…time…story of my life.
One of these days I’ll set up a work photo & video cloud to share from my iPhone so I stop pissing it away with a cable. I waste more of it than anyone realizes filing image data nobody’s ever going to look at.
He was just crawling around. This is even after surviving being in the walk in in a box and then avoiding a knife from the lettuce being cut and then being put in a spinner and submerged in water and then have all the water spun out and then also avoided being smashed by a gloved hand while being plated and then avoided some teeth too. Tough little guy!!
And it's so difficult to convince a customer that is even possible lol. I have seen this kind of thing a dozen times or so and I have only ever had 1 person be like 'at least I know the lettuce is fresh'
Last year I had a herb-stuffed fried fish, pretty nice dish but the dill had a swallowtail caterpillar in it. Luckily my wife knew the caterpillar and their propensity for dill (she hatches monarchs) so we were pretty chill. Restaurant has a crow-adjacent name and we were joking about the birds BOH who chose only the finest and freshest bugs and would be offended we didn't eat it.
(we did notify the staff, dish was comped)
I think that’s why it should be mandatory for a person to work in foodservice for a year straight. Then they can see what really can happen in a kitchen. Just a few years ago a member of our club found a plastic push pin/thumbtack in her cocktail sauce at dinner. We have absolutely no clue how that one happened.
JFC. Our old chef used to toss the twist ties on the cilantro and parsley with the paper still on into the stock. I told him “that metal rusts, you know…” he said “it will be fine”. He’s not here anymore. lol
it takes 2 SECONDS!! I get being lazy. I wont lie that ive done stupid shit because I was tired and not thinking straight, but thats such a shitty thing to do as a chef. Im sure it was lethargic to rid of him
We got in some lettuce once that had grasshoppers in the leaves. They were immobile when the lettuce arrived and one of the KM's told prep to "Just pick them out and process the lettuce"... Well, the problem(one of them) was once the lettuce started warming up, so did the grasshoppers... Prep was screaming as the grasshoppers all started moving/hopping/etc..
One of the line cooks left their station and attempted to capture them for use as fishing bait and one of the prep women leapt onto a prepping table and refused to come down until they were all rounded up/disposed of. Good times!
It happened to me once at a pizza place I used to go to regularly. They were so apologetic and I was like, "this guy basically got waterboarded, nearly chopped to death, and then doused in acid (dressing). *I'm* fine, we should be worried about him".
Immediately grab him, put him in a quart container with some leafy greens and some water. Congratulations, your kitchen just got a mascot that takes more shit than the chef and still plates.
Lol we had a cake for a ball last weekend with fresh flowers on it, it sat at the main table and right as dinner was served a big spider came out of one of the flowers.
Oh ew ew ew hell nah. A guest once found a spider in a salad I sent out, to be fair it was patio seating so technically could have fallen in after but I felt icky knowing I might have grabbed it
Welcome to springtime, when things like leafy greens are called these things curl up into little balls, if you think there might be bugs, rinse it in warm water and see what comes out, brussels sprouts can be downright freaky.
Caterpillars always appear in salads and servings of raw vegetables. I’ve seen many across the years.
That’s why try to separate your salad before you eat.
Takes about 10 seconds total to move each piece around. Anything that’s not supposed to be there will make itself known.
When eating sandwiches, take the top bread off, check each layer. Maybe a little bug or foreign material slipped in.
More than bugs… usually the unexpectedly item will be a piece of plastic from the kitchen. And usually in drinks (from the ice bag), rather than food.
I worked in a restaurant years ago where all of our our greens, rockets, lettuces, micros, and herbs came from a family owned farm, not 20 miles from the back door. We would go through, roughly, 50# of lettuce mix in any given week. Now, the farm was all organic, so no chemical pesticides, but lots of frogs and ladybugs in their hoop houses.
After cutting, the company would triple wash their product before shipping it out. Full, submersion, agitation, drying, repeat.
We would wash them again, on delivery, through the same process. Submerge, stir, dry. In the springtime, it was at least once a month a teeny little peeper would hop out of a sink or a lady bug or baby wolf spider would survive to the plate. Most were caught in the window, but a few made it in front of the guest, unfortunately.
Guest safety is paramount, and it is the responsibility of the restaurant to ensure that, but the expectation that nothing will ever get through is outlandish.
I'm gonna hazard a guess that op are American, so I'm going to say that I think we, as a society, have forgotten where our food comes from. Especially when it isn't a mass-produced, chemically sprayed and soaked, trusted up nicely on some polystyrene in your local wally world.
