A line cook in Portland told me something that changed my plating forever

We were closing up after a busy Friday night, and I was rushing to plate a dessert. He just looked at me and said, 'You're painting, not building. Let the food breathe.' He pointed at a tiny smear of sauce I'd made. It was so simple, but I'd been piling things high for years. Has anyone else had a moment like that, where a small comment from a coworker flipped a switch for you?

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emma_jones1d ago

Wait, you were piling things high for years? I can't get over that part. I just picture these giant, wobbly towers of food on every plate. Did anyone ever send something back because they couldn't even figure out how to eat it? That line cook is a genius for saying it so simply.

owens.laura1d ago

Right? The structural integrity alone was wild.

blair_torres701d ago

Piling food high shows skill and gives people their money's worth... that line cook sounds pretentious.