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I bonded with one of my best friends when we met at the board game cafe and I was playing early Mastodon in the kitchen. We would listen to tons of eclectic stuff together; he'd expose me to other metal I'd never heard before, some classic poo poo that I should have known more of like Deftones, we found another common interest in bro dubstep which i'd use as an excuse to drop some drum & bass or classic electronica like Chemical Brothers, also loads of hip-hop (I still hate Kanye but Yeezus is a masterpiece that we listened to a lot). When To Pimp a Butterfly came out I pirated a copy and we listened to it like four times in one shift.
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BiggerBoat posted:Should have blasted that poo poo "allowed" will depend on the kitchen but I'd say it's a bad idea in general during service - you're talking about a crowded environment where people are moving around with various hot/sharp objects, and expensive/perishable foods. Situational awareness is important. For end of the shift cleanup, I don't see an issue.
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BiggerBoat posted:Should have blasted that poo poo Absolutely not during any kind of time where there are other people in the kitchen. If you're there after dinner service at the end of the night maybe but probably not then. It's just too dangerous amd also a lot of communication needs to happen. Would be curious if this is different in other goon kitchens. The other reason is we all want to know what you're listening to so we can make fun of it tbh.
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Jun 1, 2022 18:21
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The younger guys at my place never want control of the Bluetooth speaker and just keep one (never two) earbud in all day long. Don't know if they're listening to music or podcasts or streamers or what. It's kind of annoying because it keeps them off in their own little worlds all day long but me and one other lady get to hog the speaker so  I listen to all kinds of stuff but mostly KEXP or Bagel Radio and she likes El Bueno, La Mala y El Feo.
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Jun 1, 2022 21:18
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Earbuds in the kitchen is absolutely insane to me. Even if it were allowed I wouldn't have done it when I was working dishpit, for all the reasons listed above. I first encountered some young dishwashers wearing earbuds at the board game cafe. "You can't be listening to earbuds at work, it's dangerous." "Chef [who is my uncle] said I could." I fought it but it went nowhere because that place was largely toxic and that chef was an incompetent nepotistic rear end in a top hat who already hated my guts.
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Jun 1, 2022 21:30
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We allow one earbud before open/after close (and unofficially during the last hour or so, once we slow down to a trickle of tickets nobody cares anymore), and the bluetooth speaker is just run by whoever gets around to it. The genre varies wildly, the other night it was 70s music (started with Gloria Gaynor radio), last night it was 00s rock. Lots of rap, sometimes newer sometimes older. One cook has been on a mid-90s rap kick.
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Jun 1, 2022 21:31
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Mister Speaker posted:Earbuds in the kitchen is absolutely insane to me. Even if it were allowed I wouldn't have done it when I was working dishpit, for all the reasons listed above. I first encountered some young dishwashers wearing earbuds at the board game cafe. "You can't be listening to earbuds at work, it's dangerous." "Chef [who is my uncle] said I could." I fought it but it went nowhere because that place was largely toxic and that chef was an incompetent nepotistic rear end in a top hat who already hated my guts. Yeah it's wild. I've worked in construction, factories, kitchens, machining, and healthcare using needles/etc and I saw more workplace injuries in the kitchens than anywhere else. It's literally not a very safe place even when everyone is trying to make it safe so anything stepping away from safety seems crazy. What does DP Adam listen to?
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VelociBacon posted:Yeah it's wild. I've worked in construction, factories, kitchens, machining, and healthcare using needles/etc and I saw more workplace injuries in the kitchens than anywhere else. It's literally not a very safe place even when everyone is trying to make it safe so anything stepping away from safety seems crazy. The difference is that most places where workplace safety is a real consideration (like all the places you listed above) - there are very specific protocols for most jobs, and the more dangerous the job, the more likely you need additional training to do it or are required to take additional precautions. "Lock out, tag out" is one I can think of immediately, but also all the little things like running a lathe in a machine shop (don't wear gloves or long sleeves), the sharps boxes at every medical facility, etc. Meanwhile kitchens are "Here's your duel 50 lb. fryer, set the timer every time you put food in there, and try to remember not to reach in if you drop anything." It's a dynamic environment in a confined, uncontrolled space with multiple other individuals, most of whom are handling or carrying something hot, sharp, or both.
