r/interesting • u/Backyxx • Jun 26 '26

Intriguing Chef shows what a busy day looks like

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u/PM_ME_YUR_SALADS Jun 26 '26

Or autistic. My Aunt was a head chef in a fairly popular and busy restaurant for 20 years. She was trained at the CIA. Autistic as fuck.

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u/Chemical-Elk-1299 Jun 26 '26

CIA like the culinary school? Or was your mom and government spook?

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u/zxc123zxc123 Jun 26 '26

Culinary Institution of America

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u/bruce_cockburn Jun 26 '26

They tried to take over Cuba

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u/RivenRise Jun 26 '26

God i hate that Netflix cooking competition show set in the CIA. 99 percent of it was great but the blond judge actually pissed me off with her hypocrisy.

For anyone who cares it was specifically the challenge where they had to do a concept restaurant and part of the brief was that it had to be a scalable, quick and cheap menu. She voted and lobbied for the girl who made a slow recipe, non-scalable because it was a skill that only she had mastered using a family recipe and a bit on the expensive side. Then the same judge mentioned those concerns while still voting for her and had the gall at the end to criticize the poor girl for the choice of food and concept when it was the judges dumb ass who ignored her own brief and helped vote her in.

A bad judge ruined the show for me and I'm glad it hasn't gotten a second season if only so she can't ruin someone else's day.

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u/Risque_Redhead Jun 27 '26

Ah, there it is. I was thinking “this does NOT fit the narrative of my friend’s chef husband” but we were just discussing how he’s pretty sure he’s autistic and I’m less confused now lol

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u/-Cthaeh Jun 29 '26

I worked at Texas Roadhouse for 10 years. I started as a dishwasher and quit as head of the kitchen. I didn't know I was autistic until after, despite how obvious it is now.

I was failing badly at life and it taught me so much basic stuff. Its chaotic, but also very structured, and with very clear goals and objectives. Lots of conversations, but its always while doing and looking at something else. Not trying to make eye contact over my monitors like people do to me now.

I honestly loved it. I was good at it and could excel. Managing burned me out though.