I share the thoughts of foodservice workers. Sourced from posts on IG from foodservice workers. Listen to the Line Cook Thoughts Podcast.

Joined February 2019
Super proud of this article. I wanted to help those in food understand the effects anxiety and stress can have on them while offering coping mechanisms. The new @platemagazine blog is out now: plateonline.com/blogs/raymon…
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The dishwasher crisis is simply the lack of recognition, dignity, or care for those who are the backbone of the restaurant industry. When we as a society decide not to care for them, we cannot expect others to fill in. Care for those behind the scenes is vital.
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Poor leadership in kitchens, IMO, is in part due to a loss of clarity that it is the cook, the dishwasher, and all other workers that produce the end product. It is the combined effort of talented individuals that allow for revenue and profit. Poor leadership leaves them behind.
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What’s the worst piece of advice you’ve gotten from someone in the food industry and why?
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What’s an annoying restaurant menu trend you hope is gone in 2025?
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Don’t ghost on restaurant reservations. It’s a thoughtless act that severely hurts a food business that DESPERATELY needs every guest they have planned for on the books.
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The podcast returns. Available on all podcast platforms! open.spotify.com/episode/2hc…
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Line Cook Thoughts retweeted
My oil painting of Capri Sun & Hot Pocket
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Buttered noodles with lots of parm and black pepper will always do the trick.
What’s your go to meal when you’re lazy and don’t want to cook?
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What’s one piece of advice you’d give a new restaurant operator managing a kitchen in 2025?
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Time away can be the best when you feel burnt out, unfocused, and uninspired. Coming back with what you learned from an outside perspective is how you better your work and the final product you provide. Time away can sometimes be the best option when nothing else is working. 💭
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Showing up is the single most important thing you can do. Whether it be in the kitchen, for a project you are working on, or for the people around you. Getting yourself to commit to doing the act itself is the most important step to hitting goals in and outside of the industry.
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Next year I’ll be at essence fest. I’ll be at aspen food and wine. I’ll be at art Basel. I’ll be at SXSW. I’ll be on tv. I’ll have my book deal. All in due time. All due to my hard work. Manifesting it.
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I got it in my head to try a maple glaze with venison. it was an abomination that my wife hasn't let me live down 20 years later
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What’s one dish or flavor combination you were so sure would work, that ended up being a total failure? Share in the comments below 👇
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I’d love to speak with a chef who has experience and expertise in making Pho. Looking to do some deep dive content into specific dishes. Any recs, please send my way!
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Are you utilizing AI in your work? If so, how is it showing up?
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Tonight’s @beardfoundation media awards largely lifted up reporters who covered food labor issues, especially the people who grow our food and what they face. Naturally these reporters made their acceptance speeches about those workers. So proud to be in this room. 💪 – at Chicago, IL
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