God rested on Sunday, What about chefs?
I've made a dinner reservation at a NY four-star for an upcoming Sunday night. Any chance the chef will actually be working?
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The chefs in the last two places I worked (although not in NY, were fine dining; in NC and Texas respectively) were there every Sunday (she, and previously he, both took Monday's and Tuesday's off). The food we turned out on Sunday was often some of the best: line cooks were in stride from the weekend slam, but, because Sunday evenings were usually slow barring a party or two, actually had the time to prepare the food properly and with care, Chef was free to work on inventory and ordering, prep catch up, and next week's menu while expediting and supervising plating without having to beef up the line herself. Add on top of that, the chef always made sure we had an excellent staff meal, making for happy cooks and even happy servers. Sunday was always surprisingly a good day at work.
intheyearofthepig at 4:40PM on 07/02/07
All depends on where - if you're talking about NY Times 4 star restaurants -if it's Daniel, probably not, if it's Jean Georges, probably not, if it's Per Se, definitely not, if it's Masa, just maybe, if it's Le Bernardin, also maybe.
That shouldn't dissuade you though - as these restaurants have top exec and sous chefs who just aren't the celebs that their bosses are.
Livetotravel at 3:24PM on 07/03/07
I guess chefs will work on Sundays as long as we refuse to fast on Sundays. A myth I rather like is that chefs are godlike, but operating in a parallel universe--- where Mondays are the new Sunday!
Teachertalk at 7:50PM on 07/03/07
Is the reservation at a restaurant that received 4 stars from the "NY Times"? If so...
Daniel Boulud and Jean-Georges Vongerichten will not be in the kitchen in their eponymous restaurants on Sunday because both restaurants are closed on Sunday. Same goes for Eric Ripert at Le Bernardin and for Masa.
That leaves just one that is open on Sunday: Per Se. Thomas Keller splits his time between Per Se and The French Laundry, so it's unlikely he'd be at Per Se on Sunday though the Chef de Cuisine, who basically runs the kitchen there, might be.
RGR at 2:21PM on 07/04/07