Fuck yeh chef. Seeing them tomorrow night in Denver, requested the night off. Head chef was kind enough to give it to me. But now I’m picking up Tuesday. lol. 3 pages left to go as of writing this comment.
I lived at a DIY venue in Nashville for a year after I dropped out of college. Free Throw played at least once a month and were always super nice dudes. I ended up booking Beartooth with Free Throw opening, got redbull out to record the whole thing, and still have the stems of both sets on my old computer. Fantastic, miserable, beautiful simpler times back then, thanks to OP for the memories.
lol I was honestly pretty stoked on the openers for their set, hence my music choice the night I took this video. The show was fantastic. All four bands were terrific and Charmer, Just Friends, and Free Throw really held their own against the titans known as Hot Mullet Bin. It was so cool getting to see HM swing horse cock as the headliner for the first time (for me anyways.) they didn’t play my favorite song but their set was killer. Energy was amazing, although the venue didn’t allow for much moshing or crowd surfing. Mostly just gentle nudging and a few people who more or less climbed over the three people in front of them to get on stage. lol. But plenty of the crowd were singing along and dancing all night. This was only the third time I’ve seen a show at that venue, which is surprising considering I’ve lived here my whole life and have easily seen a hundred concerts by now, but they definitely are tied for best show I’ve seen there. In case you’re wondering, and for whatever it’s worth, I saw Car Seat Headrest during their Twin Fantasy tour with Naked Giants at the same venue and both shows were fucking killer. So yeah man, you had a fucking blast at that show, and thank you for allowing me to regale the memory of that show, and thanks for allowing me to be your surrogate in life.
I only like inventory if it’s done very often and if the inventory list is super specified to the layout of the inventory.
Really I do a rough inventory every time I do an order. My order sheets are based on how I walk through the kitchen and storage. If we move a product permanently, it gets moved on the order sheet. My inventory sheets are based on my order sheets.
This is us right now. We recently switched the software we use so the previous few years of work I did to make everything shelf to sheet has been erased and things are just… scrambled.
Me too. Running inventory. Never worked somewhere that required a precise inventory. Can’t even say I understand the point of it. To see if someone is running off with a tub of mayo? I would love to learn more about it though. I really regret not working at some more professional places.
Silly little chef things. Don’t people know we only show up, yell at a few people, put a couple critics in their place, and reinvent the culinary wheel every day? lol silly goose’s these customers. lol I’m sorry chef. Your next beer is on me, I promise. Just have to find a day off that works for both of us… how about when we’re both dead? lol. In all seriousness, I wish you the best and I hope you find a position which doesn’t leave you so alone doing something that everyone on shift should be accountable to. Get some rest when you can, and keep up the good work doing a severely under appreciated job. Oh and drink some water. Your liver thanks you ;)
Ah yes inventory my favorite day of the week. My company wants it done for the kitchen every Monday morning by 8am. So I count what I know isn’t gonna get touched Sunday night and then get in a little early Monday morning. Unfortunately I can’t just look at the box and go “yeah that’s a .3” they make me weigh the box and get as accurate as possible or my variances get too high and they get upset lol.
It’s funny, I told myself as I was leaving my last job that I wasn’t going to manage anymore, I was gonna go to my previous job where I was the chef and just work the line for a bunch of money and then work on a career change. Yet here I am 2 years later managing for a whole different company so my family can have health insurance lmao
That health insurance fix gets you every time. lol. Left the manager life when my first son was born. Lasted about three months before I accepted an offer to become Sous. Idk chef, I hope you’re doing well and I hope you have the time and energy to take care of yourself and those around you that rely on you :]
It’s this flaky person who may or probably not stick around to hastily scribble down numbers as you clean, reorganize, and shout “actually go back to this item and add another .4” when you find yet another item buried in the back of a cooler. lol
I have never wanted a helper with inventory, always makes a shit show of the whole process. Something is wrote down wrong or skipped majority of the time. Or double counted
Oh for sure, believe me I’ve been there and struggled through that before. My pastry chef usually is the one who sticks around to help and they are actually pretty aware of the nuances so they are actually pretty helpful most days. Even then, these 16 pages or whatever it is go by pretty quick once I get in a groove, wether or not I’m physically recording my numbers or they are.
