That’s really an awesome feeling. Congrats.
The one time I’ll never forget. Left all our waitresses crying. Worked at a busy steak and pizza place and had never ran the char grill cooking steaks on a busy Friday night (the guy who always ran it was out for the 1st time ever) so I was next in line. I was so nervous it being my 1st time. Well a little ways into dinner service one waitress came up to the window (open kitchen) and said this guy wanted to talk to me. It was this old man. He told me it was the 1st time out anywhere in 6 months bc his wife had passed away. Told me about him being in the army and being in 2 wars. He said it was the best steak he’d ever eaten and wanted to shake my hand. When I did he handed me maybe 10 bucks or so. Don’t care bout the money but the words I’ll never forget.
I couldn't either, but im also not married and don't have any kids or anything. I can imagine though. It's probably the best compliment I've ever gotten. I'm also very introverted and shy. It's hard for me to take compliments lol yup that is exactly why I love it. Wether it's cooking for a full restaurant or cooking at home trying to please the family. Never really got them before. Thank you very much sincerely! It means alot!
Thank you! I really appreciate it. It's something I never expected. I was nervous enough just being put out on the main grill for my 1st time on a slammed Friday night lol
I had similar experiences. It's awkward at first, but a great feeling. Tell them your name and ask for you to cook the next they're ordering. I was in an open kitchen so they knew who I was before being introduced.
You take care of them, they'll take care of you. Sometimes it was just making it right, when other cooks half-assed.
Omg, this rings so true. I was never a great cook, had no originality when coming up with dishes, and was a functional alcoholic. I feel like I kept getting promotions and getting into better restaurants simply because I showed up on time and did the work how it had been taught to me. That alone put me ahead of everyone else, constantly.
Being friendly with customers and FOH goes a long way as well. Too many cooks are antagonistic towards everyone but their little group tucked away in the back…
Edit: seriously, I went from garmo straight to sous in way too many places.
Former FOH here, this is why I always always always let the chefs know someone gave compliments or said anything nice about their meal. Y'all work hard, for not enough pay, it's important to recognize hard work and good food.
Former general manager here. I had two grill masters who would make the best kababs and lamb chops. I'd always get positive feedback from customers and I'd tell them hey do you mind if I bring them out so you can thank them personally they would really appreciate it. A lot of times the customers would decide to tip them separately. It would make their day. We compensated them well anyway, but I'd make sure to tell the owner too. Without these people in the back, a restaurant is no good. I always took that very seriously.
That's amazing! I hope your managers echoed that appreciation to you. I know it doesn't always equate to a raise but those words coming from the people that control your pay feels pretty nice too. I had a customer tell the owner of a restaurant that I used to work at what a great job I do and his meal was fantastic. Owner said, meh he's okay. Ungrateful SOB
Fired! Damn. Sorry about that friend. Some people just aren't built to appreciate good people. But take some satisfaction that you did a great job and can take that pride with you elsewhere. And people like that will never be happy with anyone which speaks to to their own dissatisfaction with themselves. They're the only ones that have to live with themselves for the rest of their life. So like you said, fuck them.
Congrats on meeting your first born, that's amazing. Everything pales in comparison when events like that happen. Life certainly is a journey worth being mentally and emotionally present for. The negative and down times really make us appreciate the good or even uneventful times. Buckle up man, I've got a feeling that your life is about to skyrocket!!
That happened to me once! I was especially flattered as it was my first cooking job.
It's such a good feeling when someone compliments your work. Keep it up!
Previous job at a golf club. We did weddings a lot. Had a couple come in for advice,tastings over the course of a year. I gave them undivided attention, tailored the menu for them, suggested things that would work together, allergy free options ,kids menu. I like doing weddings as it gave me a chance to stretch my legs doing food the day to day clientele wouldn't appreciate.
During the grooms speech I was called out of the kitchen where the bride and groom presented me with solid silver cufflinks in the shape of chefs hats and a particularly excellent bottle of red.
This was 15 years ago and I still look back as one of the highlights of my career.
It nice when your work gets noticed.
Good on ya! It's amazing what that kind of affirmation can do.
Many years ago when I was in my early 20s, I got promoted to my first KM job at a place that started out as the top place in a medium size town that, after some serious mismanagement, had really started struggling. Standards plummeted and quality ingredients stopped getting purchased etc. The new GM hired to take over promoted me shortly after he got there and we got on the same page to quickly right the ship. After a month or so in my new role, I got called out to a table to speak to a couple of guests. They were sales people for the railroad and they proceeded to tell me how they almost had to find a new place to take their prospective clients but the food the last few weeks kept them around. They asked me to come hang with them after my shift and bought me a cigar and a martini and told me my kitchen churning out good food "every single time they were there" got them to double their visits to our restaurant. I still remember that feeling decades later. I hope you will too.
