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I worked as an expo for 2 years so I already knew a chef's job was a thankless one, but holy shit, yesterday I went with a volunteer group to serve food for 200 people in the poorest city in the state.
We were told the church it was held at would have people who would do the cooking, we'd do the serving. Nope. Out of all our volunteers only I knew how to cook so I had to do it by myself.
Every time someone came in to ask how much longer, I was ready to throw something at them. (I got done 20 minutes early but no thanks to the peanut gallery!) The church people holding it were nothing but rude and condescending but the families who came for the food were nice so that was cool.
Chefs/cooks, hats off to you all. I can only imagine it's so much worse with people hawking you for food that's being paid for versus food that's free. I don't envy you at all.
boofhead60
i Salute you
Fuzdc4
Thank you. I just finished a 12 hour shift in my kitchen. I needed that today.
concaveUsurper
Church groups are ALWAYS the worst when it comes to food. From fake tips to stealing food.
DoomMuffin
Bergatrollet
Thank you for understanding our struggle. Still awesome you made those families happy though :)
kekemaster5000
Holdmydrink
datagraham
I'm a GM of a fine dining restaurant and my favorite employees EVER were my 2 expos from a few summers ago, we still keep in touch!!!
lw4568
Oh boy, been there man. It's always a nightmare with church or community groups. Good on you for pushing through!
Etidiot7
Thank you, that genuinely means a lot
2020Gamer
Yeah church people have the potential to be extremely rude.
Doofer20
I found people running church event are the worst people. Always feels like its about the event organizers and getting praised for it.
ruralLingrist
chefchris357
Cheers friend.
CloppyFock
As a chef I'd like to give you a big hug! But alas, all I have is this upvote.
ztaale
Thanks
Retrikaethan
put this on your resume immediately, if you haven't already.
aufkurs
Already on it!!
Retrikaethan
excellent.
redtails2649
Fuck all the ungrateful unappreciated assholes
ihateeverythingandmore
probz to you for doing it though
aufkurs
Couldn't really back out of it, wasn't fair to the families coming for it even if the church was all assholes. Not their fault.
HowWasThisUsernameNotTaken
You did the right and good thing, even though you got nothing but shit for it. Nobody can take that away from you.
TheMusicBandit
Way to step up broheim
lilmookie
Kitchen hours are long; the pay is laughable; it kills your social life; and most of it is prep work; but it's really fun af.
GrabherbythePuss
Having been a cook for 4 years, in restaurants in which the kitchen has no AC, and passed out once due to heat exhaustion, thanks
GrabherbythePuss
For the recognition, I wish everyone had to work in service industry before they are allowed to go to one and bitch about mundane shit.
aufkurs
I agree about that 100%. I wasn't an asshole before by any means but I do tip more now and give the house benefit of the doubt.
WeaponizedChlamydia
Lol wow
bambulina
I have a newfound respect for Canada after being introduced to Letterkenny yesterday. Thanks, fellas!
84USNGT
Couple hockey players came down to the produce stand the other day...
bambulina
lol How're ya now?
bambulina
Worth noting, I already dug you. Now it's just more.
ThePastryGamer
Thank you
iReportStuffYouJackOffTo
MomToldMeToOpenImgurSoIDid
What did you cook OP?
PresidentJohnFKennedy
Dicks.
Juroopiloo
I chuckled
aufkurs
Burgers, hotdogs, porkchops, chicken thighs, green beans, potatoes!
DVSBSTrD
What fucking church has a congregation where only one person knows how to cook those? Those are the simplest foods possible!
aufkurs
Didn't know how to cook, period. We set up this event with the church, they promised me they'd have people who ran these events there to 1/
aufkurs
yknow actually run it, we were just extra hands. The people there was at first one 70 y/o man who forgot where he was then left, then we 2/
aufkurs
were graced by a 60 y/o couple that was nothing but judgmental and snobby. My group did everything. 0/10 never again. 3/3
MomToldMeToOpenImgurSoIDid
It might not seem like very hard to cook meals but to cook for 200 people everything just becomes 1000x more difficult so hats off to you OP
aufkurs
Made worse by their REALLY ancient six unit gas stove that I had to light by hand! It kept going out too. Thought I'd die.
