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Cooking At Wendy's

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At the start of the course I thought that I would enjoy learning about chefs, the food they cooked, and how they came to be a big part of French culture. Also the evolution of the kitchen and how restaurants came to be. One of the reasons for this interest in the evolution of the restaurant business and chefs was mainly because of my job in a fast food location. I worked in a fast food chain called Wendy’s in my hometown. My job at this restaurant was to cook the food that was then sold to the customers. I realized that how I may not be able to cook in my home life, cooking at Wendy’s inspired a curiosity in me. I have always had an interest in food; eating and learning about different culture’s food traditions. The idea of the Michelin guide …show more content…

If a chef doesn’t keep up the work and reputation they're likely to lose either some or all stars from their title. In 2014 Gordon Ramsay was told that he was losing his two stars and going straight to no stars. This would devastate anyone in his position, he was quoted in an article when he lost his stars, and he had the reaction of “I started crying when I lost my stars. […] It’s like losing a girlfriend. You want her back” This quote is a very powerful statement, showing that losing stars isn’t just a slap on the wrist but to some is a statement of failure. Showing that you aren’t worthy of the public’s time or their …show more content…

Chef Loiseau was a chef that took the losing of his stars personally and it ended up taking his life in the process. His story stars in 1981 when he won his first star before he bought the restaurant from his boss. In the processes of about ten years he won is third star and made a profit in the restaurant. Twelve years later the Michelin guide came out and gave him and his chain of restaurants a bad score compared to others and put him on a trail to lose his stars. He did not take very well to this news and after talking other chefs he ultimately ended up taking his own life over the loss of his

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