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Jun 1, 2022 21:51
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BiggerBoat posted:Should have blasted that poo poo Most well run kitchens will allow one ear in the dish pit. A competent team can really do whatever they want, cover each other for breaks, etc. Perks are always a huge benefit in that role. VelociBacon posted:What does DP Adam listen to? Last five on Tidal played were Marian, Sisters of Mercy Spellbound, Siouxsie and the Banshees Poison Lips, Vitalic Тоска, Molchat Doma Cry Little Sister, Marilyn Manson At Canlis we had a chef who blasted Joy Division and Bauhaus during prep. I might have been one of a half dozen who went along with it, others were quietly like "what cemetery did we portal into"
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I was washing dishes in a planned community at a new restaurant that suffered badly from lack of BOH talent We got this very quiet guy, Greg, late 20s, who could fry fish flawlessly but always burned saute pans. I'd give him coaching but none of it worked and he always gave me carbon stains to scrub. He was heavily marked in oil burns on both arms, but the most distinctive thing about him was a bright red "Stephanie" tattoo along his his left forearm. At some point, a server conducting intense interrogation discovered that Stephanie was a former girlfriend of Greg's but apparently received no further information. A few days later, that same server told me Greg confined to her that Stephanie had died after Greg got the tattoo, and that she killed herself. I kept this to myself. It was another month before we got Greg comfortable enough to open up a little, and talk about this Stephanie he deared so much to stain her name on his body "That was the girl I was going to lose my virginity to," he said, about this girl who died 10 years ago I personally reacted in stunned silence like the other cooks, and our sous chef very curiously laughed and asked "What did you do for the girl you did lose your virginity to?" And Greg, full of embarrassment, without answer to this burning question, withdrew even further and never spoke to any of us again beyond the absolute essential communications. He'd still bring me burned saute pans, burned aluminum pasta boilers used to caramelize onions, whatever kitchen equipment he wanted to abuse, I'd silently scrub without scorn. I just left him alone until I left the place entirely, mystery hanging. Whoever lays this guy is going to get a Taj Mahal, I swear
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Mithross posted:We allow one earbud before open/after close (and unofficially during the last hour or so, once we slow down to a trickle of tickets nobody cares anymore), and the bluetooth speaker is just run by whoever gets around to it. The genre varies wildly, the other night it was 70s music (started with Gloria Gaynor radio), last night it was 00s rock. Lots of rap, sometimes newer sometimes older. One cook has been on a mid-90s rap kick. This is how I run my kitchen. No earbuds during services, feel free to throw one in during the afternoon slow period/when we're cleaning up after dinner, but if it's loud enough that when I call your name at a reasonable volume you can't hear me, all privileges will be revoked. I haven't had to revoke them yet. And the bluetooth speaker is on or not depending on who's in the kitchen/who gets around to setting a playlist, other than friday/saturday services because that poo poo is long and I don't want to have to call board even louder than normal for the busy services.
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We had this new hire and on his first day he had both earbuds in and apparently so loud that he couldn't hear people shouting his name from 2 ft away in an otherwise quiet kitchen. He didn't last a month. He was cocky, moronic, and carefree, it must be utter bliss.
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WITCHCRAFT posted:What music do you play in the kitchen, and what music do you find to be the most accepted genre/style in your kitchen? When I started at this place, my chef at the time said, "Meester Mother, we are going to listen to some music now. We are all kind of from the 80's, right Meester Mother? So we are going to listen to some 80's music, okay?" If you'd told me this guy moonlighted as a werewolf, I would have believed it. Covered in tattoos of demons and such, sides of his head shaved and a four foot long jet black ponytail, scars all over and probably not from kitchen injuries, more like mosh pits or motorcycle accidents. I assumed he was a big heavy metal guy. In fact, I was almost certain he had mentioned exactly that. So I was ready to rock out. His playlist began. And it was ALL stuff like that. Soft pop rock, the entire day. At first I thought it was a gag, but it continued week after week. I mean, it was pleasant to listen to, but... I'm still suspicious it's a long-running practical joke at my expense. Nowadays we only play Ranchera.
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Animal-Mother posted:When I started at this place, my chef at the time said, "Meester Mother, we are going to listen to some music now. We are all kind of from the 80's, right Meester Mother? So we are going to listen to some 80's music, okay?" I clicked that link and uh they're playing a show here in 6 days.