InhumanBanana
My grill is absolute garbage and cooking for 4 people is extraordinarily hard, I couldn't even imagine 200 people! Props to you
MomToldMeToOpenImgurSoIDid
No staff, no equipment, a fuck ton of people to cook for... I'm surprised you didn't quit after the first minute, I know I would...
aufkurs
They did have nice skillets. If it didn't weigh 40lbs I would have disappeared their old cast iron one...
aufkurs
Oh I'm also positive I sweat out my entire body weight into my clothes.
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aufkurs
I was the washer! But normally I would thank them lol
BiiiigJilm
Sounds about right
eftwyrd
If you are into manga. Make sure to read bambino! It is what got me interested in cooking. And what made me respect cooks
MnemonicMonkeys
Yeah, that's normal
ReposterCallerOuterMan
i was a dishwasher for about a decade...i just this march left and i'm a pool boy now...never stepping into a kitchen as an employee again
Rysty
Much appreciated, friend. Well done for pulling through!
dogneely
And into the food?
aufkurs
Nah just mostly collected under my boobs
ATenOnTheRichterScale
Much respect to you, Mofo. A lesser man would've quit or half assed the gig. The sense of coming through surely won out
mexicanben
military cooks sweating over the pots...as they serve ya...
PeacefulBirchTree
We need to sweat that much to counteract the overwhelming alcoholism.
neveranynames
hey-o my dude
Dovahderp1337
CoopBro
"Never trusta skinny chef with a clean apron" my dad says
Keru
Bollocks, the fat fucks are the ones that don't work and just pretend to cook before fucking off to do coke in the bathroom.
Goodjt123
Yeah and if the kitchen staff mess something up its your fault
juoji
My father is a chief, i have seen i'm serve 80-90 meal, only main serving, in less than an hour, 1/2
juoji
The amount of men is high in this industry because it's like a sport(english isn't my first tongues)2/2 also, he served the meal alone
Vecan
But did you replace said weight with a cold beer or 36 After?
JustAHappyLittleAccident
"A" cold beer? After serving you down atleast 6-7 then you try powerwashing the kitchen.
ItWasCool
You missed the or 36 didn't yeah
Vecan
I tend to power wash the kitchen then down my beer. But long as the job gets done. :P who gives a fuck eh?
mkate237
I work for a catering company and I can agree that serving 200+ people is a huge feat.Especially if you want to serve better than sandwiches
Alixzander
250 people for a wedding it's about that prep life
mkate237
Its no joke for sure
Alixzander
Did it for a friends wedding at only cost buffet style 2 chefs and a runner was busy to say the least lol
peanutbuttermashedpotatoes
My brother is a trained chef and his ex mother in law asked him to single handedly cook her wedding meal. For 200. He's nicer than me since
jackwithers9000
For a second I thought "Well if he's paid 200$ its not bad at all" then...
peanutbuttermashedpotatoes
Haha my bad. No payment. Not even sure he ate it to be honest. She kind of skimped on the food
CamoKiIIer
I grilled for a 100 person engagement party. The groom kept walking over and messing with the grill. Turned the knobs counterclockwise.
IFoldlyGo
First time = spatula to knuckles, and remind him he is supposed to be getting married?
peanutbuttermashedpotatoes
He did it. I would have told her where to go. So hats off to You! I know how hard that is
RandomActOfConfusion
My brother-in-law cooked for our wedding shower, but that was also his gift.
aufkurs
Did he get paid? I'm definitely turning down all unpaid offers from now on! I didn't even get a meal :(
OneZebraInAHerdOfWildebeests
Bruh, is your time and effort. From now on, always turn down all unpaid offers.
aufkurs
This was specifically a volunteer event so defeated the purpose. But yes from now on. :)
peanutbuttermashedpotatoes
Nope! Just did it cause he's a nice guy. I definitely wouldn't have. But then again I hated this girl and her family so I'm biased
korvazor
They didn't even feed you?? Fuck that, as the chef you get to eat what you cook at least, with a few beers/alcohol thrown in. Sucks dude :/
DVSBSTrD
Sonofa... see, this sort of bullshit is the reason I stay home on Sundays.
aufkurs
We were promised a meal each (which my organization paid for LOL) but we ended up giving away our plates. Ah well.
TisNagim
damn mate, you and your group got bent over hard, refuse all future requests from that church group
DVSBSTrD
And they say you should never trust a thin chef.