I Got A Job For You
Be grateful, nerds.
I got a second job recently. In a kitchen. Cooking.
My experience was a decade old and my memory has gone to shit, so I figured if I wanted to keep writing about cooking, I needed to do more of it.
Now here I am, burning the shit out of my fingers, just so you can have more Chef4Fingers content.
More stories, more advice on how to do stuff gooder, more rants and unsolicited opinions from yours truly.
Let me tell you a bit about the place:
Without naming it (I want to keep this job AND be able to bitch about it, thankyouverymuch), I can say it’s on the casual side of upscale. We do quality gourmet shit, but we also have two deep fryers that see a LOT of action.
If you want expensive french fries drenched in truffle oil, we got you covered.
But the REAL magic is the crew, the energy, and attitude of the kitchen.
It’s everything I wanted 10 years ago and failed to truly find after my favorite kitchen, D’Vine Wine, went the way of the dodo. But that was a one-off, and the magic of working at a Chef Mangiaracina kitchen can never be completely replicated.
A motley crew of misfits, addicts, and weirdos. All dedicated to having a fun time at work no matter the shitty circumstances. Everyone is solid, we ALWAYS find a way to have fun, and the jokes never stop.
I’ve laughed harder, worked harder, and slept better than I have in ages. I forgot I could have this much fun slaving over hot stoves with cuts and burns all over my hands. Marketing Industry, eat your heart out (but keep those significantly better paychecks coming).
I’ve missed Professional ChefLife. And I can’t wait to share the adventures with you.
Chef4Fingers is a klutz who has almost become Chef3Fingers twice in a week already. When he’s not almost amputating himself by accident, he can be found here on Medium, and on Twitter as TheChef4Fingers.
