Diary of a Wannabe TV Chef: Once more unto the breach . . .
15-Dec-2007 by  Wannabe chef  Originally posted August 8, 2007
on Edible TV (edibletv.net).   “Once more unto the breach . . .”
My first night back in a commercial kitchen was memorable.  It
is a Friday night and the restaurant is on about an hour wait. I
am training and therefore have plenty of time to take in the
sights and sounds of this old friend. Tickets are ringing up,
the expo (expeditor - person in charge of organizing food from
the kitchen and sending it to the dining room; a mediator of the
line) is barking out orders for a FOD (fish of the day) that is
going on 23 minutes, servers are stealing each other’s salads in
a failed attempt to salvage a tip at a table they have
neglected, and the dishwashing unit is beeping because it needs
more sanitizer. Heaven.   One of the servers comes into the
kitchen with a Hawaiian Ribeye his customer has sent back. Here
is the dialogue as it unfolded:  Chef: Why is she sending this
steak back?  Server: