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    You should tell your story. However you perceive...

    You should tell your story. However you perceive the importance of your experience, all of our stories belong together, whether that's here or somewhere else in life. All of us became part of it that...
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    I'll get back to it soon. I've been writing most...

    I'll get back to it soon. I've been writing most days but it's usually for me. I save all of it but fucking hell some of it is just weird as hell and wouldn't make sense to anyone. I appreciate the...
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    Congrats on the GX, thats a great vehicle. The...

    Congrats on the GX, thats a great vehicle.

    The most bashed thing that I have found are my rocker panels. I would get sliders first. Those low hanging side steps are pretty prone to taking a good...
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    Don't spend money on a bread knife. I...

    Don't spend money on a bread knife.

    I personally can't stand the straight shape of a bread knife, hitting my knuckles on the board sucks. I prefer an offset shape.

    Also, the worst cuts with a...
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    Sorry to hear about your situation. My wife works...

    Sorry to hear about your situation. My wife works in assisted living and end of life care. I just picked her brain a bit about this.

    It's a fucking travesty how the elderly are treated in the end....
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    I go to work in the morning tomorrow but for the...

    I go to work in the morning tomorrow but for the first time since I was in high school I will be home for dinner on Thanksgiving.

    From my shithole to yours, I wish all of you the best.

    Happy...
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    Cooking at the Beard House James Beard was an...

    Cooking at the Beard House

    James Beard was an important figure in bringing American food up to a respectable level. His old brownstone in NYC serves as a place for chefs from all over the country...
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    Motorcycle Days I worked at a well known place...

    Motorcycle Days

    I worked at a well known place in Brooklyn for a bit as a side job with a friend. It was a long ride south. To get there would require me to go through Manhattan. Traffic can be a...
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    The meaning of things In the beginning of me...

    The meaning of things

    In the beginning of me there was God. So I was told. Supposedly he would protect me and show me the way. As a little boy the nuns made sure I knew through stricter and...
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    The farmer's wife She was the first person I...

    The farmer's wife

    She was the first person I met when I began washing dishes here. I was in eighth grade. She stood about six foot two and was mean and imposing. Our introduction was me seeing her...
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    The Waitress's's They were like a gang. If you...

    The Waitress's's

    They were like a gang. If you were in with them, life at the restaurant was great. If they didn't like you, your work life was doomed.

    When I first started at the restaurant I...
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    Like Oil & Water An unwritten rule of the...

    Like Oil & Water

    An unwritten rule of the kitchen, don’t ever tell anyone about the things that you dislike. That will be used against you until you die.

    "Milt" was a bit conservative. "Lon"...
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    The dance of Billy One Nut and D Boy Billy One...

    The dance of Billy One Nut and D Boy

    Billy One Nut was the name we gave him. He was young and worked on the line. Another young man alongside him was his friend that we called D Boy. They worked...
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    Welcome to my shithole. I wear pink bunny...

    Welcome to my shithole.

    I wear pink bunny slippers midweek.

    On weekends I slip into the old war shoes. They are fashioned from the skins of raccoons that try to break into the restaurant. I...
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    While going utilitarian can make sense, it sounds...

    While going utilitarian can make sense, it sounds like a gift to your wife would be nice with a little bling to it. Having her open up a box with a sexy handle and something exotic looking will get...
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    Chef Tools Not every chef will need these but...

    Chef Tools

    Not every chef will need these but this is what gets me by.

    The all mighty Sharpie. The do list is long. A hard permanent line through my vanquished foes...the chores, keeps my day...
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    Wine Cellar My brother and I spent an entire...

    Wine Cellar

    My brother and I spent an entire summer digging out the wine cellar by hand. Before work, after work, days off. We used shovels and a pick axe to fill 55 gallon barrels with dirt which...
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    The double wedding condom mountain I had...

    The double wedding condom mountain

    I had booked back to back weddings. Wedding number one was a young couple looking to party. Wedding number two was an older couple, second wedding, looking for a...
  19. My first reaction to this headline was to say...

    My first reaction to this headline was to say burn it all to the fucking ground. But that initial reaction has not served me well.

    My cousin was an eagle scout. He absolutely loved it. It’s great...
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    I'm in. Unfortunately my greatest export is...

    I'm in. Unfortunately my greatest export is sarcasm and stupidity.
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    Thanks for the heads up all. I did look into that...

    Thanks for the heads up all. I did look into that scenario and it hasnt been a year yet. I'll be addressing it this coming summer. Timing is everything.
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    Last year I bought a house in a neighborhood....

    Last year I bought a house in a neighborhood. First time ever having neighbors.

    My furnace craps out one day. Came home to no heat. Pellets aren't being delivered for 2 days for the back up...
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    What love feels like We started out as...

    What love feels like

    We started out as friends, A. and I. I’d known her since I was a child.

    I’d known her mom. She was strong, full of life, funny as hell, sweet and giving. Her mom passed...
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    Why does everyone put drugs under the table? ...

    Why does everyone put drugs under the table?

    Just because you drive a bentley doesn't mean I can't see the empty pill bottle, coke baggie and weed that you left under the table.

    One of our...
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    Sweet Revenge He tore me apart. The words...

    Sweet Revenge

    He tore me apart. The words seemed to come at me like the ink itself was on some kind of mission. There were a few compliments but the bad stuck out to me like a knife in my face.
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    I am very sorry to hear about your father. In my...