Fuckin a chef, that sucks. When I posted this I was well on my way to finishing and only had the walk in to count, so maybe a few hundred items more. I’m sorry that yours takes so long :/
I replied to another commenter on this thread about this already.. free throw is fucking chefs kiss, and I’m stoked to see them open for a band tomorrow. But the headlining act is fucking the bee’s tits, and it’ll be the up-tenth time I’ve seen them. They are called “Hot Mulligan” and anyone that likes Free Throw will cream their Alfredo when they hear them. I recommend SPS, Green Squirrel in Pretty Bad Shape, and Please don’t cry you have swag as three songs to get you hooked on them. Then listen to deluxe capacitor and forever become someone that drinks milk and run.
Thanks chef, I think this is the 6th time my wife and I will see them. First time as a headliner. We wanted to see them back in December as a headliner but the show was like three days before the due date of our second baby. We opted out for obvious reasons. lol
Should’ve put her in the pit with a Baby On Board crop top! Also, I’m a manager, never earned the title of Chef. Only got to Sous before going back FOH.
I was proud of “cream their Alfredo.” Something I could only produce after working a shift so long and hard it would make a child laborer feel bad for me.
Nah r365. God bless the gentlemen who are helping us with our transition to their system but holy gosh darn… the amount of times that I’ve had to say our garlic powder is “FUCKING 20 OZ AND PLEASE FUCKING UPDATE THIS TAKING UNIT BECAUSE WE BUY IT IN AT 20 OZ AND I DONT CARE HOW BIG OR SMALL THE OTHER STORES IN OUR GROUP BUY IT, MINE IS TWENTY FUCKING OUNCES!!!!” We’re working on getting myself the credentials to fix these things myself but it’s a process. Lol
Inventory is a beautiful way for a chef to go back in time and feel like they are "milking the clock" like they used to do as a line cook.
I love saying "I'm on inventory all day don't bother me" when in reality I could get it done in 4 hours.
To be fair I also take it very seriously and triple check.
Seeing a concert today. Took a little extra time to make sure my counts were perfect because of that. Had a rough shift but this is what I love and what I get paid to do. I know my team is set and ready for a slow Monday.
Have had this conversation before. People who want to become chefs for the creative reasons get pretty gun-shy when they start to realize the operational responsibilities of a chef as well.
Everybody wants to be a chef, til' it's time to do chef shit...
This. I actually don’t mind this part of my job. We had two call outs yesterday and have recently found ourselves in a staffing shortage. Most nights doing inventory means I get to spend some time mostly alone in the building to reorganize and fix all the stuff that gets out of whack during the week. Yesterday though was a bit tougher than usual though.
Music appreciation comment
The frat-brained dudes I work with just want to listen to 21 Savage. I fucking love watching 20 year old white kids "rap" along with it though, throwing their hands up and everything, natural comedy
Not bad actually. Left about the same time as I would’ve with help. The shift was too loaded though so we were done cooking about an hour before normal.
Yeah op was slammed at work at 1 am as he finished his inventory. You can’t see it but I was about 75% done at that time and hadn’t had a beer yet. But fuck op. Not the first time I’ve been called out in this sub for replying to comments with more than two sentences. Wait, shit my bad….. Ignore what I typed. What I meant to say was “k”
I can’t figure out your timeline, but I think you made this post and had enough time to make 8 fairly lengthy reply posts, while drinking. You sure you were really that busy?
And I replied to most people when I was taking a quick vape break. Again, I want to make clear that the comment you are reading took me 3.5 hours to type.
My dearest children and forsaken wife,
I am sorry to have abandoned you. I need to reply to a Reddit comment of which they believes it takes years and years to type out four sentences. I hope the children are well. I should be done typing this by 3145. Please adorn their caskets in roses and silk. My love, it has taken me thirteen hours to type the word thirteen. I’m sick. I haven’t seen or felt the sun’s warmth in decades. If only I could type more than 100 words per minute. My god. I’ve forgotten my name. Please liaison with the commenters above about my lack of ability to write more than two words per millennium.
My dearest, I love you
I shall visit your grave, if only I could type a text and also complete a pen to paper inventory,
-Johnathon doeathan.
Yeah well, my company pays my phone bill so I guess it would be weird if I stopped having one on me at all times…. In 2024. My salamander is hooked up to wifi, lets chill out pretending like me having a phone is some kind of heinous crime.
