As a teenager I worked one summer in a large thatched pub that did food. It was the 90’s, so this wasn’t a gastropub, nor was it a Wetherspoons. Some meals were cooked from scratch.
I did bar work and waitressing. I was terrible at both, but the latter was torture. The kitchen was a war zone where the weak and meek were verbal target practice all shift long.
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/aug/11/the-myth-of-anthony-bourdain-how-the-bad-boy-chef-became-a-hero-to-boozehounds-and-bullies
Juggling With Eggs
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