馃挴% true chef no time for having food during work ....
Chefs are flexible.!
But I鈥檒l stop there.
I鈥檒l stop there because it鈥檚 not true. There might be some truth behind a few of those statements, but for the most part, for the majority of chefs and their families, they are pure fantasy.
But what happens when the chef walks out of the restaurant after working 16 hours a day for 7 days in a row?
What about the people behind the chef in the chef coat? Say... the person who washes the chef coats?
I have to tell you, there鈥檚 nothing glamorous, intriguing or mysterious about being that exhausted or washing those chef coats after they鈥檝e sat in the car or on the floor for a few days. Now I don鈥檛 say that to complain or so people will feel sorry for us If you look inside the chef coat you鈥檒l see that chefs are regular people, just like you and me. They just can cook better than the rest of us.he long hours and constant changes in schedule are TOUGH! Many nights he鈥檚 so exhausted that he is asleep in less than a minute after his head hits the pillow.
It鈥檚 not easy.
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On holidays when restaurants are packed with people celebrating with their families, chefs are working 12-16 hour days and their families are at home, either having to celebrate without them or having to celebrate on a different day.
It鈥檚 not easy for us to explain to our gamily has to work on Christmas.
It鈥檚 not easy for us to attend social gatherings by ourselves all the time. After all,
It鈥檚 not easy to work the opposite hours of your spouse or significant other, never having an entire day off together.
There鈥檚 nothing easy about it.
With the great food comes the long hours and sacrifices from both the chef and his or her family.
There are so many articles and videos that only show one side of a chef鈥檚 life.
All that being said, combining restaurant and family life is not easy, but it is possible. I definitely wouldn鈥檛 call it glamorous. It鈥檚 more like an adventure. An adventure where we work to emulsify restaurant and family life, two things that you wouldn鈥檛 normally think of putting together.
So to all you chefs and/significant others out there, thank you for the sacrifices you make that allow us to take a break from cooking and to relax and enjoy time with family and friends. And significant others, I know what you鈥檙e feeling. You are not alone.
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