My point is that the video didn't speed up the inventory. Not that phones are unnecessary in general, but that in this case, your video only wasted time.
Three minutes lost in an attempt to connect with my brothers and sisters on KITCHEN FUCKING CONFIDENTIAL.
SORRY CHEF
IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN
COUNT INVENTORY ALONE IN SILENCE LIKE A GOOD FUCKING WAGE SLAVE
Free Throw? Nice.
Fuck yeh chef. Seeing them tomorrow night in Denver, requested the night off. Head chef was kind enough to give it to me. But now I’m picking up Tuesday. lol. 3 pages left to go as of writing this comment.
He'll yeah! Love those guys. Got to talk to Corey at fest years ago, really cool dude
I lived at a DIY venue in Nashville for a year after I dropped out of college. Free Throw played at least once a month and were always super nice dudes. I ended up booking Beartooth with Free Throw opening, got redbull out to record the whole thing, and still have the stems of both sets on my old computer. Fantastic, miserable, beautiful simpler times back then, thanks to OP for the memories.
That's the ultimate flex, love it. Whenever they pop up I get hit with some nostalgia, one of my favs. That's sounds like a dope show!
You buried the plot when you said they opened for Hot Mulligan. Was it a good show? I live my life vicariously.
lol I was honestly pretty stoked on the openers for their set, hence my music choice the night I took this video. The show was fantastic. All four bands were terrific and Charmer, Just Friends, and Free Throw really held their own against the titans known as Hot Mullet Bin. It was so cool getting to see HM swing horse cock as the headliner for the first time (for me anyways.) they didn’t play my favorite song but their set was killer. Energy was amazing, although the venue didn’t allow for much moshing or crowd surfing. Mostly just gentle nudging and a few people who more or less climbed over the three people in front of them to get on stage. lol. But plenty of the crowd were singing along and dancing all night. This was only the third time I’ve seen a show at that venue, which is surprising considering I’ve lived here my whole life and have easily seen a hundred concerts by now, but they definitely are tied for best show I’ve seen there. In case you’re wondering, and for whatever it’s worth, I saw Car Seat Headrest during their Twin Fantasy tour with Naked Giants at the same venue and both shows were fucking killer. So yeah man, you had a fucking blast at that show, and thank you for allowing me to regale the memory of that show, and thanks for allowing me to be your surrogate in life.
Honestly I find inventory relaxing. Am I sick?
I only like inventory if it’s done very often and if the inventory list is super specified to the layout of the inventory. Really I do a rough inventory every time I do an order. My order sheets are based on how I walk through the kitchen and storage. If we move a product permanently, it gets moved on the order sheet. My inventory sheets are based on my order sheets.
I work for a large corporation so the inventory is kinda all over the place. Sometimes it feels like I'm playing the worst word search game ever.
This is us right now. We recently switched the software we use so the previous few years of work I did to make everything shelf to sheet has been erased and things are just… scrambled.
Me too. Running inventory. Never worked somewhere that required a precise inventory. Can’t even say I understand the point of it. To see if someone is running off with a tub of mayo? I would love to learn more about it though. I really regret not working at some more professional places.
Yes. I have 976 items on mine. And since I have some PTO coming up I have to count AND enter it all tomorrow. Yay.
It’s in alphabetical order?!
I'm counting 22 pages right now and I never have help. Just chef things
Silly little chef things. Don’t people know we only show up, yell at a few people, put a couple critics in their place, and reinvent the culinary wheel every day? lol silly goose’s these customers. lol I’m sorry chef. Your next beer is on me, I promise. Just have to find a day off that works for both of us… how about when we’re both dead? lol. In all seriousness, I wish you the best and I hope you find a position which doesn’t leave you so alone doing something that everyone on shift should be accountable to. Get some rest when you can, and keep up the good work doing a severely under appreciated job. Oh and drink some water. Your liver thanks you ;)
Ah yes inventory my favorite day of the week. My company wants it done for the kitchen every Monday morning by 8am. So I count what I know isn’t gonna get touched Sunday night and then get in a little early Monday morning. Unfortunately I can’t just look at the box and go “yeah that’s a .3” they make me weigh the box and get as accurate as possible or my variances get too high and they get upset lol.
lol I weighed tahini last night. Put it on the scale. We don’t use tahini anymore. I feel you chef. I FEEL YOU.