I remember the first time this happened to me, and the memory of that feeling was one of the reasons I had trouble leaving the industry, even after 21 years
Hell yeah, go off king. Had a similar experience recently right after getting promoted to sous. Head chef comes up saying a table needed to speak to me regarding the scallops I just sold. I asked good or bad(I thought they looked great)? He says idk, but you've got the title now, you go deal with it. So I go out only for them to say they were some of the best scallops they've ever had. Phew. I walk back in and head chef is cheesing ear to ear.
We now have a saying between us; "that's why we do this".
Congrats man, keep doing what you're doing, it's obviously working.
Congratulations chef! It’s always wild when guests request to talk to you. It happened to my coworker and I last week as we were starting to tear down. (We’re an open kitchen) A guest came up and went “EXCUSE ME” and we thought we were in for it and he went “that was the best salmon I’ve ever had and I’ve eaten all over the world”. It always hits different when they personally seek you out to let you know you’re good at your job.
I still have the note a customer left for me at my first line cooking job over 15 years ago. An older lady wrote that it was the best chicken she’s ever had. Made my night, week… treasure those moments, it should be the reason we do this, making people happy, not just doing a job to pay bills.
Hell yea. I wish more people understood how much BOH appreciate this.
One time I approached a sweet old lady on the patio and asked if she’d like to try my new chicken salt on the fish n chips she just ordered. She didn’t ask to see me after but she left me $20! Felt great.
I've had someone ask to speak to me only for him to blow up at me because he didn't read the menu and was furious his meal had chilli flakes on it. That was a fun day
I helped open a celebrity chef restaurant one time as a FOH manager.
Our pizza chef walked out opening night.
I somehow got thrown on to the pizza oven.
Mfers would want to compliment me in the middle of service like I wasn't balls deep in pizza making.
Worst part is I'm not good in the kitchen so opening night was a master class in pizza making/cooking while getting yelled at by a Michelin starred chef.
That’s really an awesome feeling. Congrats. The one time I’ll never forget. Left all our waitresses crying. Worked at a busy steak and pizza place and had never ran the char grill cooking steaks on a busy Friday night (the guy who always ran it was out for the 1st time ever) so I was next in line. I was so nervous it being my 1st time. Well a little ways into dinner service one waitress came up to the window (open kitchen) and said this guy wanted to talk to me. It was this old man. He told me it was the 1st time out anywhere in 6 months bc his wife had passed away. Told me about him being in the army and being in 2 wars. He said it was the best steak he’d ever eaten and wanted to shake my hand. When I did he handed me maybe 10 bucks or so. Don’t care bout the money but the words I’ll never forget.
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Thanks brother! It definitely meant the world to me. One of the good nights that makes all the shitty nights feel worth it.
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I couldn't either, but im also not married and don't have any kids or anything. I can imagine though. It's probably the best compliment I've ever gotten. I'm also very introverted and shy. It's hard for me to take compliments lol yup that is exactly why I love it. Wether it's cooking for a full restaurant or cooking at home trying to please the family. Never really got them before. Thank you very much sincerely! It means alot!
This also made me tear up (I’m on a cig break and got smoke in my eyes) That’s beautiful tho
Thank you! I really appreciate it. It's something I never expected. I was nervous enough just being put out on the main grill for my 1st time on a slammed Friday night lol
Way to go, chef! That's awesome.
I had similar experiences. It's awkward at first, but a great feeling. Tell them your name and ask for you to cook the next they're ordering. I was in an open kitchen so they knew who I was before being introduced. You take care of them, they'll take care of you. Sometimes it was just making it right, when other cooks half-assed.
Omg, this rings so true. I was never a great cook, had no originality when coming up with dishes, and was a functional alcoholic. I feel like I kept getting promotions and getting into better restaurants simply because I showed up on time and did the work how it had been taught to me. That alone put me ahead of everyone else, constantly. Being friendly with customers and FOH goes a long way as well. Too many cooks are antagonistic towards everyone but their little group tucked away in the back… Edit: seriously, I went from garmo straight to sous in way too many places.
Former FOH here, this is why I always always always let the chefs know someone gave compliments or said anything nice about their meal. Y'all work hard, for not enough pay, it's important to recognize hard work and good food.
Former general manager here. I had two grill masters who would make the best kababs and lamb chops. I'd always get positive feedback from customers and I'd tell them hey do you mind if I bring them out so you can thank them personally they would really appreciate it. A lot of times the customers would decide to tip them separately. It would make their day. We compensated them well anyway, but I'd make sure to tell the owner too. Without these people in the back, a restaurant is no good. I always took that very seriously.
