A Michelin-Starred Serving of 22 Chef Memes for International Chefs Days

Behind every delicious meal is a chef running on caffeine, weird sleep schedules, and the hope that nobody orders five minutes before closing. Nobody said it would be easy. We get it: you liked cooking as a child, helping your parents in the kitchen whenever you could, and later you decided to become a chef. …
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Manager writes up kitchen worker for changing out of uniform after the AC breaks and the kitchen hits 97ºF: ‘We follow the uniform policy’

How far should a dress code go when the workplace itself feels like an oven? Working in a kitchen comes with a lot of struggles and discomfort. It can be a rewarding job from time to time, especially if you like cooking, but it is hard to keep up with the temperatures. That’s why it’s …
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Daughter-in-law refuses to cook dinner for mother and father-in-law who are visiting her house uninvited at the last minute: ‘ My husband says his mom will be hurt.’

Should she have to cook them a big dinner when they’ve given her no time to prepare? Not everybody likes entertaining at home, and for understandable reasons! It is stressful to have a bunch of people over, cook for them, and generally make sure that they have a good time. If you enjoy it, it …
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Guy teaches himself to cook after a lifetime of frozen dinners, spending 2 years honing his culinary skills and turning his life around: ‘Went from microwave slop to daily chops’

He lived on frozen dinners for decades… Until now.  Motivation comes in many forms, but for a lot of us who are rooted in our ways, busy at work, and juggling all of life’s little responsibilities, taking on a new challenge feels monumental, like it requires every ounce of motivation we have left. When a …
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21 Fresh Memes Hot Off the Grill

If you like your streak rare and your memes well done, then you’ve come to the right place! It’s summer time and that means it’s time to spend your cooking hours with some fun in the sun. How do you do that? By grilling, of course! Whether you’re dedicated to the BBQ cuisine or you’re …
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55-year-old man requests a female roommate who can clean the apartment in exchange for reduced $650 rent: ‘I will cook for you’

It’s baffling to see what kind of poor conditions people will put up with so they can pay as little as possible in rent. Most of us don’t want to live in a dorm-style apartment with no kitchen and a shared bathroom, but there will always be someone out there who will, so they can …
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28-year-old boyfriend keeps stealing his girlfriend’s roommates food, girlfriend refuses to tell him to stop even after roommate insists: ‘He’s just comfortable here, it’s not a big deal’

There are so many different arrangements you can make with your roommates regarding food. When I was in college, I lived with my four best friends, and we bought and shared all of our food equally. It was such a low-stress way of living, but sometimes you chose to sacrifice getting something you wanted from …
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Thanksgiving host bans her sister from bringing her disgusting homemade dishes to Thanksgiving dinner, family tells her she’s being unreasonable: ‘I’m just trying to keep the meal enjoyable and, frankly, edible’

You can’t have Thanksgiving dinner with just anybody. My family learned that when we decided to share the meal with the family of one of my grade school friends, Elise. We were new in town and didn’t have family in the area, so over the years, we decided to combine our Thanksgiving with another family …
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Entitled friend ruins dinner party when she orders pizza instead of waiting for the host to finish cooking, everyone eats the pizza, resulting in a dispute: ‘Are you trying to one-up me?’

If you could choose between homemade and fresh pasta and a slice of ordinary pizza, what would you choose?  Honestly, I feel silly even asking this question, because I cannot understand why anyone would choose the pizza, especially if the pasta cost them nothing, and it would make their friend really happy. This question comes …
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22 Back of House Memes to Get Chefs Out of the Weeds During the Brunch Rush This Weekend

For many of us, our only exposure to the back of house at a restaurant is through that little window from the dining room. From our seats, our server smiles at us lovingly and the kitchen seems like a bustling paradise of garlic, butter, and deliciousness swirling about. Truthfully, the back of house is nothing …
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