vancouver no less. I'm sure you've lusted over those vodka bottles from time to time.

What kind of wages does everyone here make?

I work 3.5 months in the summerat a high end fishing lodge in BC and dont get a day off and average 80 hours a week. In the winter I work 3.5 months at a high end heliski lodge and get 1 day off and average 60 hours per week. In...

I worked for this place in Vancouver for 2 years and the head chef/owner had a propensity for emptying 375ml bottles of evian and filling them to the brim with straight vodka. This was at 2 in the afternoon. He would then proceed to...