Restaurants, Kitchens and Bars... Oh my!Many years ago, I went out with a chef. Kitchens are merely vice dens with food. You couldn't move for people bonking and snorting coke in the store room. And the things they did with the food...
My personal vice was chocolate mousse - I remember it being very calming in all the chaos around me. I think they put things in it.
Tell us your stories of working in kitchens, bars and the rest of the nightmare that is the catering trade.
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chthonic, Fri 21 Jul 2006, 9:58)
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Hmmm....Having worked in & owned several bar/restaurants & clubs (everything from Berni Inn’s to fancy Clubs on South Beach) I have seen some sights and come to the conclusion that:
Most owners, kitchen, wait & barstaff love the nose candy
Every kitchen has roaches (which can make a nice “extra” filling into any dish to a customer that is a cunt)
The likelihood of your marriage staying in tact if you own/run a bar is slim to zero. Just too much temptation in too close quarters.
Alcohol & food reps are good people to be friends with. They can generally get you anything you want, anytime.
Rats – Every bar/restaurant on the beach has huge rat problems. Just a couple of weeks back I saw the two girls behind the bar literally freeze with horror as huge bastard ran about behind the bar. Of course they tried their best to keep straight faces not letting on to the customers whilst staring at me with “help me” pleading eyes. I sent the barback round with a crate of beer and told him to crouch down as if stocking the underside shelves and hit the bastard. He got it after 20 mins but we had to leave it there until closing.
The hours are shit but the camaraderie and friendships can be lifelong.
Oh and you also meet the weirdest fuckers on earth, both in staff and customers
That is all.
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Snollock Biffer I don't really sniff Bollocks, Wed 26 Jul 2006, 21:12,
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