Comments on: “Friends Cook at Canelé” Featuring the Fabulous Mr. Hooks http://blogging.la/2009/09/21/friends-cook-at-canele-featuring-the-fabulous-mr-hooks/ Lizard people dude. Seriously. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: JC http://blogging.la/2009/09/21/friends-cook-at-canele-featuring-the-fabulous-mr-hooks/comment-page-1/#comment-41525 JC Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:28:54 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=34224#comment-41525 Thanks! I had a lot of fun, and I learned a lot about how a restaurant kitchen works - it was better than watching "Hell's Kitchen," heh. It was pretty much 8 hours of nonstop work, though there was a bit of standing-around time here and there when nobody was ordering my food, especially toward the end of the night. The time just flew by. I ended up jumping back and forth between doing the skate and doing the soup, plus occasionally doing things not related to my food at all (the restaurant was down one cook that night). For a while, I thought my head was going to explode, but it was all very exciting. I must admit I was extremely intimidated, and I probably should have spoken up about a few things that were omitted or altered, but I didn't want to cause trouble when the kitchen was already in the weeds. Because of that, and since the food had to fit the style of the restaurant, nothing came out quite as I had envisioned. But hopefully everyone still liked the food. Canelé is a really good restaurant, and everyone there was very helpful and friendly. If you like to cook, I recommend trying Friends Cook yourself. It's a great experience. Thanks! I had a lot of fun, and I learned a lot about how a restaurant kitchen works – it was better than watching “Hell’s Kitchen,” heh. It was pretty much 8 hours of nonstop work, though there was a bit of standing-around time here and there when nobody was ordering my food, especially toward the end of the night. The time just flew by. I ended up jumping back and forth between doing the skate and doing the soup, plus occasionally doing things not related to my food at all (the restaurant was down one cook that night). For a while, I thought my head was going to explode, but it was all very exciting.

I must admit I was extremely intimidated, and I probably should have spoken up about a few things that were omitted or altered, but I didn’t want to cause trouble when the kitchen was already in the weeds. Because of that, and since the food had to fit the style of the restaurant, nothing came out quite as I had envisioned. But hopefully everyone still liked the food. Canelé is a really good restaurant, and everyone there was very helpful and friendly. If you like to cook, I recommend trying Friends Cook yourself. It’s a great experience.

]]> By: Queequeg http://blogging.la/2009/09/21/friends-cook-at-canele-featuring-the-fabulous-mr-hooks/comment-page-1/#comment-41524 Queequeg Tue, 22 Sep 2009 05:06:48 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=34224#comment-41524 this is totally rad! well done, mr. hooks! this is totally rad! well done, mr. hooks!

]]> By: Lynn http://blogging.la/2009/09/21/friends-cook-at-canele-featuring-the-fabulous-mr-hooks/comment-page-1/#comment-41523 Lynn Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:23:05 +0000 http://la.metblogs.com/?p=34224#comment-41523 Oh, wow - I may have to go to this. Sounds amazing and it's just down the street!! Oh, wow – I may have to go to this. Sounds amazing and it’s just down the street!!

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