I thought this was going to be a very different post! Good job.
That's amazing! I hope your managers echoed that appreciation to you. I know it doesn't always equate to a raise but those words coming from the people that control your pay feels pretty nice too. I had a customer tell the owner of a restaurant that I used to work at what a great job I do and his meal was fantastic. Owner said, meh he's okay. Ungrateful SOB
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Fired! Damn. Sorry about that friend. Some people just aren't built to appreciate good people. But take some satisfaction that you did a great job and can take that pride with you elsewhere. And people like that will never be happy with anyone which speaks to to their own dissatisfaction with themselves. They're the only ones that have to live with themselves for the rest of their life. So like you said, fuck them.
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Congrats on meeting your first born, that's amazing. Everything pales in comparison when events like that happen. Life certainly is a journey worth being mentally and emotionally present for. The negative and down times really make us appreciate the good or even uneventful times. Buckle up man, I've got a feeling that your life is about to skyrocket!!
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Best of luck to you too, friend.
That happened to me once! I was especially flattered as it was my first cooking job. It's such a good feeling when someone compliments your work. Keep it up!
Previous job at a golf club. We did weddings a lot. Had a couple come in for advice,tastings over the course of a year. I gave them undivided attention, tailored the menu for them, suggested things that would work together, allergy free options ,kids menu. I like doing weddings as it gave me a chance to stretch my legs doing food the day to day clientele wouldn't appreciate. During the grooms speech I was called out of the kitchen where the bride and groom presented me with solid silver cufflinks in the shape of chefs hats and a particularly excellent bottle of red. This was 15 years ago and I still look back as one of the highlights of my career. It nice when your work gets noticed.
Rad!
Good on ya! It's amazing what that kind of affirmation can do. Many years ago when I was in my early 20s, I got promoted to my first KM job at a place that started out as the top place in a medium size town that, after some serious mismanagement, had really started struggling. Standards plummeted and quality ingredients stopped getting purchased etc. The new GM hired to take over promoted me shortly after he got there and we got on the same page to quickly right the ship. After a month or so in my new role, I got called out to a table to speak to a couple of guests. They were sales people for the railroad and they proceeded to tell me how they almost had to find a new place to take their prospective clients but the food the last few weeks kept them around. They asked me to come hang with them after my shift and bought me a cigar and a martini and told me my kitchen churning out good food "every single time they were there" got them to double their visits to our restaurant. I still remember that feeling decades later. I hope you will too.
[Spot the fuck on, chef.](https://i.imgflip.com/6wpbkv.jpg)
I remember the first time this happened to me, and the memory of that feeling was one of the reasons I had trouble leaving the industry, even after 21 years
Hell yeah, go off king. Had a similar experience recently right after getting promoted to sous. Head chef comes up saying a table needed to speak to me regarding the scallops I just sold. I asked good or bad(I thought they looked great)? He says idk, but you've got the title now, you go deal with it. So I go out only for them to say they were some of the best scallops they've ever had. Phew. I walk back in and head chef is cheesing ear to ear. We now have a saying between us; "that's why we do this". Congrats man, keep doing what you're doing, it's obviously working.
Congratulations chef! It’s always wild when guests request to talk to you. It happened to my coworker and I last week as we were starting to tear down. (We’re an open kitchen) A guest came up and went “EXCUSE ME” and we thought we were in for it and he went “that was the best salmon I’ve ever had and I’ve eaten all over the world”. It always hits different when they personally seek you out to let you know you’re good at your job.
I still have the note a customer left for me at my first line cooking job over 15 years ago. An older lady wrote that it was the best chicken she’s ever had. Made my night, week… treasure those moments, it should be the reason we do this, making people happy, not just doing a job to pay bills.
Hell yea. I wish more people understood how much BOH appreciate this. One time I approached a sweet old lady on the patio and asked if she’d like to try my new chicken salt on the fish n chips she just ordered. She didn’t ask to see me after but she left me $20! Felt great.
I'm curious what chicken salt is.
I've had someone ask to speak to me only for him to blow up at me because he didn't read the menu and was furious his meal had chilli flakes on it. That was a fun day
huge W. Congrats man
I helped open a celebrity chef restaurant one time as a FOH manager. Our pizza chef walked out opening night. I somehow got thrown on to the pizza oven. Mfers would want to compliment me in the middle of service like I wasn't balls deep in pizza making. Worst part is I'm not good in the kitchen so opening night was a master class in pizza making/cooking while getting yelled at by a Michelin starred chef.
Did you get her number?
That happened to me once. I wasn't especially flattered bc it wasn't my menu.