by Jennifer | Blog, Chef Life, Cooking, Restaurant |
I read a lot of articles online about chefs, restaurants, being married to a chef, etc. If they’re any good, I share them or pin them. Today I came across one that just keeps popping back in my mind.
The article was titled, “Why You Should Start Tipping Chefs.”
I know that in some restaurants, chefs and line cooks get a portion of the tips each day. My husband has never worked in a restaurant that has done that. He has always been paid an hourly rate or salary.
What frustrates me, is the inequality of pay between a server and a line cook. (Neither of which apply to my husband so this post is not about me saying I think my husband deserves more money. Just clearing that up.)
It takes a very different skill set to be a server as it does to be a line cook. I will not get into a debate about which is harder as I think different people are good at different things. However, when a server walks out of the restaurant after working 6 hours making more money than my well paid Executive Chef husband who is on hour number 15 that day and still not ready to leave, does that seem right? (more…)
by Jennifer | Blog, Chef Life, Cooking |
Who in the world can just dump ingredients into a pan or bowl and have something turn out perfectly EVERY TIME?
Crazy!
I’m not sure why this surprised me so much this week. My husband has been a chef for quite some time. But it did.
Knowing at least one person would ask me for a recipe for something my chef/husband cooked for my birthday party last weekend, I asked my husband ahead of time what recipes he used.
His response. “None. I just dumped the ingredients in.” (more…)
by Jennifer | Being Married to a Chef, Blog |
Everyone eats.
Not everyone cooks.
Some people enjoy cooking and do it well.
Others cook only because they need to eat. If there’s a fast and easy way to do it, they will find it.
I love to eat (unfortunately.) But when it comes to cooking . . . let’s just say it’s not my all-time favorite thing to do.
Fortunately, I’m married to a chef. (more…)
by Jennifer | Being Married to a Chef, Blog, Dating |
Chef-husbands (aka husbands of a chef) and female chefs, I want you to know I think about you every time I write a post.
I write about combining restaurant and family life. I blog about our family’s journey as we try and accomplish this.
In our family my husband is the chef, so when I write, I refer to a chef as a “he.” I know there are many female chefs. Please don’t think I’m ignoring you or thinking you are not important! It’s just really awkward to read he/she all the time in a blog post. So I default to “he” for chef because my husband is a “he”. Please don’t take it personally. 🙂 (more…)
by Jennifer | Being Married to a Chef, Blog, Chef Life |
Introverts are people who are energized by spending time alone.
I don’t understand this at all because I’m an extrovert – completely the opposite.
However, my chef/husband is an introvert.
This is one area where we are nothing alike.
Looking at the definition of the word introvert, it doesn’t sound like that fits very well with the career of a chef, does it?
Not at all.
Put my chef/husband in a social situation and he’s very quiet. He usually won’t go out of his way to talk to people. If someone comes up and talks to him, he’s fine. But he’s not a big fan of small talk. (Too much to do, too little time . . .) He would just rather be at home instead of around a group of people. Being around a large group of people is not relaxing or energizing for him AT ALL! (more…)
