how do I get started?

[IronChefDE]

Hmm wash dishes everyday!!!!!! I have been in and out of this industry for 20 years, walked away from a great apprenticeship 20 years ago. Now back into it you have be passionate, dedicated and a little bit of luck, and schoo;l doesnt hurt . I just got a great job a 3+ STAR RESTERAUNT AS A SOUS CHEF. Apply every where and when the right fit comes on take and run with it. But you have topay your dues

Good luck
Roger

[Phaedrus]

Well, I started as a dishdog, but I was just a kid. I did it because I needed a p/t job. I can't say it's the best way to get started if you're driven and serious, but it got my foot in the door and taught me how to work. Plus, if you can't hack it as a disher for a few months, you maybe aren't cut out for the kitchen.

One thing I learned early on as a disher was that it's easier to bust *** and get the job done than wander around trying to look busy. That lesson was one of the most important things I've ever learned - and not everyone does learn it.

[cheflayne]

"One thing I learned early on as a disher was that it's easier to bust *** and get the job done than wander around trying to look busy."
So very true. I never thought about it but maybe that is the reason that I can bust *** today. In the dish station, if you wait for the dishes to go away or for someone else to clean them...it ain't gonna happen!!!

[Ma Facon]

Close your eyes and say to yourself this is what I want to do , Remember what you saw when your eyes were closed , OPEN YOUR EYES !!! Now follow what you saw and thought !!! No better recipe in the world .................................................. .............................................