I just came back from a trip where I discovered that field of work: I LOVED IT!!!

The show, the teamwork, the hot waitresses, fuck man I love it.

Anyways, I held the line cook position, Night shifts, 6 days a week, 70 hours a week.
It was in a steakhouse named the wood, in Canmore, AB

http://www.thewood.ca/

I am back home because I want to start cooking classes so one day I can open up my own place!

Sous chef in an up scale restaurant, I'm also the head chef of the banquet kitchen at the same establishment.

hours are long, work is hard, stress is unique.

gotta love it, or it may kill you.

server/asst manager - american style japanese sushi/grill restaurant. our specialty is fusion rolls.

example of a 'fusion' roll
inside of roll - spicy tuna, shrimp tempura, cream cheese, avocado
on top of roll - salmon, jalapeno
garnish - deep fried onion, green onion
sauce - ponzu and spicy mayo

we have a 3/5 on yelp.. not great but im workin on it.
the quality of our fish isnt top shelf, since we arent a traditional jap place. translates to cheaper prices tho.
im really sick of working this job, i've been doin it for about 5 years.. but its great for students cos of the flexible work schedule.

Banquet kitchens are rough, I've worked in a couple before. If you are well-prepped things go smoothly though.

always the goal, but with only two prep cooks and a dishwasher. thats the killer...

wether we do 50 or 500 in a week, its the same three guys and me.

That's rough, my kitchen was a much larger operation. 3 dishwashers (who would help peel carrots, scoop veggies, etc), 3-4 prep cooks at a time, the sous chef and the chef. We would only serve 200-300 people at a time too, but we'd usually have the menu a week in advance.

yeah that is pretty rough 4 cooks and 2 prep guys or 2 prep and 2 cooks ?

Four people total, and the head chef that does little.

We also don't do easy stuff, up scale bullshit. And I have to send people home erly most weeks because heven forbid with a crew of4!!!! Someone gets OT...

get out while you can, run..