line cook
How Being a Line Cook Ruined Me
When you exist outside of regular society, when the nine-to-five gig is as foreign to you as going somewhere hot for a vacation, it makes it easier to indulge in the wilder, untamed side of things.
I Lied My Way Into the Upper Echelons of the Restaurant Industry
After my job prospects as a line cook fell through, I started lying my way through interviews for different waitstaff jobs. And even though I landed some jobs, I was a disaster in the dining room.
Why Squirting Mustard in a Bartender's Face Made Me a Better Cook
It was my first job as a chef. On one of the busiest nights of the week, the bartender started to tell me how to do my job. I saw red, and then I did the unthinkable.
We Fell in Love in the Kitchen and Made Out in the Walk-In
We went to work together, we left to work together, we went to sleep together, we woke up together. I think the only time that we didn’t see each other was when we closed our eyes.
Why I Left My Job as a Teacher to Be a Line Cook
I’m in this food business for life and I would have never figured that out if I hadn’t taken this risk. Opportunities come and go but the ones that really count will never come back.
Getting Busted By the Cops Made My Taco Truck Take Off
Everything was going fine until two cops rolled up and asked, “Do you have your permits?” I answered yes, but I didn’t have the permits. I thought it was all over but little did I know that run-in with the law was just what my business needed.
How I Lost My Virginity to a Line Cook When I Was Underage
When I was 16, I began working in kitchens with a group of rowdy men who, despite all of their lewd and ridiculous humor, became my brothers. Well, until I lost my virginity to one of them.