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[Pastachef]

I too will look forward to your interesting posts, Deb. I hope you have a swift and painless recovery.

[Pete]

5'6" and 280. Yes overweight (according to my doctor) but I hang tough and even outdistance most of my cooks. And with a shaved head I can intimidate the most hard core cook! LOL!!! One question though-why do professional kitchens all have to have shelving that is so high. My most used phrase around my kitchen (when I need something on a shelf) is "Hey, somebody help the short, fat guy over here!!!"

[Pastachef]

My dad was 5'6", Pete. And those shelves ARE very high. I found one of those sticks with a claw on it. That helps me a lot. other times I just climb the shelves like a monkey. LOL!

[Greg]

Being tall isn't so great from what I've seen. A friend of mine is 6'7". In the kitchen we used to work in together, the hood over the equipment came down to about 6'2" above the floor. If he was in the middle of the rush and not thinking, he would turn around to grab something off the grill and wham smack his forehead against the hood. Of course, I never laughed at him when that happened!

[angrychef]

5'7" 140, less 5 lbs. when we are slammed because I don't have time to eat. Can anyone else down their lunch in 5-10 minutes? I have developed an atrocious habit of speed eating since I've been in the food business(because by the time lunch rolls around I'm soooo hungry and I don't usually eat anything when I get up at 4:00am), and since I work with pastries I generally don't consume them. I'm consciously trying to slow down though.
Also, from my observations, I generally get along very well with other people who love food and love to eat.

[Pastachef]

I know what you mean, Angrychef. Five to ten minutes causes more problems than it's worth. I've inhaled food too often - small particles that I've felt go into my airways, and had to force myself to cough it up. So I just quit trying to eat. The way we rush around, we burn a lot of calories and get low blood sugar attacks. Then I have to grab soda from the fountain and a few chips or cookies. The less time it takes to chew, the better.

[Pastachef]

Greg, I know you laughed! After the first time I'd sympathize with the poor guy, but after once I'd be on the floor holding my stomach from a painful belly laugh. Isn't that mean of me???

I m 6' and 135 Kilo , its kind of "BIG" in asian society , thats why hard to get another half , but but its seems many ppl trust in my cooking.

[Pastachef]

Tseanduran, I really doubt that your size is keeping you from meeting your other half. Look around you. A LOT of big men are married because most women are attracted to a guy for his personality and honest heart first. Also a very lot of women think big men are cute. You just haven't met the right match yet. EVentually you will

Thank you Pastachef , ehhehehe , Maybe I m a Evil Tsean Duran ,

Yea , actually I agree with you , its just
" When you choose , other also choose too"

TDuran is CUTE~!

[mofo1]

Pastachef,
The low blood sugar thing happens to me all the time. I never notice it coming on but everyone else does. My moods start swinging wildly and my hands start to shake. The wait staff where I work just tells me to stop being a "jerk" (putting it nicely) and eat something before one of them strangles me. They usually think I'm pretty decent, but I get mean immediately when the blood sugar starts dropping.

[Pastachef]

Mofo1, It's good to recognize those low blood sugar attacks in other people as well, or you could end up disliking people I can always tell when one of my hard working purveyors is starving because they look irritated, are not as friendly as they normally are, and just get generally jumpy. After I feed them I get much better service and a large dose of their time and patience. This way I can work any deal with them that I want. You DO know that you should snatch up protein and not chips and cookies like I do, don't you? The only reason I do what I do is that 75-100 young uns' have had their unwashed hands into everything else in spite of my signs and warnings. If you grab sugary snacks your blood sugar plunges lower than before, and only minutes later.

[mofo1]

I usually grab a tortilla and slather it with hummus or pesto, a little smoked chicken and some provolone. Perks me right back up and is quite tasty. It also helps to have people who like and care about me and recognize that I have a problem when I don't feel it coming. Just another reason that I don't fight with FOH people. I need them just as much as they need me

[CWK]

Well I'm 6'2" and about 170 but thats my fault for never sitting down to eat.I still fidget in my seat when I go out to eat.

[W.DeBord]

Pete I can tell your a great guy, people who can laugh at themselfs are the best!

Everytime my chef can't reach something (he's 5'2" in shoes with inserts) I always think...I should give him a boost up...if he would only laugh with the situation we could all have such a fun working enviroment. He climbs up on the counter to reach the spices, he's so fast getting up and down I can't help but laugh inside, it really is a crazy sight. I wish he was comfortable enough in his skin not to do it so quickly.

I often laugh sometimes (even out loud) at myself over my faults (I have MANY)....who cares, it's what your like inside that counts!


A sense of humor adds feet in height and beauty to plainness.