    I am very sorry to hear about your father. In my head I have run through the scenario of not being able to see someone that I loved before they die. I am sorry that you had to experience that.

    All...
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    Waste Nothing When trimming a whole salmon I...

    Waste Nothing

    When trimming a whole salmon I discovered that I could scrape a little of the beautiful meat from the bones with a spoon. I would save it and freeze little packs of it. Every now and...
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    Starting from Scratch When I first took over...

    Starting from Scratch

    When I first took over this old place there were five sauté pans in the kitchen. I hope some were taken because how the fuck do you operate a restaurant with five sauté pans....
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    Restaurants are fucking stupid I buy highly...

    Restaurants are fucking stupid

    I buy highly perishable inventory with the hope that someone comes in to buy it. I just take a best guess at what that may be. Before I order food I have to check...
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    I laughed One of my old cooks left to go work...

    I laughed

    One of my old cooks left to go work at applebees. That hurt my soul.

    He came back for a visit and mentioned that on his first day in the kitchen someone sneezed and he yelled out...
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    Gnocchi vs Short rib Deciding what to put on a...

    Gnocchi vs Short rib

    Deciding what to put on a menu relies on so many things. Storage space, cooking space, the team itself. What guests want to eat, what I want to make. What’s in season. I’ve...
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    Living in a Restaurant It looks good on paper...

    Living in a Restaurant

    It looks good on paper - urinal, beer on tap, food everywhere. It has its perks. It also some downsides. We've had some fun here. I will probably revisit this topic a lot.
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    Thank you to those that have reached out. I truly...

    Thank you to those that have reached out. I truly appreciate the thoughts more than you know. Please don't feel the need to say anything. But please do if you feel the need.
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    Addicted to the Sauce The first Thanksgiving...

    Addicted to the Sauce

    The first Thanksgiving that I had planned for and cooked in my own restaurant kitchen was terrifying. Almost two hundred reservations. I was 24. I had ordered whole fresh...
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    FAQ's What the fucking fuck? I know, I'm...

    FAQ's

    What the fucking fuck?

    I know, I'm right there with you.

    Why would you put this anonymously on a snow sports internet forum?

    Paralyzing fear. I've lurked here for a long time. I...
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    I'll be back in a few days.

    I'll be back in a few days.
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    I've read those words a lot. I've read it at...

    I've read those words a lot. I've read it at least 10 times a day since last week. When I step back and look at it I'm just perpetuating my role as a victim. I need to be better than that. Is it...
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    Fair warning. Don’t read this if you are having a...

    Fair warning. Don’t read this if you are having a happy go lucky kind of day. This involves a child (me) being abused.

    Is this right of me to put this out there? I have written, rewritten, edited...
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    I'm sorry for what I'm about to post. None of...

    I'm sorry for what I'm about to post.

    None of you signed up for this shit. I didn't either.

    Maybe don't read it. I don't fucking know.
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    Working through it The saw was running at full...

    Working through it

    The saw was running at full throttle when it hit my leg, just below the knee. Even if it wasn't on, the force of the blow would have kept me limping for days. The hole in my...
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    I've been stalling this. I will not be delivering...

    I've been stalling this. I will not be delivering any smiles today.
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    Assuming 5% acidity in the vinegar, likely a...

    Assuming 5% acidity in the vinegar, likely a little higher for red wine vin., diluted to one third would be roughly a ph of 2.7. But its late and I worked all day and that's using water to dilute....
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    Mis en place Everything in its place. A law of...

    Mis en place

    Everything in its place. A law of the kitchen.

    A time for work and and time for play.

    Salt goes here, fear goes there, knife goes over here, guilt stays over there. There is a...
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    A hoof to the face My parents came from jersey...

    A hoof to the face

    My parents came from jersey to find a place in the woods. They bought a summer house with no electricity, no septic. The first winter in the house they had one room to live in...
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    Jacob Javits Today I would like to get...

    Jacob Javits

    Today I would like to get information on backpack vacuums, a wave pool, serbian frozen foods, wagyu beef and custom spanish plateware. Looks like I'm going to a food show at the jacob...
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    Trunk Chicken I have gotten myself involved...

    Trunk Chicken

    I have gotten myself involved with a few questionable events over the years. One was the wedding of a young couple.

    They wanted me to arrange all of the rentals, to provide half...
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    A dumpster is a privilege not a right Before...

    A dumpster is a privilege not a right

    Before my wedding at the restaurant I needed to do something about the smell of the dumpster. I needed it for trash but it had to be out of sight and out of...
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    My favorite restaurant supply store Hurricane...

    My favorite restaurant supply store

    Hurricane Irene destroyed a lot of my equipment and furniture at the restaurant. I had to shop vac and wipe silt out of the old furnace. The chest freezer that...
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    The Sinking Bar It rained on us so damn hard...

    The Sinking Bar

    It rained on us so damn hard at this food event. I had to heat my fish for the main course. The dinner was in a field under a tent with rented equipment. The original plan was to...
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    NYC and the Barf Cooler Getting back to NYC, I...

    NYC and the Barf Cooler

    Getting back to NYC, I hook up with a few chefs friends after coming back from CO. I have a friend who's getting involved in the opening of a new buildout in Tribeca, a...
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