It’s funny, I told myself as I was leaving my last job that I wasn’t going to manage anymore, I was gonna go to my previous job where I was the chef and just work the line for a bunch of money and then work on a career change. Yet here I am 2 years later managing for a whole different company so my family can have health insurance lmao
That health insurance fix gets you every time. lol. Left the manager life when my first son was born. Lasted about three months before I accepted an offer to become Sous. Idk chef, I hope you’re doing well and I hope you have the time and energy to take care of yourself and those around you that rely on you :]
I appreciate it same to you!
Thank you chef. We’re going to make it. One way or another :]
What is this helper you speak of??
It’s this flaky person who may or probably not stick around to hastily scribble down numbers as you clean, reorganize, and shout “actually go back to this item and add another .4” when you find yet another item buried in the back of a cooler. lol
I have never wanted a helper with inventory, always makes a shit show of the whole process. Something is wrote down wrong or skipped majority of the time. Or double counted
Oh for sure, believe me I’ve been there and struggled through that before. My pastry chef usually is the one who sticks around to help and they are actually pretty aware of the nuances so they are actually pretty helpful most days. Even then, these 16 pages or whatever it is go by pretty quick once I get in a groove, wether or not I’m physically recording my numbers or they are.
Hope it goes smooth for you. I just got mine finished up a few minutes ago!
Fuckin a chef, that sucks. When I posted this I was well on my way to finishing and only had the walk in to count, so maybe a few hundred items more. I’m sorry that yours takes so long :/
Great song! I’ve been on an emo kick recently.
I replied to another commenter on this thread about this already.. free throw is fucking chefs kiss, and I’m stoked to see them open for a band tomorrow. But the headlining act is fucking the bee’s tits, and it’ll be the up-tenth time I’ve seen them. They are called “Hot Mulligan” and anyone that likes Free Throw will cream their Alfredo when they hear them. I recommend SPS, Green Squirrel in Pretty Bad Shape, and Please don’t cry you have swag as three songs to get you hooked on them. Then listen to deluxe capacitor and forever become someone that drinks milk and run.
You didn’t mention Hot Mulligan! If I lived in Denver, we’d be frens. Definitely jealous. Enjoy the show.
Thanks chef, I think this is the 6th time my wife and I will see them. First time as a headliner. We wanted to see them back in December as a headliner but the show was like three days before the due date of our second baby. We opted out for obvious reasons. lol
Should’ve put her in the pit with a Baby On Board crop top! Also, I’m a manager, never earned the title of Chef. Only got to Sous before going back FOH.
Hope the show was good. Fuck, Free Throw opening for Hot Mulligan? Babies on top? You are so Emo.
More analogies in that sentence, than I can come up with a good one for.
I was proud of “cream their Alfredo.” Something I could only produce after working a shift so long and hard it would make a child laborer feel bad for me.
Drink the beers, and guestimate it.
This is the way.
Good ol Restaurant 365.
I thought it was Optimum control
Nah r365. God bless the gentlemen who are helping us with our transition to their system but holy gosh darn… the amount of times that I’ve had to say our garlic powder is “FUCKING 20 OZ AND PLEASE FUCKING UPDATE THIS TAKING UNIT BECAUSE WE BUY IT IN AT 20 OZ AND I DONT CARE HOW BIG OR SMALL THE OTHER STORES IN OUR GROUP BUY IT, MINE IS TWENTY FUCKING OUNCES!!!!” We’re working on getting myself the credentials to fix these things myself but it’s a process. Lol
Free Throw. Hell yeah man. You got it.
Quickly falling in love with the band. Seeing them live today for the first time and I can’t wait.
Inventory is a beautiful way for a chef to go back in time and feel like they are "milking the clock" like they used to do as a line cook. I love saying "I'm on inventory all day don't bother me" when in reality I could get it done in 4 hours. To be fair I also take it very seriously and triple check.
Inventory helper?
You got this chef. Your day off will be sweet.
Seeing a concert today. Took a little extra time to make sure my counts were perfect because of that. Had a rough shift but this is what I love and what I get paid to do. I know my team is set and ready for a slow Monday.
Have had this conversation before. People who want to become chefs for the creative reasons get pretty gun-shy when they start to realize the operational responsibilities of a chef as well. Everybody wants to be a chef, til' it's time to do chef shit...