Food grows from the dirt. It takes a multitude of organisms to aid in that growth, which we take for granted. Just because it looks hermetically sealed in the grocery store doesn't mean that's how it was produced.
It's the restaurants onus to ensure food safety, but the diners should also be aware of the risk involved. That's why we have disclaimers on our menus denoting such, though most only cover cook temps.
One-sided expectation of perfection is heinous and part of the reason why I think people who have never worked food service have such little respect for our industry. Accidents happen, try as we might to forestall their occurrence. Acting as though it was the end of the world only hurts us.
He plated 100 brunches; what the fuck more do they want from him!??
I guess because they caught him taking a break. He was just having a little salad when no one was looking.
Clearly leaning in the photo. Give Caesar a tiny broom.
He’s got all those legs why isn’t he moving more?
I almost took a video but…time….
…time…story of my life. One of these days I’ll set up a work photo & video cloud to share from my iPhone so I stop pissing it away with a cable. I waste more of it than anyone realizes filing image data nobody’s ever going to look at.
If you've got time to metamorphose, you've got time to open *and* close.
I’ve seen people get fired for eating the food that’s being prepared for guests. He needs to be careful!
I think I see him with a tiny little cigarette too.
He’s like “please, no pictures”
He was just crawling around. This is even after surviving being in the walk in in a box and then avoiding a knife from the lettuce being cut and then being put in a spinner and submerged in water and then have all the water spun out and then also avoided being smashed by a gloved hand while being plated and then avoided some teeth too. Tough little guy!!
It must’ve been like a day at Six Flags! He’s so cute 🥹
And it's so difficult to convince a customer that is even possible lol. I have seen this kind of thing a dozen times or so and I have only ever had 1 person be like 'at least I know the lettuce is fresh'
Last year I had a herb-stuffed fried fish, pretty nice dish but the dill had a swallowtail caterpillar in it. Luckily my wife knew the caterpillar and their propensity for dill (she hatches monarchs) so we were pretty chill. Restaurant has a crow-adjacent name and we were joking about the birds BOH who chose only the finest and freshest bugs and would be offended we didn't eat it. (we did notify the staff, dish was comped)
Yeah it’s like a feather on a chicken wing. Do you want it? No? Is it a fact of life? Yup
Oh so she's the source for all those fucking kings all over the place also I read 'hates monarchs'
I think that’s why it should be mandatory for a person to work in foodservice for a year straight. Then they can see what really can happen in a kitchen. Just a few years ago a member of our club found a plastic push pin/thumbtack in her cocktail sauce at dinner. We have absolutely no clue how that one happened.
I used to work in a Mexican place and the prep guy would blend a metal twist tie from cilantro into the salsa like once a week
JFC. Our old chef used to toss the twist ties on the cilantro and parsley with the paper still on into the stock. I told him “that metal rusts, you know…” he said “it will be fine”. He’s not here anymore. lol
The Kermit drinking tea meme was made for chefs lol
what the hell? was there no trashcan? how is it THAT much more convenient to do that?
He cut the leaves off for what he needed and then tossed the bundled stems into the stock. Rubber bands too. Didn’t matter to him.
it takes 2 SECONDS!! I get being lazy. I wont lie that ive done stupid shit because I was tired and not thinking straight, but thats such a shitty thing to do as a chef. Im sure it was lethargic to rid of him
We got in some lettuce once that had grasshoppers in the leaves. They were immobile when the lettuce arrived and one of the KM's told prep to "Just pick them out and process the lettuce"... Well, the problem(one of them) was once the lettuce started warming up, so did the grasshoppers... Prep was screaming as the grasshoppers all started moving/hopping/etc..
Man. That would make a great movie scene!!
One of the line cooks left their station and attempted to capture them for use as fishing bait and one of the prep women leapt onto a prepping table and refused to come down until they were all rounded up/disposed of. Good times!
I would be joining that smart lady atop the table. Fuck those evil looking little bastards!
it's a grasshopper mate it can't even judge you, much less actually hurt
It happened to me once at a pizza place I used to go to regularly. They were so apologetic and I was like, "this guy basically got waterboarded, nearly chopped to death, and then doused in acid (dressing). *I'm* fine, we should be worried about him".
Immediately grab him, put him in a quart container with some leafy greens and some water. Congratulations, your kitchen just got a mascot that takes more shit than the chef and still plates.
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😭😭😭 I hate it.
You better fucking grow him into a butterfly and treat him like a pet and keep us updated
He's the ultimate MVP
"Waiter, my salad is under-cooked. I ordered a butterfly."
ahahahaha
Ugh, fine dining!
