Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> "Dan Abel" > wrote
>>
>> Many people find that a career in cooking is not for them. The pay is
>> crappy, the benefits are often non-existent, the work is hard and the
>> hours are unbelievably long. Other people just love it. It looks like
>> you have the perfect opportunity to give it a try and see how it fits
>> you.
>>
>> If you find later that you need to take some classes, you could do that.
>> Maybe you won't need to. Or maybe you will decide that it isn't for you.
>
> I've heard it many times, "you should open a restaurant" Hell NO. I
> enjoy cooking, I'm pretty good at it from what others tell me, but I
> certainly don't want to own or work in a restaurant. Cooking would
> cease to be fun. I like weekends off. I like getting home from work
> about 4:30. I like being able to cook what I want and when I want, not
> on demand.

Yes, people used to tell me that I should open a restaurant. I am
glad I realized that cooking well is not the whole story. I
thought of the business end--and the matter of scale/retaining
high standards.

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Jean B.