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Busy Kitchen at Trader Vic’s
Brigade de cuisine (French: [bʁiɡad də kɥizin], “kitchen brigade”) is a system of hierarchy found in restaurants and hotels employing extensive staff, commonly referred to as “kitchen staff” in English-speaking countries. The concept was developed by Georges Auguste Escoffier (1846–1935).

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  1. Yeah, definitely not busy lol. I remember 1 time health inspector came at 5 pm to inspect on a Friday night, that lasted about 2 min, and with a terrified look in his eye he said "you guys look good" and dipped 😂

  2. Looks super slow actually and the first guy who checked the drawer obviously realized his fellow cook had not stocked any of the things they needed on the station and was oissed off and disappointed in his coworker.

  3. Ok..as a chef…no, this isn't busy…this is what it looks like when your making one meal for a family of 4 who walked in with no other orders hanging. No chatter at all. No TC requests. This is chill time in a kitchen. HOWEVER, I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THIS VIDEO DOES SHOW AN EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING RARELY SEEN OUTSIDE OF THE KITCHEN. Let me explain.
    Watch the chef at the closest station as he bastes and bakes the dishes. Note he has a 2nd sauce pan on the burner up top as he puts his bake back in the oven to finish. As his hands are full, and he is concentrating on his bake, watch the chef at the next station "grill".
    With absolutely no indication, request, command, OR VERBAL COMMUNICATION OF ANY TYPE…he sees the first chefs hands are full and immediately one-hands the first chefs saucepan to keep it from burning for the few seconds before the baking chef can get back to it.
    In a good kitchen…no words are needed….Every one of those guys not only are fully concentrated on what they are doing…AND…they are also watching and aware of everything going on around them as well….they have to.

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