Sunday Cool

Today was my seventh night in a row of work. Today was also the night sous chef had off so it was just me, another guy who is in culinary school at the Art Institute and sous chef’s second in command, who was a former graduate of the program I am in at L’academie.

I actually to meet with my group today to review and come up with a menu and plan for our group demo, which is our final project. We are the first group on and time is approaching way faster than it should be but we had a good first meeting. I know we are going to do well – it’s just that it is another responsibility on top of a very demmanding schedule. But it was great to see my classmates again – particularly, my carpool brothers. I missed our rides a great deal – always inappropriate. always tons of laughs.

I’m still adjusting. It’s hard for me not to hate people for having a traditional work schedule. On my way to “Il Restaurant”, I saw people hanging out in the various circles in Washington, laughing, being with friends, having lunch. This used to my life. I used to have leisurely weekends to hang out – or at least clean my apartment. Both of things are ancient history now.

So today we were without sous chef and while he is a great guy, things were much less tense today. We were moderately busy but a slight winddown from the Thursday – Saturday service. We did good work and once again, Ieft feeling like I kicked ass.

Tuesday is my day off and as God is my witness, I will have it. I am armed with a number of excuses this time around in case a certain sous chef even thinks of taking it away. I am still waiting on him to make good on his promise to make it up to me for last Thursday.