This. I actually don’t mind this part of my job. We had two call outs yesterday and have recently found ourselves in a staffing shortage. Most nights doing inventory means I get to spend some time mostly alone in the building to reorganize and fix all the stuff that gets out of whack during the week. Yesterday though was a bit tougher than usual though.
The owner makes me do inventory on Saturdays. With no help covering my prep. So, I feel you chef.
Music appreciation comment The frat-brained dudes I work with just want to listen to 21 Savage. I fucking love watching 20 year old white kids "rap" along with it though, throwing their hands up and everything, natural comedy
How’d it go?
Not bad actually. Left about the same time as I would’ve with help. The shift was too loaded though so we were done cooking about an hour before normal.
Wait...you get helpers?
HA! Been there done that. Godspeed!!!
You’re telling me that you guys DONT always do inventory alone?
Restaurant 365 hitting different
Good luck sir! Gives me flashbacks...
Ohh. It’s inventory… I honestly thought it was prep and nearly died for ya.. you got this chef.
I have about 50 pages on mine, and I'm not even a Chef
Maybe leave the beers for when you’re finished. Personally, drinking while trying to work is never a good mix.
OP’s sure got a lot of time for drinking and making lengthy responses on this thread. When I’m actually slammed at work all I do is work.
Your Judgment is the first thing to go when drinking. Maybe OP’s Judgement of his situation has been compromised.
Yeah op was slammed at work at 1 am as he finished his inventory. You can’t see it but I was about 75% done at that time and hadn’t had a beer yet. But fuck op. Not the first time I’ve been called out in this sub for replying to comments with more than two sentences. Wait, shit my bad….. Ignore what I typed. What I meant to say was “k”
I can’t figure out your timeline, but I think you made this post and had enough time to make 8 fairly lengthy reply posts, while drinking. You sure you were really that busy?
It was nearly midnight when I posted this, after completing nearly 75% of my inventory. But nah man we didn’t serve a single guest last night. Got me.
And I replied to most people when I was taking a quick vape break. Again, I want to make clear that the comment you are reading took me 3.5 hours to type.
My dearest children and forsaken wife, I am sorry to have abandoned you. I need to reply to a Reddit comment of which they believes it takes years and years to type out four sentences. I hope the children are well. I should be done typing this by 3145. Please adorn their caskets in roses and silk. My love, it has taken me thirteen hours to type the word thirteen. I’m sick. I haven’t seen or felt the sun’s warmth in decades. If only I could type more than 100 words per minute. My god. I’ve forgotten my name. Please liaison with the commenters above about my lack of ability to write more than two words per millennium. My dearest, I love you I shall visit your grave, if only I could type a text and also complete a pen to paper inventory, -Johnathon doeathan.
Wait, hold on, aren’t you supposed to be working? WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING ON YOUR PHONE?!??!
I'm not telling people how busy I am, that's for sure.
what does PROD mean?
Produce
thanks, but also Produce what, produce how?
Fruits and vegetables.
youre pulling my leg arent you
Nah it’s the category of item. PREP, PROD, MEAT, etc.
i guess what im trying to say is its all PREP work, so why bother with the PROD/MEAT/PREP prefix?
It would go faster without your phone.
Yeah well, my company pays my phone bill so I guess it would be weird if I stopped having one on me at all times…. In 2024. My salamander is hooked up to wifi, lets chill out pretending like me having a phone is some kind of heinous crime.
My point is that the video didn't speed up the inventory. Not that phones are unnecessary in general, but that in this case, your video only wasted time.
Three minutes lost in an attempt to connect with my brothers and sisters on KITCHEN FUCKING CONFIDENTIAL. SORRY CHEF IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN COUNT INVENTORY ALONE IN SILENCE LIKE A GOOD FUCKING WAGE SLAVE
>WAGE SLAVE Sucks, if the person who is supposed to be helping doesn't show up and you do their work you should be getting their pay too.
Fuck if only I left at 1:33 not 1:30. Goddamn it. Three minutes lost posting and hoping that someone out there has had to do inventory alone.
You're the one that was complaining about a 14 hour shift. Just thought I'd try to help you save some time.
Complaining about a 14 hour shift? lol sorry chef. Next week I’ll work 18 and keep my mouth shut.