tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020825495589363527.post3249378521352036095..comments2023-03-28T17:55:15.536+10:00Comments on Chef's Kitchen Rant: Is it HOT? Yes Chef, Are You Sure......ranting chefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12528184200568417404noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020825495589363527.post-22220163346352238902010-03-01T22:25:52.412+10:002010-03-01T22:25:52.412+10:00I bet if you 'were'll there it would have ...I bet if you 'were'll there it would have been al smooth. <br /><br />I can relate to those early days putting in the hard yards, but you know what, it's what makes the young guns wish they had the balls to do it, but they don't. <br />Pommes Marquis, they can't even make basic mash, unless you want glue. <br /><br />I guess that in the presence of an 'almighty chef god' one would definitely feel a little humble and insignificant, believe me he can motivate you and yet cut you down with a couple of words.ranting chefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12528184200568417404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020825495589363527.post-27537298940205741002010-03-01T08:43:24.107+10:002010-03-01T08:43:24.107+10:00A fucking awesome post Ranting Chef. I was there.....A fucking awesome post Ranting Chef. I was there..., I could feel the night just from reading the words, arghhh! Once again, our next generation of 'Young Guns', who want to be famous, rich, in the media and who generally consider themselves 'highly skilled', or want to write their own fucking menus then tell us how to cook it ;) still can't get the fucking basics correct. Getting something hot is the MOST basic of all tasks.<br /><br />Yes, we're old farts, but we can and will, run rings round the 'Guns'. Why? Well for me, maybe it's because I spent the first 2 years of my apprenticeship in the basement prep kitchen peeling vegies, and my first job promotion was being allowed 'upstairs' to the live kitchen, but not until I could peel and chop 40kgs of carrots by hand, perfectly, in under an hour, or perfect tomato concasse for 800 Pommes Marquis, and so on and so on. This taught me speed, attention to detail and BASIC work ethics, before I was even allowed close to the piano!!!! If you can't master the basics, you'll never be any kind of Chef, in fact, they shouldn't even call themselves cooks.<br />On A.M., you know RC, that I had the chance to meet him 20 years ago, but was too scared to approach him. I felt that he wouldn't want to blow his nose on the whites of a scumbag apprentice like me. Then 18 years later, working for a Chef who had worked under him was one of the most nerve wracking moments of my career.<br />Read between the lines scumbags! Humility is always one of the most important skills you can learn.Hellraiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04057957210108815716noreply@blogger.com