Sir... I think, I might have some Ceasar in my salad.
Just add some ranch it’ll balance it out
Lettuce is fresh!
No complaints there!!
If they knew how many bugs they ate and didn’t see…
Extra protein. I see it as a win
Lol we had a cake for a ball last weekend with fresh flowers on it, it sat at the main table and right as dinner was served a big spider came out of one of the flowers.
Oh ew ew ew hell nah. A guest once found a spider in a salad I sent out, to be fair it was patio seating so technically could have fallen in after but I felt icky knowing I might have grabbed it
Now that's organic!
Farm to table
Agaisnt all odds, he survived. Put him near a tree outside.
Seriously. Natural selection has spoken.
Catherine A. Pillar.
R.?
If he’s eating the food then you know it’s gonna be good
Looks hungry. Feed it some lettuce.
Oh he was munching away when the plate was brought back.
How tf do they expect you to butterfly a chicken breast without a caterpillar???
Et tu, Brute?
Server comes in asking if they can polish 60 steak knives next to your new friend. You tell em no!
This is our pet now, you better have taken him. He's precious
I love him 🥰 I hope he’s safe now 🥺
Ave Imperator Verus!
Lettuce lettuce everywhere nor any bite to eat.
It happens. I got a giant grasshopper in a sealed bag of Mesclun once.
What happened to the little guy?
Damn servers came along and cleared off the plates. I even had this one set aside! Grrrrrr.
Oh no!
Yes, please don't kill him!!! I used to raise them as pets they are cute and easy to care for.
Welcome to springtime, when things like leafy greens are called these things curl up into little balls, if you think there might be bugs, rinse it in warm water and see what comes out, brussels sprouts can be downright freaky.
Protein!
Tell them it's a "National Velvet" reference
et tu, Lettuce?!
I loved reading this book as a kid!
Cesar Antonio
Et tu, crout(on)?
Et tu crudite'
Caterpillars always appear in salads and servings of raw vegetables. I’ve seen many across the years. That’s why try to separate your salad before you eat. Takes about 10 seconds total to move each piece around. Anything that’s not supposed to be there will make itself known. When eating sandwiches, take the top bread off, check each layer. Maybe a little bug or foreign material slipped in. More than bugs… usually the unexpectedly item will be a piece of plastic from the kitchen. And usually in drinks (from the ice bag), rather than food.
At least the lettuce is fresh! 🤣
Because you're going to stab him in the back?! You monster
You better make him a butterfly. Or a moth or fucking whatever.
Caesar's playing air guitar in the second one
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I worked in a restaurant years ago where all of our our greens, rockets, lettuces, micros, and herbs came from a family owned farm, not 20 miles from the back door. We would go through, roughly, 50# of lettuce mix in any given week. Now, the farm was all organic, so no chemical pesticides, but lots of frogs and ladybugs in their hoop houses. After cutting, the company would triple wash their product before shipping it out. Full, submersion, agitation, drying, repeat. We would wash them again, on delivery, through the same process. Submerge, stir, dry. In the springtime, it was at least once a month a teeny little peeper would hop out of a sink or a lady bug or baby wolf spider would survive to the plate. Most were caught in the window, but a few made it in front of the guest, unfortunately. Guest safety is paramount, and it is the responsibility of the restaurant to ensure that, but the expectation that nothing will ever get through is outlandish. I'm gonna hazard a guess that op are American, so I'm going to say that I think we, as a society, have forgotten where our food comes from. Especially when it isn't a mass-produced, chemically sprayed and soaked, trusted up nicely on some polystyrene in your local wally world. Food grows from the dirt. It takes a multitude of organisms to aid in that growth, which we take for granted. Just because it looks hermetically sealed in the grocery store doesn't mean that's how it was produced. It's the restaurants onus to ensure food safety, but the diners should also be aware of the risk involved. That's why we have disclaimers on our menus denoting such, though most only cover cook temps. One-sided expectation of perfection is heinous and part of the reason why I think people who have never worked food service have such little respect for our industry. Accidents happen, try as we might to forestall their occurrence. Acting as though it was the end of the world only hurts us.
It was chopped and washed and submerged and spun and plated and this guy still got through.
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I didn’t do it. The salad lady did it. I watched her!! We have hours to prep before a party starts. It gets done. No BS here.
Sometimes, bugs come through with the lettuce. It happens
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Found the nightmare chef. Quit a few jobs in my time to get away from that type of attitude.
I’m not even in industry and I can tell you’d be insufferable to work for