Art ,Action and Drama in our kitchen

Coming back to my Saturday kitchen was very interesting. After all these years it has become like a second skin for me. I live on the excitement,the high adrenaline and the action.Those who do adventure sports such as wild river rafting or sky diving would understand what I mean. The calm and peace gathered in the short break to India flew off like pigeons after a gunshot! I was back to my primal state. There were new chefs to be trained and hungry customers to be fed.Service in those peak hours take you to a different level of concentration . It brings the best and worst out of the team. Its fine art created amidst heat, sweat and blood . The pain of anticipation in your guts when order tickets are piling up and plates are getting stacked are second to none. Your senses are open and you are drunk with passion. The sweat on the brows and the aching backs stand witness to our toil. The joy of seeing a finished plate and the thought of your art being appreciated is also second to none. My chefs say that working shifts with me is baptism in fire. You are either this side or that side and mediocrity is not an answer. I wish somehow our customers understand what it takes to create what they are enjoying on their plates. It will enhance the dining experience even further!