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I'd lose my drat mind in this job if I didn't have an earbud to listen to podcasts during the slower times. Our prep cook uses a speaker to listen to podcasts, the Hamilton soundtrack and what I call "baby music with gently caress words."
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Republicans posted:…Hamilton soundtrack and what I call "baby music with gently caress words." Mother of God
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Unfortunately but I’m sure it’s happened to people before but god drat, dealing with a mass shooting on the street Saturday into Pride Sunday is not a lot of fun
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Wizard Mannequin posted:Unfortunately but I’m sure it’s happened to people before but god drat, dealing with a mass shooting on the street Saturday into Pride Sunday is not a lot of fun gently caress.
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Skwirl posted:gently caress. Yeah accurate response. Kind of expecting the city to put a curfew on our street for the summer which will completely gently caress us. It’s all really lousy. At least four separate shooting incidents since Memorial Day, a car drove into a store and ran someone over in the process. Normal summer craziness in philadelphia but turned to 11 already Wizard Mannequin fucked around with this message at 08:17 on Jun 6, 2022 |
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I was gonna guess Philly…Really sorry to hear that, just tragic poo poo you shouldn’t have to deal with. My sister lives a half mile away from there. Incomprehensible.
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Prep was always high energy punk and thrash metal for me. Lots of Dropkick Murphys because the other BoH opener liked them too. The bakery was a different vibe I spent like a year there on a 90's country kick because that was the only radio station that would come in clearly and we didn't have wifi.
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California passed a law starting this month about single use stuff like forks and straws but also condiments. I've said nuts to enforcing that cause my wages didn't increase and I'm sure Newsom wont be giving me a tax break. And then a new button has shown up on the register  gently caress me they want to keep loving records on this poo poo?
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Jun 9, 2022 15:54
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Just Smile and Suggest the Combo Meal
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In one of the provinces the government did a soda tax overnight and our POS supplier couldn't update their 1990's spaghetti code fast enough so hundreds of restaurants had to do that poo poo by hand.
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Leal posted:California passed a law starting this month about single use stuff like forks and straws but also condiments. I've said nuts to enforcing that cause my wages didn't increase and I'm sure Newsom wont be giving me a tax break. Tag yourself I'm Yellow Sweetner
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VelociBacon posted:Tag yourself I'm Yellow Sweetner I'm Done.
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Leal posted:California passed a law starting this month about single use stuff like forks and straws but also condiments. I've said nuts to enforcing that cause my wages didn't increase and I'm sure Newsom wont be giving me a tax break. drat you’re a badass
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Jun 9, 2022 22:21
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Sticking it to the man, one ketchup packet at a time
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I bet they don’t even smile when they try to sell the combo meal.
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Michelin Guide announced star recipients for Florida tonight for the first time. Orlando 1 Stars: quote:Capa, Soseki, Kadence, and Knife & Spoon Miami 2 Stars: quote:L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon Miami Miami 1 Stars: quote:Surf Club, Stubborn Seed, Los Félix, Le Jardinier Miami, Hiden, Elcielo, The Den at Sushi Azabu Miami, Cote, Boia De, Ariete As usual, they completely ignored anything Chinese, Vietnamese, Indian, Middle Eastern and Mexican.
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i'm curious what a miami robuchon looks like
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Isn't Los Félix Mexican?
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Canada too, can't wait to find out that there are restaurants in Montreal and Toronto
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evilpicard posted:Canada too, can't wait to find out that there are restaurants in Montreal and Toronto Joe Beef finally gets a Michelin Star? 
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Canuck-Errant posted:Joe Beef finally gets a Michelin Star? lol, "a" star
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Leal posted:California passed a law starting this month about single use stuff like forks and straws but also condiments. I've said nuts to enforcing that cause my wages didn't increase and I'm sure Newsom wont be giving me a tax break. not your job to enforce that nonsense gently caress it throw handfuls of poo poo in there if they ask, takes longer to count them and you got better poo poo to do
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Sandwich Anarchist posted:lol, "a" star Look, can any Frenchman born in France truly appreciate la cuisine de chez nous
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Sandwich Anarchist posted:lol, "a" star i got a star id like to show them
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Well... - Allegedly the owners (a couple who live together) got into a physical altercation at the restaurant yesterday. Not the first time it’s happened, according to others. - My fellow sushi chef told me she borrowed money from our tip jar to pay her drug dealer. - Someone signed our Pride flag with “free Palestine.” Ya know, restaurant things.
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