The Recovering Line Cook

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How I learned to say "yes, chef"
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How I learned to say "yes, chef"

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Wil Reidie
Jan 26, 2023
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Of all the things you need to survive as a professional cook, one thing stands out from all others.

And it isn’t great chopping skills, “asbestos” hands or a weirdly sensitive palate.

What you really need is a superhuman tolerance of repetition.

The obvious assumption is that this repetition refers to the job itself. The endless chopping of vegetables, for…

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