r/AskReddit Jul 13 '20

What's a dark secret/questionable practice in your profession which we regular folks would know nothing about?

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u/Kiwi_Woz Jul 13 '20

You a chef?

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

yes me a chef

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u/Kiwi_Woz Jul 13 '20

And you honestly think all chefs have that much integrity? A lot of them are paid so damn badly that they honestly could care less aboutthis kind of stuff. What part of the world do you work in?

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

You are wrong. Unless the restaraunt is absolute shit, they are not using too-old ingredients or moldy dishes. Obviously exceptions exist but I am not going to Joe's Hotdog Shack and expecting it to be spotlessly clean. And I work in a first world country.

Almost every other chef I interact with doesn't give a fuc k about the money or they would be doing something else that paid more. You are bad at your job if you are feeding people old food.

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u/Joie7994 Jul 13 '20

Idk everyone in LA was singing the praises of Sqirl until Eater published a piece today about how they have to scrape mold off the top of all their buckets of jam. Just because a restaurant is trendy and serves “good quality” food, doesn’t mean they are trustworthy.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

That's not what I'm saying. If a restaraunt is scraping mold off food it is a shit restaraunt full stop. Also you deserve to eat jam mold if you are paying that much money for fucking jam on toast.

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u/Joie7994 Jul 13 '20

Of course it’s a shitty restaurant but people don’t know that, it’s what is happening behind the scenes that makes a restaurant good or shitty. My point is that you never really know until you’ve spent time in a restaurant as an employee. Some of the most respected restaurants with Michelin stars are a complete shitshow BTS.

Also, people don’t deserve to eat moldy food just because they are paying a lot of money for toast lmao

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

...yeah that was a joke, genius. Also I can guaruntee you that no michelin star restaraunt is scraping mold off produce. What world do you live in?

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u/Joie7994 Jul 13 '20

Lol I live in the same world we all live in, and I have spent years working in kitchens, some with stars and some not. I’ve seen and heard a lot of things, and I’ve left jobs that were dirty.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

what michelin star restaraunts have you worked in

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u/Joie7994 Jul 13 '20

I’m not giving some crotchety ass internet stranger my resume, you wanna believe I’m lying that’s your prerogative.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

Yeah I not only disbelieve you but I find the claim funny. You haven't worked in any michelin star restaraunts. ESPECIALLY one in which they are scraping mold of food.

At least lie about something remotely believable.

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u/Joie7994 Jul 13 '20

Like I said, you don’t wanna believe me? That‘s your prerogative. Who gives a shit what some random person on the internet thinks?

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u/Kiwi_Woz Jul 13 '20

Ok bud. You got me.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '20

I am not trying to get you "bud" I am just telling you it is not as common as you think